Group 1 - The "Lithium Green Action" research team from Jiangxi University of Science and Technology has successfully developed a short-process green recycling technology for waste lithium batteries, addressing the challenge of efficient lithium resource recycling [1] - The new technology has been applied in multiple enterprises in Jiangxi, processing a total of 17,000 tons of waste batteries and generating an additional output value of over 170 million yuan [1] - Traditional lithium battery recycling faces three main challenges: high reagent consumption in hydrometallurgical processes, lithium loss during pyrometallurgical smelting, and complex combined process flows [1] Group 2 - The team introduced the "waste-to-waste synergy" concept to tackle the high costs and low selectivity of lithium extraction in traditional hydrometallurgical processes [1] - They pioneered flue gas resource utilization technology, achieving a lithium extraction selectivity rate exceeding 97% and reducing lithium extraction costs by approximately 20% compared to traditional methods [1] - The team developed a "layered roasting technique" to efficiently destroy the stable structure of lithium cobalt oxide batteries, resulting in a 66.71% reduction in water leaching residue, thereby lowering the recovery difficulty and costs for valuable metals like cobalt and nickel [1] Group 3 - In processing lithium iron phosphate batteries and sulfur-containing waste, the team innovatively combined waste lead-acid battery recovery with waste lithium iron phosphate battery co-smelting, achieving lithium recovery rates of 96% and lead recovery rates of 98% [2] - The co-smelting process also effectively fixed sulfur generated during melting, achieving a sulfur fixation rate of 99% [2] - Collaborations with companies like Jiangxi Tianqi Jintai Ge Co., Ltd. have resulted in an additional output value of over 40 million yuan within two years [2] Group 4 - The team has applied for seven national invention patents in the battery recycling field, with two patents granted and one international patent applied for [2] - The commitment to "rejuvenate every retired battery" reflects the potential of this technology to inject new momentum into Jiangxi's lithium battery recycling industry [2]

Group 1 - The "Lithium Green Action" research team from Jiangxi University of Science and Technology has successfully developed a short-process green recycling technology for waste lithium batteries, addressing the challenge of efficient lithium resource recycling [1] - The new technology has been applied in multiple enterprises in Jiangxi, processing a total of 17,000 tons of waste batteries and generating over 170 million yuan in new value [1] - The team introduced the "waste-to-waste" concept to overcome the challenges of traditional lithium battery recycling, which include high reagent consumption in wet processes and lithium loss during fire smelting [1] Group 2 - The team pioneered a flue gas resource utilization technology that achieves a lithium extraction rate exceeding 97% by directly introducing flue gas from battery roasting into the leaching solution of cathode materials, reducing lithium extraction costs by approximately 20% compared to traditional methods [1] - The "layered roasting technique" was developed to efficiently destroy the stable structure of lithium cobalt oxide during fire recovery, resulting in a 66.71% reduction in water leaching residue, thereby lowering the recovery difficulty and costs for valuable metals like cobalt and nickel [1] - In processing lithium iron phosphate batteries and sulfur-containing waste, the team innovatively combined waste lead-acid battery recovery with waste lithium iron phosphate battery smelting, achieving lithium recovery rates of 96% and lead recovery rates of 98%, while also fixing sulfur with a 99% fixation rate [2] Group 3 - The collaboration with companies like Jiangxi Tianqi Jintai Ge Co., Ltd. has led to an additional value of over 40 million yuan in two years through the application of the waste lead paste co-smelting technology [2] - The team's lithium extraction technology for ternary batteries has processed 12,000 tons of waste batteries at Ganzhou Yihai Xing Company, generating economic benefits of 170 million yuan [2] - The team has applied for seven national invention patents in the battery recycling field, with two granted, and one international patent application, aiming to inject new momentum into the lithium battery recycling industry in Jiangxi Province [2]