Process and apparatus for recovering components of sealed type battery
First Claim
1. A process for recovering the constituent components of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte sealed in a battery housing, wherein said electrolyte comprises a solution which comprises a solvent and said electrolyte is positioned between said cathode and said anode, comprising a step (a) of transporting said electrolyte solution or the solvent of said electrolyte solution from inside said battery housing to outside said battery housing to decrease the conductance between said cathode and said anode of said sealed battery and a step (b) of opening said battery housing of the sealed battery after conducting said step (a).
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Abstract
A recovering process for recovering the constituent components of a sealed type battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte sealed in a battery housing, characterized in that said process includes a step (a) of decreasing the ionic conductivity between said cathode and anode of said sealed type battery and a step (b) of opening said battery housing of the sealed type battery after conducting said step (a). An apparatus suitable for practicing said recovering process.
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- 1. A process for recovering the constituent components of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte sealed in a battery housing, wherein said electrolyte comprises a solution which comprises a solvent and said electrolyte is positioned between said cathode and said anode, comprising a step (a) of transporting said electrolyte solution or the solvent of said electrolyte solution from inside said battery housing to outside said battery housing to decrease the conductance between said cathode and said anode of said sealed battery and a step (b) of opening said battery housing of the sealed battery after conducting said step (a).
- 5. A process for recovering the constituent components of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte sealed in a battery housing, wherein said electrolyte comprises a solution which comprises a solvent and said electrolyte is positioned between said cathode and said anode, comprising a step (a) of sorting said sealed battery depending on the shape or the type, a step (b) of decreasing the conductance between said cathode and said anode of said sealed battery by cooling said sealed battery to a temperature lower than the freezing point of said solvent of said electrolyte solution, and a step (c) of opening said battery housing of the sealed battery after conducting said step (b).
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6. A process for recovering the constituent components of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and a polymer solid electrolyte solidified using a solidifying polymer sealed in a battery housing, said polymer solid electrolyte being positioned between said cathode and said anode comprising a step (a) of decreasing the conductance between said cathode and said anode of said sealed battery by cooling said sealed battery to a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of said solidifying polymer of said polymer solid electrolyte and a step (b) of opening said battery housing of the sealed battery after conducting said step (a).
- 28. An apparatus for recovering the constituent components of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and electrolyte comprising an electrolyte solution which comprises a solvent housed in a battery housing, said electrolyte being positioned between said cathode and said anode, said apparatus comprising a means (i) for decreasing the conductance between said cathode and said anode of said sealed battery and a means (ii) for opening said battery housing, said means (i) for decreasing the conductance comprising a liquid extraction means (i-a) for extracting said electrolyte solution or the solvent of said electrolyte solution outside said battery housing.
- 36. An apparatus for recovering the constituent components of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte comprising an electrolyte solution which comprises a solvent housed in a battery housing, said electrolyte being positioned between said cathode and said anode, said apparatus comprising at least a means (i) for sorting said sealed battery depending on the shape or the type, a means (ii) for decreasing the conductance between said cathode and anode of said sealed battery, and a means (iii) for opening said battery housing, said means (ii) comprising a cooling means (ii-d) for cooling said sealed battery to a temperature lower than the freezing point of the solvent of said electrolyte solution.
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37. An apparatus for recovering the constituent components of a sealed battery comprising at least a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte comprising a polymer solid electrolyte solidified by a polymer housed in a battery housing, said electrolyte being positioned between said cathode and said anode, said apparatus comprising at least a means (i) for sorting said sealed battery depending on the shape or the type, a means (ii) for decreasing the conductance between said cathode and anode of said sealed battery, and a means (iii) for opening said battery housing, said means (ii) comprising a cooling means (ii-d) for cooling said sealed battery to a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of said polymer of said polymer solid electrolyte.
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