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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Toxco, Inc., Anaheim, CA (US);
Inventors:
W. Novis Smith, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Scott Swoffer, New Castle, DE (US);
Assignee:
Retriev Technologies Incorporated, Anaheim, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 19/00 (2006.01); B02C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for recovery of copper, aluminum, carbon and cathode material from spent lithium ion batteries having lithium metal oxide cathode material. The cathode material which is recovered can be regenerated with lithium hydroxide and reused as cathode material.