Table 2 Exploratory leaching experiments (E1–E10) of synthetic cathode materials (T = 30 °C, S/L = 31–78 g/L, t = 2 h, V = 400 mL).

From: Leaching of NMC industrial black mass in the presence of LFP

Test

Acidity/M

NMC111/g

LFP added/g

Molar ratio of (LFP/NMC)

Molar ratio of (LFP/(sum Ni + Mn + Co))

Time of 1 vol.% H2O2 addition/min

E1

2

0

12.5

E2

0.5

0

12.5

E3

0.3

0

12.5

E4

2

0

18.7

30

E5

2

12.7

0

0

E6

2

12.7

6.2

0.3

0.3

E7

2

12.7

12.5

0.6

0.6

E8

2

12.7

18.7

0.9

0.9

E9

1

12.7

18.7

0.9

0.9

E10

0.5

12.7

18.7

0.9

0.9