Table 6.
Inventory data for the recycling of 1 kWh waste LFP battery and nickel cobalt manganese lithium (NCM) 622 battery.
| Category | LFP Recycling | NCM Recycling | Unit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Value | Name | Value | — | |
| Materials | Gravel | 3.28 | H2SO4 (98%) | 9.6 | kg |
| Calcite | 0.71 | HCl (30%) | 0.3 | kg | |
| Clay | 0.11 | NaOH (30%) | 16.3 | kg | |
| Calcium oxide | 0.53 | Na2CO3 | 0.2 | kg | |
| — | — | Extracting reagent | 17.4 | g | |
| — | — | Kerosene | 42.5 | g | |
| — | — | H2O2 | 3.2 | kg | |
| — | — | Industrial water | 121.6 | kg | |
| — | — | Li2CO3 | 1.1 | kg | |
| Energy | Electricity | 15.87 | Electricity | 20.3 | kWh |
| — | — | Natural gas | 1.2 | m3 | |
| Emission | Sulfur dioxide | 0.21 | Sulfur dioxide | 0.01 | kg |
| Carbon dioxide | 45.3 | Carbon dioxide | 0.6 | kg | |
| Carbon monoxide | 0.19 | Dust | 3.1 | kg | |
| Nitrogen oxides | 0.21 | — | — | kg | |
| PM2.5 | 0.019 | — | — | kg | |
| PM10 | 0.013 | — | — | kg | |