Fast and Accurate Analysis of Black Mass Using EDX-7200 Facilitated by Using ICPE-9820

User Benefits

- EDX-7200 Series represents a very fast tool for on-site process control with little sample preparation. - ICPE-9800 Series allows in-depth analysis of black mass samples for calibration of EDX-7200 and investigation of out-of-the-ordinary samples identified in process-control. - Both instruments complement another and provide any user with a full set of capabilities for their endeavors.

Introduction

In the recycling process of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) black mass is an intermediate product from which, through various processes, precious metals like nickel, manganese and cobalt may be extracted. The coarser fractions obtained in the mechanical recycling process typically contain metals like Al and Cu, which can negatively affect the smelting process, while essential metals for cathode materials, Co and Ni, are found mostly in the finer fractions. Any company trying to economically recover these valuable components requires information on the elemental composition of the black mass to be used as the input material to their processes. At the same time, the producers of black mass strive to control their mechanical stage of the recycling process to assure a constant quality of their product. Both parties require instrumentation allowing fast and accurate elemental analysis for quality control.

November 20, 2024 GMT