Recycling NCM lithium-ion batteries with citric acid

 Recycling batteries with citric acid

Highly efficient recycling process for NCM lithium-ion batteries
 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241115124731.htm

Summary:
 A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process
 could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries  (LIBs):
 No chemicals beyond citric acid need to be added to leach out and separate
 over 99 % of the lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese metals contained in
 NCM batteries.
 The resulting recycled material can be directly converted into NCM electrodes, reports a research team.

Link with more info:
 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15213773/homepage/press/202419press.html