Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries
In this paper, cyclone separator is proposed for the first time to separate particles according to density, and it is applied to the recovery of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) from spent lithium battery materials for the first time. The effect of the flow field on the motion of injected particles in a...
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| author | Xiaoxian Pang Chengyun Wang Wei Yang Haosen Fan Shi Zhong Wenzhi Zheng Hanbo Zou Shengzhou Chen |
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| description | In this paper, cyclone separator is proposed for the first time to separate particles according to density, and it is applied to the recovery of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) from spent lithium battery materials for the first time. The effect of the flow field on the motion of injected particles in a cyclone separator is studied by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It is found that there is a classification phenomenon caused by the difference in the particle densities and the separation process is simulated accordingly. The results show that 60% LiFePO4 in the original feed can be separated after 7 separations, and the mass purity is 91%, with 7% Al and 2% Fe under instantaneous surface injection conditions. Compared with the original feed, LFP is effectively recycled. After 15 separations, the efficiency increases to 76%. Under simulated continuous injection conditions, the separation efficiency of LFP is 61.22% after 20 simulated separations, and the mass purities of the separated products are 92.53% LFP, 6.92% Al, 0.44% Fe and 0.11% Cu. Compared with the traditional method, the new method has advantages of low energy consumption, low cost, theoretically no pollution, and great development potential. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2aa2e2b96c1417bb309b706af7653362022-12-21T23:36:06ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEngineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics1994-20601997-003X2022-12-0116193795110.1080/19942060.2022.2053343Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteriesXiaoxian Pang0Chengyun Wang1Wei Yang2Haosen Fan3Shi Zhong4Wenzhi Zheng5Hanbo Zou6Shengzhou Chen7School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaGAC Automotive Research & Development Center, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaGuangzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy and Green Catalysis, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaGuangzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy and Green Catalysis, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaGuangzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy and Green Catalysis, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaIn this paper, cyclone separator is proposed for the first time to separate particles according to density, and it is applied to the recovery of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) from spent lithium battery materials for the first time. The effect of the flow field on the motion of injected particles in a cyclone separator is studied by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It is found that there is a classification phenomenon caused by the difference in the particle densities and the separation process is simulated accordingly. The results show that 60% LiFePO4 in the original feed can be separated after 7 separations, and the mass purity is 91%, with 7% Al and 2% Fe under instantaneous surface injection conditions. Compared with the original feed, LFP is effectively recycled. After 15 separations, the efficiency increases to 76%. Under simulated continuous injection conditions, the separation efficiency of LFP is 61.22% after 20 simulated separations, and the mass purities of the separated products are 92.53% LFP, 6.92% Al, 0.44% Fe and 0.11% Cu. Compared with the traditional method, the new method has advantages of low energy consumption, low cost, theoretically no pollution, and great development potential.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2022.2053343Cyclone separatorCFDseparation efficiencyparticlematerial recycling |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoxian Pang Chengyun Wang Wei Yang Haosen Fan Shi Zhong Wenzhi Zheng Hanbo Zou Shengzhou Chen Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics Cyclone separator CFD separation efficiency particle material recycling |
| title | Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries |
| title_full | Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries |
| title_fullStr | Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries |
| title_short | Numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries |
| title_sort | numerical simulation of a cyclone separator to recycle the active components of waste lithium batteries |
| topic | Cyclone separator CFD separation efficiency particle material recycling |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2022.2053343 |
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