What is a disassembly station?

The disassembly station offers the opportunity for laboratory-scale investigations of automated cell disassembly, yielding results that can be employed to evaluate the feasibility of transferring the technology to an industry-scale application. 3.4. Experimental validation

How are retired lithium-ion batteries recycled?

The recycling of retired lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) involves typically pretreatments such as discharging, disassembly, shredding, separation, followed by pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical processes to recover active materials. These processes face substantial challenges in efficiently separating materials and achieving high purity levels.

Do automated disassembly processes improve recycling of LIBS?

A disassembly station derived from the framework is established, demonstrating automated disassembly processes with a 13.88 % increase in efficiency compared to the manual approach. This study contributes to advancing automated disassembly processes, enhancing an efficient recycling of LIBs through improved materials separation in pretreatments. 1.

Can a disassembly station be adapted for cells with hard casings?

Thus, experimental investigations in automated cell disassembly within the station can be executed to verify the disassembly concept and make adjustments to the construction. With this modular design, an adaptation of the disassembly station is feasible for cells with hard casings by quickly replacing the cell opening unit.

What is a prototype disassembly station?

Guided by this concept, a prototype disassembly station (Fig. 6) for spent battery cells is conceptualized within a glovebox filled with extreme dry inert gas, comprising different units with an emphasis on cell opening and ESCs dismantling of z-folded pouch cell.

How does automated disassembly improve efficiency?

Automated disassembly improves efficiency by 13.88 % compared to the manual process. The recycling of retired lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) involves typically pretreatments such as discharging, disassembly, shredding, separation, followed by pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical processes to recover active materials.