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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Meng Jiang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Raghunathan K, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/54 (2006.01); B09B 3/00 (2022.01); B09B 101/16 (2022.01); H01M 6/52 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/54 (2013.01); B09B 3/00 (2013.01); H01M 6/52 (2013.01); H01M 10/049 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/4242 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/446 (2013.01); B09B 2101/16 (2022.01); Y02W 30/84 (2015.05);
Abstract
A method of recycling a Lithium-ion battery includes removing a plurality cells from a container of the battery without dismantling the cells, removing an electrolyte from the cells, re-lithiating the cells using lithium as a source of re-lithiation, and packaging the re-lithiated cells in a new container to form a new battery.