A novel closed-loop biotechnology for recovery of cobalt from a lithium-ion battery active cathode material.

Eva Pakostova, John Graves, Egle Latvyte, Giovanni Maddalena, Louise Horsfall

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Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Indirect bioleaching for metal recovery from battery black mass using microbially generated acid from a secondary sulfur resource.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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5 authors.

Eva PakostovaCentre for Health and Life Sciences, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.

John GravesCentre for Manufacturing and Materials, Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.

Egle LatvyteCentre for Manufacturing and Materials, Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.

Giovanni MaddalenaSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK.

Louise HorsfallSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has been increasing rapidly. Conventional recycling strategies (based on pyro- and hydrometallurgy) are damaging for the environment and more sustainable methods need to be developed. Bioleaching is a promising environmentally friendly approach that uses microorganisms to solubilize metals. However, a bioleaching-based technology has not yet been applied to recover valuable metals from waste LIBs on an industrial scale. A series of experiments was performed to improve metal recovery rates from an active cathode material (LiCoO

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CobaltElectric Power SuppliesElectrodesLithiumBacteriaBiotechnologyRecyclingCobaltLithiumbioleachingclosed-loop metal recyclingcobalt electrowinninglithium-ion batteriesnanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID39016549

DOI10.1099/mic.0.001475

PMCPMC11318048

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