The invention discloses a method for regenerating a positive active material from waste
lithium iron phosphate batteries. The method comprises the steps as follows: 1) waste
lithium iron phosphate batteries are discharged in
saline water, and organic solvents, roll cores and casing materials are disassembled; 2) the roll cores are subjected to crushing,
calcination and other steps, and active materials,
copper foil and
aluminum foil are separated through vibrating screening.
Fluorine-containing
waste gas is absorbed with
lime water, the
copper foil and the
aluminum foil are separated with a
magnetic separation method, the active materials are leached out with
sulfuric acid, and a
leachate and carbon residues are obtained through separation; 3) Cu<2+> in the
leachate is reduced to elementary
copper by adding
iron powder, meanwhile, Fe<3+> is reduced to Fe<2+>, copper and excessive iron residues are filtered out, aluminum is removed through
precipitation with an alkaline liquid, the filtrate is supplemented with a
phosphorus source after
filtration, the pH value is adjusted by adding the alkaline liquid, coarse
lithium iron phosphate precipitates are produced, and finally, battery-grade
lithium iron phosphate is obtained through
sintering. Comprehensive utilization of the waste
lithium iron phosphate batteries and regeneration of the active materials are realized with a simple, practical, economical and feasible method, no secondary
pollution is produced, and the method is suitable for industrial production.