“…7.5 kt Li and 12 kt Co. 3,4 Spent LIBs can be treated as valuable secondary sources of metals because of their large amounts of Li, Co, Ni, Mn, Cu, Al, and Fe, 5,6 which are present in higher concentration than in natural primary ores. 7 Typically, a spent Li-ion battery contains 5-20 wt.% Co, 5-7 wt.% Li, 5-7 wt.% Ni, 15 wt.% organics, and 7 wt.% plastics. 8 However, only about 5% of spent portable LIBs are recycled today, and LIB production will suffer a global supply shortage of key elements including Li, Co, and Ni due to the increasing demand for consumer electronic devices and EVs.…”