Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries

The electrodes of Ni-Cd batteries contain heavy metals such as Ni, Cd and Co, which must be recycled to solve environmental problems. At the same time, Ni and Co obtained during the process have significant economic value and belong to strategically important metals (Critical Raw Materials according...

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Main Authors: Dimtrijević Stevan, Dimitrijević Silvana, Vurdelja Borislava
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Published: Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Bor 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0351-0212/2025/0351-02122501023D.pdf
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description The electrodes of Ni-Cd batteries contain heavy metals such as Ni, Cd and Co, which must be recycled to solve environmental problems. At the same time, Ni and Co obtained during the process have significant economic value and belong to strategically important metals (Critical Raw Materials according to the EU classification). The paper presents a literature review of procedures for recycling Ni-Cd batteries with a special reference to leaching with sulfuric acid as the most commonly used procedure. This simple hydrometallurgical technology is ideal for small and medium-capacity plants because it does not require the expensive equipment used in pyrometallurgical technology that applies carbothermal reduction at a high temperature. The paper also presents the results of the physicochemical characterization of the battery after manual disassembly, performed by ICP OES and SEM-EDS analyses.
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spelling doaj-art-3c75498f239a45f09cb36c35f7c698702025-08-20T03:29:48ZsrpMining and Metallurgy Institute, BorBakar0351-02122025-01-01501232410.5937/bakar2501023D0351-02122501023DRecycling of nickel-cadmium batteriesDimtrijević Stevan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6507-0259Dimitrijević Silvana1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-4275Vurdelja Borislava2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9923-6616Inovacioni centar TMF u Beogradu d.o.o., Beograd, SerbiaInstitut za rudarstvo i metalurgiju Bor, Bor, SerbiaTarkett Ltd., Bačka Palanka, SerbiaThe electrodes of Ni-Cd batteries contain heavy metals such as Ni, Cd and Co, which must be recycled to solve environmental problems. At the same time, Ni and Co obtained during the process have significant economic value and belong to strategically important metals (Critical Raw Materials according to the EU classification). The paper presents a literature review of procedures for recycling Ni-Cd batteries with a special reference to leaching with sulfuric acid as the most commonly used procedure. This simple hydrometallurgical technology is ideal for small and medium-capacity plants because it does not require the expensive equipment used in pyrometallurgical technology that applies carbothermal reduction at a high temperature. The paper also presents the results of the physicochemical characterization of the battery after manual disassembly, performed by ICP OES and SEM-EDS analyses.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0351-0212/2025/0351-02122501023D.pdfni-cd batteryrecyclingleachingsem-eds analysissulfuric acid
spellingShingle Dimtrijević Stevan
Dimitrijević Silvana
Vurdelja Borislava
Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries
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ni-cd battery
recycling
leaching
sem-eds analysis
sulfuric acid
title Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries
title_full Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries
title_fullStr Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries
title_full_unstemmed Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries
title_short Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries
title_sort recycling of nickel cadmium batteries
topic ni-cd battery
recycling
leaching
sem-eds analysis
sulfuric acid
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0351-0212/2025/0351-02122501023D.pdf
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