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WO2023163336A1 - Thermal treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries - Google Patents

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WO2023163336A1
WO2023163336A1 PCT/KR2022/019653 KR2022019653W WO2023163336A1 WO 2023163336 A1 WO2023163336 A1 WO 2023163336A1 KR 2022019653 W KR2022019653 W KR 2022019653W WO 2023163336 A1 WO2023163336 A1 WO 2023163336A1
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  • the present invention relates to a heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, and more particularly, to recover complex compounds containing valuable metals from medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems through heat treatment to obtain electrolytes and organic matter. It relates to a heat treatment system that configures a system capable of separately recovering impurities so that an environmentally friendly, safer, and more efficient heat treatment process than the prior art can be achieved.
  • a secondary battery is a battery capable of repeating charge and discharge, and includes a lead acid battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel hydride battery, a lithium ion battery, and the like. Since lead-acid batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries contain harmful heavy metals, lithium-ion batteries occupy most of the recent secondary battery market.
  • a lithium ion battery is a secondary battery that is widely applied to various IT devices due to its high energy density, and generates electricity according to the electric flow of lithium ions through an electrolyte between an anode and a cathode.
  • a battery cell the smallest unit of a secondary battery, is composed of a cathode material, a cathode material, an electrolyte, and a separator in a container. During charging, lithium ions pass through the separator from the anode to the cathode, and during discharging, they move from the anode to the anode. It is done.
  • cathode active materials such as nickel, manganese, cobalt, and aluminum are used.
  • anode material graphite and carbon, which are anode active materials, are used.
  • the electrolyte is composed of a lithium salt composed of lithium, phosphoric acid, and fluorine, and an organic solvent.
  • the secondary battery contains valuable metals such as lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt as an active material, development of recycling technology for recovering mineral resources from waste batteries is in progress.
  • Korea Patent Registration No. 10 - 2191858 discloses a salt water tank in which waste lithium ion batteries are precipitated and discharged, and a post-process of the salt water tank is performed, but the discharged waste lithium ion battery is cut into a predetermined size.
  • a cutting machine for cutting a drying chamber in which a drying space is formed inside to dry the cut waste lithium ion battery cut to a predetermined size under a predetermined drying process condition, and a common area disposed in the center of the drying chamber A shaft, a plurality of drying hot plates disposed on the common shaft along the length of the common shaft, a scraper provided on the drying hot plate and moving the cut waste lithium ion battery placed on the drying hot plate, and a drying hot plate
  • a dryer having a discharge part formed on one side, a grinder that performs the post-process of the dryer and pulverizes the dried cut waste lithium ion battery, and selects raw materials such as cobalt, nickel, and manganese, which are active materials, from the powder pulverized by the grinder. It constitutes a raw material recovery system of a waste lithium ion battery including a sorter for separating under.
  • Korean Patent Registration No. 10 - 0637680 discloses a discharger for discharging the recovered waste lithium secondary battery, crushing the discharged waste lithium secondary battery to form one or more grooves in the metal case of the secondary battery cell, or discharging the secondary battery cell.
  • a crusher that crushes into pieces with a size of 1 cm or more, a firing furnace that burns the shredded secondary battery cells to form a lump of metal, a crusher that crushes the fired secondary battery cells with a cutter, sorts and
  • An apparatus for recovering cobalt powder from a waste lithium secondary battery including a classifier for obtaining powdery cobalt by classification is constituted.
  • Korean Patent Registration No. 10 - 2021 - 0077962 discloses the step of discharging the battery cell and separating it into a positive electrode plate, a separator and a negative electrode plate, obtaining a positive electrode plate from the separated battery cell, and A method for recovering valuable metals from a battery cell comprising the steps of cutting and pulverizing the separated positive electrode plate through a ball mill, and heat-treating the pulverized positive electrode plate at a temperature of 400 to 600 ° C for 30 minutes to 1 hour and a half. do.
  • the heat treatment system applied to the recycling of medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems removes impurities such as electrolyte and binders present in waste batteries by temperature section through a drying or heat treatment process. It consists only of the function of separating the active material.
  • heat treatment is performed for each temperature range to remove impurities such as electrolyte and binder, as well as to recover them separately to recover organic substances thermally decomposed from electrolyte and binder, and to reduce environmental load. It is intended to provide a heat treatment system for recycling.
  • a heat treatment unit 110 provided in the shape of a chamber in which a heating means 111 is mounted to insert and heat-treat the medium-large-sized waste battery shredded material that has been discharged and shredded;
  • a first heat treatment control unit 120 provided with;
  • a second heat treatment control unit 130 coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 and provided to cool the temperature rising in the heat exchange process by water cooling or air cooling;
  • an organic impurity recovery unit 150 coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 to recover and store liquefied organic impurities, the recovery rate of valuable metals is increased and organic impurities are separately recovered to be environmentally friendly. It is possible to achieve the purpose of providing a heat treatment system that performs an efficient and efficient heat treatment process.
  • the present invention provides a heat treatment system applied to a series of recycling processes in which complex compounds containing valuable metals are produced from medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems and organic impurities are separately recovered.
  • the present invention has an advantage of significantly improving the recovery rate of valuable metals by collecting or removing impurities for each temperature section in the heat treatment process.
  • the present invention has the advantage of significantly reducing carbon emissions and minimizing environmental load compared to the prior art by separately recovering organic impurities by collecting gas generated for each heat treatment temperature section in a liquid form.
  • the present invention has the effect of providing a heat treatment system that can meet environmental protection, safety, and efficiency by applying to the recycling process of waste batteries according to the prospect of expanding demand for electric vehicles and ESS.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic front, plan, side view of a heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the heat treatment process by the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries according to the present invention.
  • the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries to which the technology of the present invention is applied differs from the prior art in the configuration of the heat treatment system applied to the recycling process of medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems, making it more environmentally friendly, safe and efficient. Note that it relates to a heat treatment system technology that allows a heat treatment process to be performed.
  • the battery pack of the lithium ion secondary battery used in an electric vehicle or ESS is separated into a battery module and a battery cell.
  • the waste battery constitutes a module and a pack based on a battery cell composed of a cathode material, a cathode material, an electrolyte, and a separator in a rectangular aluminum container.
  • a series of processes including discharging and crushing, pulverization and classification processes are performed to obtain active materials such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese included in battery cells.
  • the prior art heat treatment system burns waste battery shreds at a certain temperature to obtain valuable materials, and the gas generated in the heat treatment process is discharged through a separate gas treatment facility, so there is a problem such as environmental load.
  • the present invention provides a heat treatment system that performs a heat treatment process differentiated from the prior art.
  • the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries of the present invention includes a heat treatment unit 110 accommodating shredded waste batteries, a first heat treatment control unit 120, a second heat treatment control unit 130, and a third heat treatment It is configured to include a control unit 140 and an organic impurity recovery unit 150, and is specifically described below.
  • the heat treatment unit 110 is provided in the shape of a chamber in which a heating means 111 is mounted, and is provided to input and heat-treat the shredded medium and large-sized waste batteries that have been discharged and shredded.
  • the heat treatment unit 110 performs heat treatment at a low or high temperature to efficiently recover valuable metals such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese from shredded waste batteries in which impurities such as electrolyte, moisture, and organic binders are mixed together with separators and electrode plates. It is a composition for removing impurities.
  • the heat treatment unit 110 includes a chamber accommodating shredded waste batteries and a heating means 111, a first heat treatment module 112 for low-temperature heat treatment, and a second heat treatment module 113 for high-temperature heat treatment.
  • An air circulation line is provided outside the chamber of the heat treatment unit 110 to blow cold air and discharge hot air so that natural circulation is achieved.
  • the first transfer line 121 of the first heat treatment control unit 120 which will be described later, and the carrier gas supply line 141 of the third heat treatment control unit 140 are connected and provided.
  • the first heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113 are configured to more efficiently remove organic substances, which are an impediment to the recovery rate of valuable metals, through section-by-section firing at low and high temperatures, respectively.
  • the first heat treatment module 112 is provided to remove moisture and electrolyte from the surface of the crushed material by the heating means 111 .
  • the first heat treatment module 112 is provided to volatilize and remove moisture and electrolyte by heat-treating the input crushed materials for 0.1 to 5 hours at a low temperature of 100 to 300 ° C.
  • the gas generated in the heat treatment process by the first heat treatment module 112 is configured to be transferred to the first heat treatment control unit 120 via the first transfer line 121 .
  • the second heat treatment module 113 is provided to remove the organic binder from the crushed material by the heating means 111 and to separate the current collector and the active material.
  • the second heat treatment module 113 is configured to recover an active material by heat treatment at a high temperature of 400 to 700° C. for 0.1 to 5 hours to separate organic impurities from the crushed material.
  • the gas generated in the heat treatment process by the second heat treatment module 113 is configured to be transferred to the first heat treatment control unit 120 via the first transfer line 121 .
  • the heat treatment unit 110 is configured to apply the first heat treatment module 112 or to sequentially apply the first heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113, and the first heat treatment module ( 112) and the first heat treatment control unit 120 to be described later according to the applied state of the second heat treatment module 113 are provided in plurality.
  • the first heat treatment control unit 120 is coupled to one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to receive the gas generated in the chamber during the heat treatment process and liquefy it through heat exchange.
  • the first heat treatment control unit 120 collects gas generated as moisture and electrolyte volatilize during the low-temperature heat treatment process by the first heat treatment module 112 and recovers it in liquid form while passing through a cooling section, In the high-temperature heat treatment process by the heat treatment module 113, gas generated as the organic binder is thermally decomposed is collected and recovered in liquid form through a cooling section to increase the recovery efficiency of impurities and reduce the amount of exhaust gas finally generated. make up
  • the first heat treatment control unit 120 includes a chamber for heat exchange, and a first transfer line 121, a second transfer line 122, and a third transfer line 123 coupled to one side of the chamber.
  • the first heat treatment control unit 120 combines a plurality of heat treatment units at one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to form the first heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113 of the heat treatment unit 110. It is provided so that heat exchange is performed corresponding to each heat treatment temperature by.
  • the first transfer line 121 is connected to the heat treatment unit 110 to receive gas.
  • the first transfer line 121 connects the plurality of chambers of the heat treatment unit 110 and the first heat treatment control unit 120, and has a predetermined bypass valve on one section so that the first heat treatment module 112 And according to the low temperature or high temperature heat treatment condition by the second heat treatment module 113, a connection state is formed with the chamber to which the gas is to be transferred.
  • the second transfer line 122 is connected to a second heat treatment control unit 130 to be described later and is provided to receive water-cooled or air-cooled cooling fluid.
  • the second transfer line 122 connects the plurality of chambers of the second heat treatment control unit 130 and the first heat treatment control unit 120, respectively, and receives the cooling fluid from the second heat treatment control unit 130 at regular intervals. configured to maintain temperature.
  • the third transfer line 123 is connected to an organic impurity recovery unit 150 to be described later to discharge liquefied organic impurities.
  • the third transfer line 123 connects the receiver tank 151 of the organic impurity recovery unit 150 and the plurality of chambers of the first heat treatment control unit 120 one-to-one, so that the first heat treatment control unit 120 It is provided to discharge the liquefied electrolyte and organic materials to the organic impurities recovery unit 150.
  • the second heat treatment control unit 130 is coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 to cool the temperature rising in the heat exchange process by water cooling or air cooling.
  • the second heat treatment control unit 130 is configured to supply a cooling fluid to continuously cool the internal temperature that rises in the heat exchange process by the first heat treatment control unit 120, and includes a fluid tank 131, A cooling chiller 132 is included.
  • the fluid tank 131 is connected to the first heat treatment control unit 120 and stores and supplies cooling fluid at all times.
  • the fluid tank 131 is connected to the second transfer line 122 coupled to the first heat treatment control unit 120 .
  • the cooling fluid stored in the fluid tank 131 is applied according to the air-cooled or water-cooled heat exchange method of the first heat treatment control unit 120, and in the case of the water-cooled type, distilled water or a mixture of distilled water and antifreeze may be used.
  • the cooling chiller 132 cools the fluid tank 131 to a certain temperature to improve liquefaction efficiency by cooling the cooling fluid to set the internal temperature of the first heat treatment unit 110 in the range of 5 to 50 ° C. It is configured to increase the recovery rate of organic impurities.
  • a carrier gas supply line 141 is coupled to one side of the heat treatment unit 110 and a third heat treatment control unit 140 is connected.
  • the third heat treatment control unit 140 fills the chamber with an inert gas containing N 2 or Ar and continuously supplies it in a fixed amount through a regulator to form an airflow capable of moving organic impurities thermally decomposed from the vaporized electrolyte or binder. It is provided to increase efficiency through cooling and collection and to reduce carbon emission by minimizing the amount of combustion of carbon black and graphite, which are negative electrode active materials, while controlling the ignition of the to-be-heated object in the chamber.
  • the third heat treatment control unit 140 discharges an inert gas into the chamber to serve as a carrier gas for recovering moisture and electrolyte to the first heat treatment control unit 120 during the low-temperature heat treatment process by the first heat treatment module 112. Equipped to fill in In addition, the third heat treatment control unit 140 serves as a carrier gas for recovering the organic material thermally decomposed from the binder in the high-temperature heat treatment process by the second heat treatment module 113 to the first heat treatment control unit 120. An inert gas is provided to fill the chamber.
  • the inert gas supplied by the third heat treatment control unit 140 controls ignition inside the chamber of the heat treatment unit 110 while minimizing the amount of combustion of carbon black and graphite, which are negative electrode active materials, to reduce carbon emission.
  • the organic impurities recovery unit 150 is coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 to recover and store liquefied organic impurities.
  • the organic impurity recovery unit 150 recovers the electrolyte solution and the organic binder liquefied and discharged through the heat exchange process by the first heat treatment control unit 120, efficiently recovers impurities generated during the heat treatment process compared to the prior art, and finally It is configured to significantly reduce the amount of exhaust gas generated by minimizing the environmental load, and includes a receiver tank 151 and a scrubber 152.
  • the receiver tank 151 is connected one to one with the plurality of chambers of the first heat treatment control unit 120 by a third transfer line 123 to recover liquefied electrolyte and organic materials.
  • the receiver tank 151 is located below the first heat treatment control unit 120, and the third transfer line 123 is inclined downward to form a liquid heavily liquefied by the first heat treatment control unit 120. is configured to be transferred to the receiver tank 151 along the slope.
  • the scrubber 152 is connected to the receiver tank 151 to store recovered organic impurities and is provided for secondary combustion and collection of unrecovered off-gas.
  • the present invention primarily cools, collects and recovers the gas generated in the heat treatment process by the first heat treatment control unit 120, thereby significantly reducing the amount of gas and reducing the load of the treatment process by the scrubber 152. .
  • a schematic view of the heat treatment process by the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries to which the technology of the present invention is applied is as follows. Since the following description describes the present invention with respect to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited by the following examples, and it is natural that various modifications may be provided without departing from the scope of the present invention. .
  • the present invention constitutes a heat treatment system that performs a heat treatment process applied to eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, in which complex compounds containing valuable metals are produced using medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems, and organic impurities are separately recovered. It consists of a heat treatment unit 110, a first heat treatment control unit 120, a second heat treatment control unit 130, a third heat treatment control unit 140, and an organic impurity recovery unit 150.
  • the waste battery shredded material obtained through the discharging and shredding process is put into the chamber of the heat treatment unit 110 and heat treated by the heating means 111, but among the first heat treatment module 112 or the second heat treatment module 113 A low-temperature or high-temperature heat treatment step is performed using one or a plurality of them.
  • oxygen remaining in the chamber is removed using a vacuum pump to prevent ignition and to ensure that the inert gas is smoothly introduced.
  • the third heat treatment control unit 140 connected from one side of the heat treatment unit 110 through the carrier gas supply line 141 fills the chamber with an inert gas and controls the gas generated during the heat treatment process by the inert gas acting as a carrier. It is transferred to 1st heat treatment control unit 120.
  • the inert gas reduces carbon emission by minimizing the amount of combustion of carbon black and graphite, which are negative electrode active materials, while controlling ignition inside the heat treatment unit 110 .
  • the first heat treatment module 112 performs heat treatment at a low temperature of 100 to 300 ° C. for 0.1 to 5 hours to volatilize and separate moisture and electrolyte from the surface of the crushed objects.
  • the second heat treatment module 113 performs heat treatment at a high temperature of 400 to 700° C. for 0.1 to 5 hours to separate organic impurities from the crushed material and recover valuable metals.
  • the gas is transferred from one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to the first heat treatment control unit 120 connected through the first transfer line 121, collected, and liquefied by heat exchange.
  • the second heat treatment control unit 130 connected from one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 through the second transfer line 122 receives cooling fluid from the fluid tank 131 cooled by the cooling chiller 132. is continuously supplied to set the temperature of the first heat treatment control unit 120 in the range of 5 to 50° C., thereby liquefying the gas.
  • the organic impurities liquefied in the first heat treatment control unit 120 are discharged to the organic impurities recovery unit 150 and recovered.
  • the organic impurity recovery unit 150 connected from one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 through the third transfer line 123 recovers the liquid electrolyte and organic binder in the receiver tank 151 to proceed with the heat treatment process.
  • the recovery efficiency of organic impurities generated in the process is increased and the amount of exhaust gas finally generated is reduced to reduce the environmental treatment load by the scrubber 152.
  • a heat treatment process was carried out using a series of components included in the heat treatment system of the present invention, and the amount of collected matter collected in the organic impurity recovery unit 150 was measured.
  • low-temperature heat treatment by the first heat treatment module 112 and high-temperature heat treatment by the second heat treatment module 113 according to the present invention are performed using 100 kg of crushed material, and gas is supplied to the first heat treatment control unit 120.
  • the amount of each liquefied collected matter is measured and displayed for each cooling temperature of the first heat treatment control unit 120 supplied with the cooling fluid by the second heat treatment control unit 130.
  • the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries is a series of recycling processes in which complex compounds containing valuable metals are produced from medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems, and organic impurities are separately recovered. Provides an applied heat treatment system.
  • the present invention has the advantage of significantly improving the recovery rate of valuable metals by efficiently recovering valuable metals by collecting or removing impurities for each temperature section in the heat treatment process.
  • the present invention has the advantage of significantly reducing carbon emissions and minimizing environmental load compared to the prior art by separately recovering organic impurities by collecting gas generated for each heat treatment temperature section in a liquid form.
  • the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries of the present invention has various effects such as improving safety and efficiency in preparation for future expansion of demand for electric vehicles and ESS, as well as solving technical problems related to environmental problems.
  • the availability is expected to be very high.

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The present invention relates to a thermal treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, and provides a thermal treatment system comprising: a thermal treatment unit (110) provided in the shape of a chamber in which a heating means (111) is loaded, so that crushed medium- and large-sized waste batteries that have been discharged and crushed are put therein and thermally treated; a first thermal treatment control unit (120), which is coupled to one side of the thermal treatment unit (110) so as to form a transfer air current through an inert carrier gas in the chamber during a thermal treatment process, so that ignition inside the chamber is suppressed and, simultaneously, a vaporized electrolyte and organic substances pyrolyzed in a binder are liquefied by means of heat exchange; a second thermal treatment control unit (130) coupled to one side of the first thermal treatment control unit (120) so as to cool, through water cooling or air cooling, the temperature rising during heat exchange; and an organic impurity recovery unit (150) coupled to one side of the first thermal treatment control unit (120) so as to recover and store liquefied organic impurities, and thus the present invention increases a precious metal recovery rate, and separately recovers organic impurities so as to perform an eco-friendly and efficient thermal treatment process.

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폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템Heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries

본 발명은 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템에 관한 발명으로, 더욱 상세하게는 전기차 또는 에너지 저장 시스템에 사용된 중대형 폐전지로부터 유가금속이 포함된 복합 화합물을 회수할 수 있도록 열처리를 통해 전해액과 유기 불순물을 별도 회수할 수 있는 시스템을 구성하여 종래 기술보다 친환경적이고 안전하며 효율적인 열처리공정이 이루어지도록 하는 열처리시스템에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, and more particularly, to recover complex compounds containing valuable metals from medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems through heat treatment to obtain electrolytes and organic matter. It relates to a heat treatment system that configures a system capable of separately recovering impurities so that an environmentally friendly, safer, and more efficient heat treatment process than the prior art can be achieved.

일반적으로, 이차전지는 충전 및 방전을 반복할 수 있는 전지로서 납축 전지, 니켈 카드뮴 전지, 니켈 수소 전지, 리튬 이온 전지 등이 있다. 납축 전지나 니켈 카드뮴 전지에는 중금속 유해물질을 함유하고 있어 최근 이차전지 시장에는 리튬 이온 전지가 대부분을 차지하고 있다.In general, a secondary battery is a battery capable of repeating charge and discharge, and includes a lead acid battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel hydride battery, a lithium ion battery, and the like. Since lead-acid batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries contain harmful heavy metals, lithium-ion batteries occupy most of the recent secondary battery market.

리튬 이온 전지는 에너지 밀도가 높아 각종 IT기기에 널리 적용되는 이차전지로서 양극과 음극 사이의 전해질을 통해 리튬 이온이 이동하는 전기적 흐름에 따라 전기를 발생한다. 이차전지의 최소단위인 배터리셀은 용기 내에 양극재, 음극재, 전해질, 및 분리막으로 구성되며, 충전 시에는 리튬 이온이 양극에서 분리막을 통과하여 음극으로 이동하고 방전 시에는 음극에서 양극으로 이동하도록 이루어진다.A lithium ion battery is a secondary battery that is widely applied to various IT devices due to its high energy density, and generates electricity according to the electric flow of lithium ions through an electrolyte between an anode and a cathode. A battery cell, the smallest unit of a secondary battery, is composed of a cathode material, a cathode material, an electrolyte, and a separator in a container. During charging, lithium ions pass through the separator from the anode to the cathode, and during discharging, they move from the anode to the anode. It is done.

이차전지의 양극재는 양극활물질인 니켈, 망간, 코발트, 알루미늄 등이 사용된다. 음극재는 음극활물질인 흑연, 탄소가 사용된다. 전해질은 리튬, 인산, 불소로 이루어지는 리튬염 및 유기 용매로 이루어진다.For the cathode material of the secondary battery, cathode active materials such as nickel, manganese, cobalt, and aluminum are used. As for the anode material, graphite and carbon, which are anode active materials, are used. The electrolyte is composed of a lithium salt composed of lithium, phosphoric acid, and fluorine, and an organic solvent.

한편, 최근 전기차 시장의 확대 및 에너지 저장 시스템(ESS)의 사용 증가로 인해 사용 후 폐기되는 이차전지의 발생량 역시 기하급수적으로 증가할 것으로 전망하고 있으며 폐전지의 처리 방안에 대한 우려가 커지고 있다.Meanwhile, due to the recent expansion of the electric vehicle market and the increase in the use of energy storage systems (ESS), the amount of secondary batteries discarded after use is expected to increase exponentially, and concerns about waste battery disposal methods are growing.

상술한 바와 같이 이차전지 내에는 리튬, 니켈, 망간, 코발트 등의 유가금속이 활물질로서 함유되어 있으므로 폐전지로부터 광물자원을 회수하기 위한 재활용 기술의 개발이 진행되고 있다.As described above, since the secondary battery contains valuable metals such as lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt as an active material, development of recycling technology for recovering mineral resources from waste batteries is in progress.

공지된 기술의 일례로서, 한국등록특허 제 10 - 2191858 호에는 폐리튬이온전지가 침전되어 방전되게 하는 염수조와, 염수조의 후공정을 이루되 방전이 완료된 상기 폐리튬이온전지를 소정의 크기로 절단하는 절단기와, 절단기의 후공정을 이루되 소정의 크기로 절단된 절단 폐리튬이온전지를 소정의 건조 공정조건에서 건조하도록 건조 공간이 내부에 형성되는 건조 챔버와, 건조 챔버 내의 중앙에 배치되는 공용 샤프트와, 공용 샤프트의 길이 방향을 따라 공용 샤프트에 배치되는 복수 개의 건조용 열판과, 건조용 열판 상에 마련되고 건조용 열판에 올려진 절단 폐리튬이온전지를 이동시키는 스크래퍼와, 건조용 열판의 일측에 형성되는 배출부를 구비하는 건조기와, 건조기의 후공정을 이루되 건조가 완료된 절단 폐리튬이온전지를 분쇄하는 분쇄기와, 분쇄기로 분쇄된 가루로부터 활물질인 코발트, 니켈, 망간 등의 원료를 선별하 분리되게 하는 선별기를 포함하는 폐리튬이온전지의 원료 회수시스템을 구성한다.As an example of a known technology, Korea Patent Registration No. 10 - 2191858 discloses a salt water tank in which waste lithium ion batteries are precipitated and discharged, and a post-process of the salt water tank is performed, but the discharged waste lithium ion battery is cut into a predetermined size. A cutting machine for cutting, a drying chamber in which a drying space is formed inside to dry the cut waste lithium ion battery cut to a predetermined size under a predetermined drying process condition, and a common area disposed in the center of the drying chamber A shaft, a plurality of drying hot plates disposed on the common shaft along the length of the common shaft, a scraper provided on the drying hot plate and moving the cut waste lithium ion battery placed on the drying hot plate, and a drying hot plate A dryer having a discharge part formed on one side, a grinder that performs the post-process of the dryer and pulverizes the dried cut waste lithium ion battery, and selects raw materials such as cobalt, nickel, and manganese, which are active materials, from the powder pulverized by the grinder. It constitutes a raw material recovery system of a waste lithium ion battery including a sorter for separating under.

다른 예로서, 한국등록특허 제 10 - 0637680 호에는 회수된 폐리튬 이차전지를 방전시키는 방전기, 방전된 폐리튬 이차전지를 파쇄하여 이차전지 셀의 금속 케이스에 하나 이상의 홈을 형성하거나 이차전지 셀을 1cm 이상의 크기를 가지는 각편으로 파쇄하는 파쇄기와, 파쇄된 이차전지 셀을 소성하여 괴상의 금속 덩어리를 형성하는 소성로, 소성된 이차전지 셀을 커터로 분쇄하는 분쇄기, 이차전지 셀의 분쇄물을 선별 및 분급하여 분말상의 코발트를 수득하는 분급기를 포함하는 폐리튬 이차전지로부터 코발트 파우더의 회수장치를 구성한다.As another example, Korean Patent Registration No. 10 - 0637680 discloses a discharger for discharging the recovered waste lithium secondary battery, crushing the discharged waste lithium secondary battery to form one or more grooves in the metal case of the secondary battery cell, or discharging the secondary battery cell. A crusher that crushes into pieces with a size of 1 cm or more, a firing furnace that burns the shredded secondary battery cells to form a lump of metal, a crusher that crushes the fired secondary battery cells with a cutter, sorts and An apparatus for recovering cobalt powder from a waste lithium secondary battery including a classifier for obtaining powdery cobalt by classification is constituted.

또 다른 예로서, 한국등록특허 제 10 - 2021 - 0077962 호에는 배터리셀을 방전하고 양극극판, 분리막 및 음극극판으로 분리하는 단계와, 분리된 배터리셀에서 양극극판을 수득하는 단계와, 배터리셀에서 분리된 양극극판을 절단하고 볼밀을 통해 분쇄하는 단계와, 분쇄된 양극극판을 400 ~ 600℃온도에서 30분 내지 1시간반 동안 열처리하는 단계를 포함하는 배터리셀로부터 유가금속을 회수하는 방법을 구성한다.As another example, Korean Patent Registration No. 10 - 2021 - 0077962 discloses the step of discharging the battery cell and separating it into a positive electrode plate, a separator and a negative electrode plate, obtaining a positive electrode plate from the separated battery cell, and A method for recovering valuable metals from a battery cell comprising the steps of cutting and pulverizing the separated positive electrode plate through a ball mill, and heat-treating the pulverized positive electrode plate at a temperature of 400 to 600 ° C for 30 minutes to 1 hour and a half. do.

상술한 바와 같이 종래 기술에 따른 전기차 또는 에너지 저장 시스템에 사용된 중대형 폐전지의 재활용에 적용되는 열처리시스템은 건조 또는 열처리공정을 통해 폐전지 내에 존재하는 전해액, 바인더와 같은 불순물을 온도구간별로 제거하여 활물질을 분리하는 기능만으로 이루어진다.As described above, the heat treatment system applied to the recycling of medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems according to the prior art removes impurities such as electrolyte and binders present in waste batteries by temperature section through a drying or heat treatment process. It consists only of the function of separating the active material.

그러나, 이와 같은 종래의 열처리시스템은 고온 환경에서 바인더 등의 불순물로부터 유해 가스가 대량 발생하여 2차연소를 통한 별도의 대기오염저감시설의 규모가 크며 대기오염저감시설 없이는 최종 배출단계에서 심각한 환경부하가 발생하고 있는 실정이다.However, such a conventional heat treatment system generates a large amount of harmful gases from impurities such as binders in a high-temperature environment, and the size of a separate air pollution reduction facility through secondary combustion is large. It is happening.

또한, 종래 기술에 따른 열처리시스템은 일정 온도 범위에서 장시간에 걸쳐 열처리공정이 이루어지므로 폐전지 파쇄물의 내, 외부 전반에 걸처 함유되는 유기물질의 효과적인 제거가 어렵고 고온 환경에서 카본블랙 등의 활물질의 발화를 야기하여 유가금속 회수율을 현저히 저감하는 문제점이 있다.In addition, since the heat treatment system according to the prior art performs a heat treatment process over a long period of time in a certain temperature range, it is difficult to effectively remove organic substances contained throughout the inside and outside of the shredded waste battery, and ignition of active materials such as carbon black in a high temperature environment There is a problem of significantly reducing the recovery rate of valuable metals by causing

따라서, 중대형 폐전지의 재활용을 위해 온도구간별로 열처리를 진행하여 전해액과 바인더와 같은 불순물을 제거할 뿐만 아니라 이를 각각 회수하여 전해액과 바인더에서 열분해된 유기물질 회수하고 환경부하를 줄일 수 있는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리 시스템을 제공하고자 한다.Therefore, in order to recycle medium and large-sized waste batteries, heat treatment is performed for each temperature range to remove impurities such as electrolyte and binder, as well as to recover them separately to recover organic substances thermally decomposed from electrolyte and binder, and to reduce environmental load. It is intended to provide a heat treatment system for recycling.

본 발명에서는 상술한 바와 같은 종래 기술의 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 발명한 것으로서,In the present invention, as invented to solve the problems of the prior art as described above,

히팅수단(111)을 탑재하는 챔버 형상으로 마련하여 방전 및 파쇄 처리된 중대형 폐전지 파쇄물을 투입하고 열처리하도록 구비하는 열처리유닛(110)과,A heat treatment unit 110 provided in the shape of a chamber in which a heating means 111 is mounted to insert and heat-treat the medium-large-sized waste battery shredded material that has been discharged and shredded;

상기 열처리유닛(110)의 일측에 결합하여 열처리 과정에서 챔버에 불활성 캐리어 가스를 통해 이송기류를 만들어 줌으로써 챔버내부의 발화를 억제시키는 동시에 기화된 전해액 및 바인더에서 열분해된 유기물질을 열교환에 의해 액화하도록 구비하는 제1열처리제어유닛(120)과,Coupled to one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to create a transfer airflow through an inert carrier gas in the chamber during the heat treatment process to suppress ignition inside the chamber and at the same time liquefy the organic material thermally decomposed from the vaporized electrolyte and binder by heat exchange A first heat treatment control unit 120 provided with;

상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에 결합하여 열교환 과정에서 상승하는 온도를 수냉식 또는 공랭식으로 냉각하도록 구비하는 제2열처리제어유닛(130)과,A second heat treatment control unit 130 coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 and provided to cool the temperature rising in the heat exchange process by water cooling or air cooling;

상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에 결합하여 액화된 유기불순물을 회수 및 보관하도록 구비하는 유기불순물회수유닛(150)을 포함하여 구성함으로써 유가금속 회수율을 증진하고 유기불순물은 별도 회수하여 친환경적이고 효율적인 열처리공정을 수행하는 열처리시스템을 제공할 수 있는 목적 달성이 가능하다.By including an organic impurity recovery unit 150 coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 to recover and store liquefied organic impurities, the recovery rate of valuable metals is increased and organic impurities are separately recovered to be environmentally friendly. It is possible to achieve the purpose of providing a heat treatment system that performs an efficient and efficient heat treatment process.

본 발명은 전기차 또는 에너지 저장 시스템에 사용된 중대형 폐전지로부터 유가금속이 포함된 복합 화합물을 제조하고 유기불순물은 별도 회수하는 일련의 재활용 공정에 적용되는 열처리시스템을 제공한다.The present invention provides a heat treatment system applied to a series of recycling processes in which complex compounds containing valuable metals are produced from medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems and organic impurities are separately recovered.

본 발명은 종래의 열처리시스템과 차별하여 열처리공정에서 온도 구간 별로 불순물을 포집 또는 제거하여 유가금속 회수율을 현저히 증진할 수 있는 이점이 있다.Different from the conventional heat treatment system, the present invention has an advantage of significantly improving the recovery rate of valuable metals by collecting or removing impurities for each temperature section in the heat treatment process.

특히, 본 발명은 열처리 온도 구간별로 발생하는 가스를 액상 형태로 포집하여 유기불순물을 별도 회수함으로써 종래 기술에 비해 탄소 배출량을 현저히 저감하고 환경부하를 최소화할 수 있는 이점이 있다.In particular, the present invention has the advantage of significantly reducing carbon emissions and minimizing environmental load compared to the prior art by separately recovering organic impurities by collecting gas generated for each heat treatment temperature section in a liquid form.

따라서, 본 발명은 전기차 및 ESS의 수요 확대 전망에 따라 폐전지의 재활용 공정에 적용하여 환경보호, 안전성, 및 효율성을 충족할 수 있는 열처리시스템을 제공하는 효과가 있다.Therefore, the present invention has the effect of providing a heat treatment system that can meet environmental protection, safety, and efficiency by applying to the recycling process of waste batteries according to the prospect of expanding demand for electric vehicles and ESS.

도 1은 본 발명에 따른 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템의 블록 구성도.1 is a block diagram of a heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries according to the present invention.

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템의 개략적인 정면, 평면, 측면도.Figure 2 is a schematic front, plan, side view of a heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries according to the present invention.

도 3은 본 발명에 따른 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템에 의한 열처리 공정 도해도.Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the heat treatment process by the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries according to the present invention.

도 4는 본 발명의 실험 예에 따른 냉각 온도별 불순물 포집량 표.4 is a table of impurities captured by cooling temperature according to an experimental example of the present invention.

본 발명의 기술이 적용되는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템은, 전기차 또는 에너지 저장 시스템에 사용된 중대형 폐전지의 재활용 공정에 적용되는 열처리시스템의 구성을 종래 기술과 차별하여 보다 친환경적이고 안전하며 효율적인 열처리공정이 이루어지도록 하는 열처리시스템 기술에 관한 것임을 주지한다.The heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries to which the technology of the present invention is applied differs from the prior art in the configuration of the heat treatment system applied to the recycling process of medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems, making it more environmentally friendly, safe and efficient. Note that it relates to a heat treatment system technology that allows a heat treatment process to be performed.

전기차 또는 ESS에 사용된 리튬 이온 이차전지의 배터리팩은 배터리모듈 및 배터리셀로 분리된다. The battery pack of the lithium ion secondary battery used in an electric vehicle or ESS is separated into a battery module and a battery cell.

폐전지는 사각형 알루미늄 용기 내에 양극재, 음극재, 전해질, 및 분리막으로 구성되는 배터리셀을 기본 단위로 모듈 및 팩을 구성한다. 폐전지의 재활용 공정에서는 배터리셀에 포함되는 니켈, 코발트, 망간 등의 활물질을 수득하기 위하여 방전 및 파쇄, 분쇄 및 분급공정을 포함한 일련의 공정을 수행한다.The waste battery constitutes a module and a pack based on a battery cell composed of a cathode material, a cathode material, an electrolyte, and a separator in a rectangular aluminum container. In the recycling process of waste batteries, a series of processes including discharging and crushing, pulverization and classification processes are performed to obtain active materials such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese included in battery cells.

이때, 폐전지 파쇄물 내에는 전지의 필수 구성 물질인 전해액, 극판에 양극 및 음극재를 코팅하기 위한 유기바인더가 존재하는바, 이를 제거하지 않고 유가물질을 수득할 경우 그 회수율이 현저하게 저하되므로 폐전지 파쇄물에 대한 열처리공정이 필요하다.At this time, in the shredded waste battery, there is an electrolyte solution, which is an essential component of the battery, and an organic binder for coating the positive and negative electrode materials on the electrode plate. A heat treatment process for the shredded battery is required.

종래 기술의 열처리시스템은 폐전지 파쇄물을 일정 온도에서 소성하여 유가물질을 수득하고 열처리공정에서 발생하는 가스는 별도의 가스처리시설을 거쳐 배출하도록 이루어지므로 환경부하가 발생하는 등의 문제가 있는바, 본 발명에서는 종래와 차별된 열처리공정을 수행하는 열처리시스템을 제공한다.The prior art heat treatment system burns waste battery shreds at a certain temperature to obtain valuable materials, and the gas generated in the heat treatment process is discharged through a separate gas treatment facility, so there is a problem such as environmental load. The present invention provides a heat treatment system that performs a heat treatment process differentiated from the prior art.

이를 위한 본 발명의 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템은 폐배터리 파쇄물을 수용하는 열처리유닛(110)과, 제1열처리제어유닛(120)과, 제2열처리제어유닛(130)과, 제3열처리제어유닛(140)과, 유기불순물회수유닛(150)을 포함하여 구성하며 구체적으로는 하기와 같다.For this purpose, the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries of the present invention includes a heat treatment unit 110 accommodating shredded waste batteries, a first heat treatment control unit 120, a second heat treatment control unit 130, and a third heat treatment It is configured to include a control unit 140 and an organic impurity recovery unit 150, and is specifically described below.

상기 열처리유닛(110)은 히팅수단(111)을 탑재하는 챔버 형상으로 마련하여 방전 및 파쇄 처리된 중대형 폐전지 파쇄물을 투입하고 열처리하도록 구비한다.The heat treatment unit 110 is provided in the shape of a chamber in which a heating means 111 is mounted, and is provided to input and heat-treat the shredded medium and large-sized waste batteries that have been discharged and shredded.

상기 열처리유닛(110)은 분리막, 극판 등과 함께 전해액과 수분, 유기바인더 등의 불순물이 혼합되어 있는 폐전지 파쇄물로부터 니켈, 코발트, 망간과 같은 유가금속을 효율적으로 회수하도록 저온 또는 고온에서 열처리를 통해 불순물을 제거하기 위한 구성이다.The heat treatment unit 110 performs heat treatment at a low or high temperature to efficiently recover valuable metals such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese from shredded waste batteries in which impurities such as electrolyte, moisture, and organic binders are mixed together with separators and electrode plates. It is a composition for removing impurities.

상기 열처리유닛(110)은 폐전지 파쇄물 및 히팅수단(111)을 수용하는 챔버와, 저온 열처리를 위한 제1열처리모듈(112)과, 고온 열처리를 위한 제2열처리모듈(113)을 포함한다.The heat treatment unit 110 includes a chamber accommodating shredded waste batteries and a heating means 111, a first heat treatment module 112 for low-temperature heat treatment, and a second heat treatment module 113 for high-temperature heat treatment.

상기 열처리유닛(110)의 챔버 외측에는 외부의 찬공기를 송풍하고 더운 공기를 배출하여 자연 순환이 이루어지도록 공기순환라인을 구비한다. 또한, 후술하게 될 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 제1이송라인(121), 제3열처리제어유닛(140)의 캐리어가스공급라인(141)을 연결하여 구비한다.An air circulation line is provided outside the chamber of the heat treatment unit 110 to blow cold air and discharge hot air so that natural circulation is achieved. In addition, the first transfer line 121 of the first heat treatment control unit 120, which will be described later, and the carrier gas supply line 141 of the third heat treatment control unit 140 are connected and provided.

상기 제1열처리모듈(112) 및 제2열처리모듈(113)은 각각 저온 및 고온에서 구간별 소성을 통해 유가금속 회수율의 저해요소인 유기물질을 보다 효율적으로 제거하기 위한 구성이다.The first heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113 are configured to more efficiently remove organic substances, which are an impediment to the recovery rate of valuable metals, through section-by-section firing at low and high temperatures, respectively.

상기 제1열처리모듈(112)은 히팅수단(111)에 의해 파쇄물의 표면에서 수분 및 전해액을 제거하도록 구비한다.The first heat treatment module 112 is provided to remove moisture and electrolyte from the surface of the crushed material by the heating means 111 .

상기 제1열처리모듈(112)은 100 ~ 300℃의 저온에서 0.1 ~ 5시간 동안 투입된 파쇄물을 열처리하여 수분 및 전해액을 휘발, 제거하도록 구비한다. 제1열처리모듈(112)에 의한 열처리 과정에서 발생하는 가스는 제1이송라인(121)을 거쳐 제1열처리제어유닛(120)으로 이송되도록 구성한다.The first heat treatment module 112 is provided to volatilize and remove moisture and electrolyte by heat-treating the input crushed materials for 0.1 to 5 hours at a low temperature of 100 to 300 ° C. The gas generated in the heat treatment process by the first heat treatment module 112 is configured to be transferred to the first heat treatment control unit 120 via the first transfer line 121 .

상기 제2열처리모듈(113)은 히팅수단(111)에 의해 파쇄물에서 유기바인더를 제거하고 집전체와 활물질을 분리하도록 구비한다.The second heat treatment module 113 is provided to remove the organic binder from the crushed material by the heating means 111 and to separate the current collector and the active material.

상기 제2열처리모듈(113)은 400 ~ 700℃의 고온에서 0.1 ~ 5시간 동안 열처리하여 투입된 파쇄물로부터 유기불순물을 분리하여 활물질을 회수하도록 구성한다. 제2열처리모듈(113)에 의한 열처리 과정에서 발생하는 가스는 제1이송라인(121)을 거쳐 제1열처리제어유닛(120)으로 이송되도록 구성한다.The second heat treatment module 113 is configured to recover an active material by heat treatment at a high temperature of 400 to 700° C. for 0.1 to 5 hours to separate organic impurities from the crushed material. The gas generated in the heat treatment process by the second heat treatment module 113 is configured to be transferred to the first heat treatment control unit 120 via the first transfer line 121 .

상기 열처리유닛(110)은 상기 제1열처리모듈(112)을 적용하거나 또는, 상기 제1열처리모듈(112) 및 제2열처리모듈(113)을 순차로 적용 가능하도록 구성하며, 제1열처리모듈(112) 및 제2열처리모듈(113)의 적용 상태에 따라서 후술하게 될 제1열처리제어유닛(120)을 복수로 구비하도록 구성한다.The heat treatment unit 110 is configured to apply the first heat treatment module 112 or to sequentially apply the first heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113, and the first heat treatment module ( 112) and the first heat treatment control unit 120 to be described later according to the applied state of the second heat treatment module 113 are provided in plurality.

상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)은 상기 열처리유닛(110)의 일측에 결합하여 열처리 과정에서 챔버에서 발생하는 가스를 이송받고 열교환에 의해 액화하도록 구비한다.The first heat treatment control unit 120 is coupled to one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to receive the gas generated in the chamber during the heat treatment process and liquefy it through heat exchange.

상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)은 상기 제1열처리모듈(112)에 의한 저온 열처리 과정에서 수분과 전해액이 휘발하면서 발생하는 가스를 포집하고 냉각구간을 거치면서 액상 형태로 회수하고, 상기 제2열처리모듈(113)에 의한 고온 열처리 과정에서 유기바인더가 열분해되면서 발생하는 가스를 포집하고 냉각구간을 거치면서 액상 형태로 회수함으로써 불순물의 회수 효율을 증대하고 최종적으로 발생되는 배출가스의 양을 저감하도록 구성한다.The first heat treatment control unit 120 collects gas generated as moisture and electrolyte volatilize during the low-temperature heat treatment process by the first heat treatment module 112 and recovers it in liquid form while passing through a cooling section, In the high-temperature heat treatment process by the heat treatment module 113, gas generated as the organic binder is thermally decomposed is collected and recovered in liquid form through a cooling section to increase the recovery efficiency of impurities and reduce the amount of exhaust gas finally generated. make up

상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)은 열교환을 위한 챔버와, 챔버 일측에 결합하는 제1이송라인(121), 제2이송라인(122), 제3이송라인(123)을 포함한다.The first heat treatment control unit 120 includes a chamber for heat exchange, and a first transfer line 121, a second transfer line 122, and a third transfer line 123 coupled to one side of the chamber.

상술한 바와 같이 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)은 상기 열처리유닛(110)의 일측에서 복수를 결합하여, 상기 열처리유닛(110)의 제1열처리모듈(112) 및 제2열처리모듈(113)에 의한 각각의 열처리 온도에 상응하여 열교환이 이루어지도록 구비한다.As described above, the first heat treatment control unit 120 combines a plurality of heat treatment units at one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to form the first heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113 of the heat treatment unit 110. It is provided so that heat exchange is performed corresponding to each heat treatment temperature by.

상기 제1이송라인(121)은 상기 열처리유닛(110)과 연결하여 가스를 이송받도록 구비한다.The first transfer line 121 is connected to the heat treatment unit 110 to receive gas.

상기 제1이송라인(121)은 상기 열처리유닛(110)과 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 복수의 챔버를 연결하고 일 구간 상에는 소정의 바이패스밸브를 구비하여 상기 제1열처리모듈(112) 및 제2열처리모듈(113)에 의한 저온 또는 고온 열처리 상태에 따라서 가스를 이송하고자 하는 챔버로 연결상태를 형성하도록 구성한다.The first transfer line 121 connects the plurality of chambers of the heat treatment unit 110 and the first heat treatment control unit 120, and has a predetermined bypass valve on one section so that the first heat treatment module 112 And according to the low temperature or high temperature heat treatment condition by the second heat treatment module 113, a connection state is formed with the chamber to which the gas is to be transferred.

상기 제2이송라인(122)은 후술하게 될 제2열처리제어유닛(130)과 연결하여 수냉식 또는 공랭식 냉각유체를 공급받도록 구비한다.The second transfer line 122 is connected to a second heat treatment control unit 130 to be described later and is provided to receive water-cooled or air-cooled cooling fluid.

상기 제2이송라인(122)은 제2열처리제어유닛(130)과 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 복수의 챔버를 각각 연결하여 제2열처리제어유닛(130)으로부터 냉각유체를 상시 이송받아 일정 온도를 유지하도록 구성한다.The second transfer line 122 connects the plurality of chambers of the second heat treatment control unit 130 and the first heat treatment control unit 120, respectively, and receives the cooling fluid from the second heat treatment control unit 130 at regular intervals. configured to maintain temperature.

상기 제3이송라인(123)은 후술하게 될 유기불순물회수유닛(150)과 연결하여 액화된 유기불순물을 배출하도록 구비한다.The third transfer line 123 is connected to an organic impurity recovery unit 150 to be described later to discharge liquefied organic impurities.

상기 제3이송라인(123)은 유기불순물회수유닛(150)의 리시버탱크(151)와 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 복수의 챔버를 일대일로 연결하여 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에 의해 액화 배출되는 전해액 및 유기물질을 유기불순물회수유닛(150)으로 배출하도록 구비한다. The third transfer line 123 connects the receiver tank 151 of the organic impurity recovery unit 150 and the plurality of chambers of the first heat treatment control unit 120 one-to-one, so that the first heat treatment control unit 120 It is provided to discharge the liquefied electrolyte and organic materials to the organic impurities recovery unit 150.

상기 제2열처리제어유닛(130)은 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에 결합하여 열교환 과정에서 상승하는 온도를 수냉식 또는 공랭식으로 냉각하도록 구비한다.The second heat treatment control unit 130 is coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 to cool the temperature rising in the heat exchange process by water cooling or air cooling.

상기 제2열처리제어유닛(130)은 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에 의한 열교환 과정에서 상승하는 내부 온도를 지속적으로 냉각시켜주기 위하여 냉각유체를 공급하도록 구성하며, 유체탱크(131)와, 냉각칠러(132)를 포함한다.The second heat treatment control unit 130 is configured to supply a cooling fluid to continuously cool the internal temperature that rises in the heat exchange process by the first heat treatment control unit 120, and includes a fluid tank 131, A cooling chiller 132 is included.

상기 유체탱크(131)는 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)과 연결하고 냉각유체를 저장하여 상시 공급하도록 구비한다.The fluid tank 131 is connected to the first heat treatment control unit 120 and stores and supplies cooling fluid at all times.

상기 유체탱크(131)는 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에 결합되는 제2이송라인(122)과 연결하한다. 유체탱크(131)에 저장되는 냉각유체는 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 공랭식 또는 수냉식 열교환 방식에 따라서 적용하며, 수냉식의 경우 증류수 또는 증류수와 부동액이 혼합된 액체를 사용할 수 있을 것이다.The fluid tank 131 is connected to the second transfer line 122 coupled to the first heat treatment control unit 120 . The cooling fluid stored in the fluid tank 131 is applied according to the air-cooled or water-cooled heat exchange method of the first heat treatment control unit 120, and in the case of the water-cooled type, distilled water or a mixture of distilled water and antifreeze may be used.

상기 냉각칠러(132)는 상기 유체탱크(131)를 일정 온도로 냉각하여, 상기 제1열처리유닛(110)의 내부 온도를 5 ~ 50℃ 범위로 조성하도록 냉각유체를 냉각함으로써 액화 효율을 향상하고 유기불순물 회수율을 증대하도록 구성한다.The cooling chiller 132 cools the fluid tank 131 to a certain temperature to improve liquefaction efficiency by cooling the cooling fluid to set the internal temperature of the first heat treatment unit 110 in the range of 5 to 50 ° C. It is configured to increase the recovery rate of organic impurities.

한편, 상기 열처리유닛(110)의 일측에는 캐리어가스공급라인(141)을 결합하고 제3열처리제어유닛(140)을 연결하도록 구성한다.Meanwhile, a carrier gas supply line 141 is coupled to one side of the heat treatment unit 110 and a third heat treatment control unit 140 is connected.

상기 제3열처리제어유닛(140)은 N2 또는 Ar을 포함하는 비활성가스를 챔버에 충진하여 레귤레이터를 통해 지속적으로 정량 공급함으로써 기화된 전해액 또는 바인더에서 열분해된 유기불순물을 이동시킬 수 있는 기류를 형성하여 냉각 및 포집을 통한 효율을 높이는 동시에 챔버 내에 피열물의 발화를 제어하면서 음극활물질인 카본블랙, 그라파이트의 연소량을 최소화하여 탄소 배출을 저감하도록 구비한다.The third heat treatment control unit 140 fills the chamber with an inert gas containing N 2 or Ar and continuously supplies it in a fixed amount through a regulator to form an airflow capable of moving organic impurities thermally decomposed from the vaporized electrolyte or binder. It is provided to increase efficiency through cooling and collection and to reduce carbon emission by minimizing the amount of combustion of carbon black and graphite, which are negative electrode active materials, while controlling the ignition of the to-be-heated object in the chamber.

상기 제3열처리제어유닛(140)은 상기 제1열처리모듈(112)에 의한 저온 열처리 과정에서 수분 및 전해액을 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)으로 회수하기 위한 캐리어 가스 역할을 하도록 비활성가스를 챔버에 충진하도록 구비한다. 또한, 제3열처리제어유닛(140)은 상기 제2열처리모듈(113)에 의한 고온 열처리 과정에서 바인더에서 열분해된 유기물질을 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)으로 회수하기 위한 캐리어 가스 역할을 하도록 비활성가스를 챔버에 충진하도록 구비한다. The third heat treatment control unit 140 discharges an inert gas into the chamber to serve as a carrier gas for recovering moisture and electrolyte to the first heat treatment control unit 120 during the low-temperature heat treatment process by the first heat treatment module 112. Equipped to fill in In addition, the third heat treatment control unit 140 serves as a carrier gas for recovering the organic material thermally decomposed from the binder in the high-temperature heat treatment process by the second heat treatment module 113 to the first heat treatment control unit 120. An inert gas is provided to fill the chamber.

상기 제3열처리제어유닛(140)에 의해 공급되는 비활성가스는 열처리유닛(110)의 챔버 내부의 발화를 제어하면서 음극활물질인 카본블랙, 그라파이트의 연소량을 최소화하여 탄소 배출을 저감하도록 구성한다.The inert gas supplied by the third heat treatment control unit 140 controls ignition inside the chamber of the heat treatment unit 110 while minimizing the amount of combustion of carbon black and graphite, which are negative electrode active materials, to reduce carbon emission.

상기 유기불순물회수유닛(150)은 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에 결합하여 액화된 유기불순물을 회수 및 보관하도록 구비한다.The organic impurities recovery unit 150 is coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 to recover and store liquefied organic impurities.

상기 유기불순물회수유닛(150)은 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에 의한 열교환 과정을 거쳐 액화 배출되는 전해액 및 유기바인더를 회수하여 종래 기술에 비해 열처리 과정에서 발생하는 불순물을 효율적으로 회수하고 최종적으로 발생되는 배출가스의 양을 현저히 저감하여 환경부하를 최소화하도록 구성하며, 리시버탱크(151)와, 스크러버(152)를 포함한다.The organic impurity recovery unit 150 recovers the electrolyte solution and the organic binder liquefied and discharged through the heat exchange process by the first heat treatment control unit 120, efficiently recovers impurities generated during the heat treatment process compared to the prior art, and finally It is configured to significantly reduce the amount of exhaust gas generated by minimizing the environmental load, and includes a receiver tank 151 and a scrubber 152.

상기 리시버탱크(151)는 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 복수의 챔버와 제3이송라인(123)에 의해 일대일로 연결하여 액화된 전해액 및 유기물질을 회수하도록 구비한다.The receiver tank 151 is connected one to one with the plurality of chambers of the first heat treatment control unit 120 by a third transfer line 123 to recover liquefied electrolyte and organic materials.

상기 리시버탱크(151)는 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 하측에 위치하고 상기 제3이송라인(123)은 하향 경사지게 형성하도록 구비하여 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에 의해 무겁게 액화된 액체가 슬로프를 타고 리시버탱크(151)로 이송되도록 구성한다.The receiver tank 151 is located below the first heat treatment control unit 120, and the third transfer line 123 is inclined downward to form a liquid heavily liquefied by the first heat treatment control unit 120. is configured to be transferred to the receiver tank 151 along the slope.

상기 스크러버(152)는 상기 리시버탱크(151)와 연결하여 회수된 유기불순물을 저장하고 회수되지 않은 Off-Gas를 2차연소 및 포집하도록 구비한다. 본 발명은 종래 기술에 비해 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에 의해 열처리 과정에서 발생하는 가스를 1차적으로 냉각 포집하여 회수하므로 가스량을 현저히 저감하여 스크러버(152)에 의한 처리공정 부하가 줄어들게 된다.The scrubber 152 is connected to the receiver tank 151 to store recovered organic impurities and is provided for secondary combustion and collection of unrecovered off-gas. Compared to the prior art, the present invention primarily cools, collects and recovers the gas generated in the heat treatment process by the first heat treatment control unit 120, thereby significantly reducing the amount of gas and reducing the load of the treatment process by the scrubber 152. .

본 발명의 기술이 적용된 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템에 의한 열처리공정을 개략적으로 살펴보면 다음과 같다. 이하의 설명은 본 발명에 대하여 바람직한 실시 예를 들어 설명하는 것이므로 본 발명은 하기 실시 예에 의해 한정되는 것이 아니며 본 발명의 범주를 벗어나지 않는 범위 내에서 다양한 변형이 제공될 수 있음은 당연하다 할 것이다.A schematic view of the heat treatment process by the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries to which the technology of the present invention is applied is as follows. Since the following description describes the present invention with respect to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited by the following examples, and it is natural that various modifications may be provided without departing from the scope of the present invention. .

본 발명은 전기차 또는 에너지 저장 시스템에 사용된 중대형 폐전지를 이용하여 유가금속이 포함된 복합 화합물을 제조하고 유기불순물은 별도 회수하도록 이루어지는 폐전지 친환경 재활용에 적용되는 열처리공정을 수행하는 열처리시스템을 구성하며, 열처리유닛(110)과, 제1열처리제어유닛(120)과, 제2열처리제어유닛(130)과, 제3열처리제어유닛(140)과, 유기불순물회수유닛(150)으로 이루어진다.The present invention constitutes a heat treatment system that performs a heat treatment process applied to eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, in which complex compounds containing valuable metals are produced using medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems, and organic impurities are separately recovered. It consists of a heat treatment unit 110, a first heat treatment control unit 120, a second heat treatment control unit 130, a third heat treatment control unit 140, and an organic impurity recovery unit 150.

우선, 방전 및 파쇄공정을 통해 수득한 폐전지 파쇄물을 열처리유닛(110)의 챔버에 투입하고 히팅수단(111)에 의해 열처리하되, 제1열처리모듈(112) 또는 제2열처리모듈(113) 중에서 하나 또는 복수를 이용해 저온 또는 고온 열처리 단계를 진행한다.First, the waste battery shredded material obtained through the discharging and shredding process is put into the chamber of the heat treatment unit 110 and heat treated by the heating means 111, but among the first heat treatment module 112 or the second heat treatment module 113 A low-temperature or high-temperature heat treatment step is performed using one or a plurality of them.

열처리 전에는 챔버 내부에 잔존하는 산소를 진공펌프를 이용해 제거하여 발화를 방지하고 비활성가스의 투입이 원활하게 진행되도록 한다.Prior to heat treatment, oxygen remaining in the chamber is removed using a vacuum pump to prevent ignition and to ensure that the inert gas is smoothly introduced.

열처리유닛(110)의 일측에서 캐리어가스공급라인(141)을 통해 연결되는 제3열처리제어유닛(140)은 비활성가스를 챔버에 충진하고 열처리 과정에서 발생하는 가스를 비활성가스가 캐리어 역할을 함으로써 제1열처리제어유닛(120)으로 이송한다. 비활성가스는 열처리유닛(110) 내부에 발화를 제어하면서 음극활물질인 카본블랙, 그라파이트의 연소량을 최소화하여 탄소 배출을 저감시킨다.The third heat treatment control unit 140 connected from one side of the heat treatment unit 110 through the carrier gas supply line 141 fills the chamber with an inert gas and controls the gas generated during the heat treatment process by the inert gas acting as a carrier. It is transferred to 1st heat treatment control unit 120. The inert gas reduces carbon emission by minimizing the amount of combustion of carbon black and graphite, which are negative electrode active materials, while controlling ignition inside the heat treatment unit 110 .

제1열처리모듈(112)은 100 ~ 300℃의 저온에서 0.1 ~ 5시간 동안 열처리하여 파쇄물의 표면에서 수분 및 전해액을 휘발, 분리한다.The first heat treatment module 112 performs heat treatment at a low temperature of 100 to 300 ° C. for 0.1 to 5 hours to volatilize and separate moisture and electrolyte from the surface of the crushed objects.

제2열처리모듈(113)은 400 ~ 700℃의 고온에서 0.1 ~ 5시간 동안 열처리하여 파쇄물로부터 유기불순물을 분리하고 유가금속을 회수한다.The second heat treatment module 113 performs heat treatment at a high temperature of 400 to 700° C. for 0.1 to 5 hours to separate organic impurities from the crushed material and recover valuable metals.

열처리유닛(110)의 일측에서 제1이송라인(121)을 통해 연결되는 제1열처리제어유닛(120)으로 가스를 이송하여 포집하고 열교환에 의해 액화한다.The gas is transferred from one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to the first heat treatment control unit 120 connected through the first transfer line 121, collected, and liquefied by heat exchange.

동시에, 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에서 제2이송라인(122)을 통해 연결되는 제2열처리제어유닛(130)은 냉각칠러(132)에 의해 냉각된 유체탱크(131)로부터 냉각유체를 지속적으로 공급하여 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 온도를 5 ~ 50℃ 범위로 조성함으로써 가스를 액화한다.At the same time, the second heat treatment control unit 130 connected from one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 through the second transfer line 122 receives cooling fluid from the fluid tank 131 cooled by the cooling chiller 132. is continuously supplied to set the temperature of the first heat treatment control unit 120 in the range of 5 to 50° C., thereby liquefying the gas.

제1열처리제어유닛(120)에서 액화된 유기불순물은 유기불순물회수유닛(150)으로 배출되어 회수된다. 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에서 제3이송라인(123)을 통해 연결되는 유기불순물회수유닛(150)은 액상 형태의 전해액 및 유기바인더를 리시버탱크(151)에 회수함으로써 열처리공정의 진행 과정에서 발생하는 유기불순물의 회수 효율을 증대하고 최종적으로 발생되는 배출가스의 양을 저감하여 스크러버(152)에 의한 환경처리 부하를 저감한다.The organic impurities liquefied in the first heat treatment control unit 120 are discharged to the organic impurities recovery unit 150 and recovered. The organic impurity recovery unit 150 connected from one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 through the third transfer line 123 recovers the liquid electrolyte and organic binder in the receiver tank 151 to proceed with the heat treatment process. The recovery efficiency of organic impurities generated in the process is increased and the amount of exhaust gas finally generated is reduced to reduce the environmental treatment load by the scrubber 152.

이하에서는 전술한 바와 같은 구성으로 이루어지는 본 발명의 기술이 적용된 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템을 이용한 실험 예를 구성하고 그 효과에 대해서 면밀하게 파악하고자 한다.Hereinafter, an experimental example using a heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries to which the technology of the present invention having the configuration described above is applied will be configured and the effect will be closely identified.

<실험 예><Experiment example>

본 발명의 열처리시스템에 포함된 일련의 구성을 이용하여 열처리공정을 실시하고 상기 유기불순물회수유닛(150)에 포집되는 포집물의 양을 측정하였다.A heat treatment process was carried out using a series of components included in the heat treatment system of the present invention, and the amount of collected matter collected in the organic impurity recovery unit 150 was measured.

종래 기술에 따른 열처리시스템에서는 본 발명에서와 같이 열처리공정의 진행 과정에서 발생하는 유기불순물을 별도로 회수하는 구성이 없으므로 전량 배출가스로 처리하고 있어 탄소 배출에 따른 막대한 환경부하가 발생한다.In the heat treatment system according to the prior art, since there is no configuration for separately recovering organic impurities generated in the course of the heat treatment process as in the present invention, the entire amount is treated with exhaust gas, resulting in a huge environmental load due to carbon emission.

하기 도 4에는 파쇄물 100kg을 이용해 본 발명에 따른 제1열처리모듈(112)에 의한 저온 열처리 및 제2열처리모듈(113)에 의한 고온 열처리를 진행하고 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에 가스를 포집하는 과정에서, 상기 제2열처리제어유닛(130)에 의해 냉각유체를 공급받는 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 냉각 온도별로 각각의 액화 포집물의 양을 측정하여 표시한 것이다.4, low-temperature heat treatment by the first heat treatment module 112 and high-temperature heat treatment by the second heat treatment module 113 according to the present invention are performed using 100 kg of crushed material, and gas is supplied to the first heat treatment control unit 120. In the process of collecting, the amount of each liquefied collected matter is measured and displayed for each cooling temperature of the first heat treatment control unit 120 supplied with the cooling fluid by the second heat treatment control unit 130.

이상에서와 같은 본 발명에 따른 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템은 전기차 또는 에너지 저장 시스템에 사용된 중대형 폐전지로부터 유가금속이 포함된 복합 화합물을 제조하고 유기불순물은 별도 회수하는 일련의 재활용 공정에 적용되는 열처리시스템을 제공한다.As described above, the heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries according to the present invention is a series of recycling processes in which complex compounds containing valuable metals are produced from medium and large-sized waste batteries used in electric vehicles or energy storage systems, and organic impurities are separately recovered. Provides an applied heat treatment system.

본 발명은 종래의 열처리시스템과 차별하여 열처리공정에서 온도 구간 별로 불순물을 포집 또는 제거하여 유가금속을 효율적으로 회수함으로써 유가금속 회수율을 현저히 증진할 수 있는 이점이 있다.Different from conventional heat treatment systems, the present invention has the advantage of significantly improving the recovery rate of valuable metals by efficiently recovering valuable metals by collecting or removing impurities for each temperature section in the heat treatment process.

특히, 본 발명은 열처리 온도 구간별로 발생하는 가스를 액상 형태로 포집하여 유기불순물을 별도 회수함으로써 종래 기술에 비해 탄소 배출량을 현저히 저감하고 환경부하를 최소화할 수 있는 이점이 있다.In particular, the present invention has the advantage of significantly reducing carbon emissions and minimizing environmental load compared to the prior art by separately recovering organic impurities by collecting gas generated for each heat treatment temperature section in a liquid form.

본 발명의 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템은 향후 전기차 및 ESS의 수요 확대에 대비하여 안전성 및 효율성을 증진하는 물론, 환경문제에 대한 기술적 과제를 해소할 수 있는 등의 다양한 효과를 가지므로 산업상 이용 가능성이 매우 클 것으로 기대된다.The heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries of the present invention has various effects such as improving safety and efficiency in preparation for future expansion of demand for electric vehicles and ESS, as well as solving technical problems related to environmental problems. The availability is expected to be very high.

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히팅수단(111)을 탑재하는 챔버 형상으로 마련하여 방전 및 파쇄 처리된 중대형 폐전지 파쇄물을 투입하고 열처리하도록 구비하는 열처리유닛(110)과,A heat treatment unit 110 provided in the shape of a chamber in which a heating means 111 is mounted to insert and heat-treat the medium-large-sized waste battery shredded material that has been discharged and shredded; 상기 열처리유닛(110)의 일측에 결합하여 열처리 과정에서 챔버에 불활성 캐리어 가스를 통해 이송기류를 만들어 줌으로써 챔버내부의 발화를 억제시키는 동시에 기화된 전해액 및 바인더에서 열분해된 유기물질을 열교환에 의해 액화하도록 구비하는 제1열처리제어유닛(120)과,Coupled to one side of the heat treatment unit 110 to create a transfer airflow through an inert carrier gas in the chamber during the heat treatment process to suppress ignition inside the chamber and at the same time liquefy the organic material thermally decomposed from the vaporized electrolyte and binder by heat exchange A first heat treatment control unit 120 provided with; 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에 결합하여 열교환 과정에서 상승하는 온도를 수냉식 또는 공랭식으로 냉각하도록 구비하는 제2열처리제어유닛(130)과,A second heat treatment control unit 130 coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 and provided to cool the temperature rising in the heat exchange process by water cooling or air cooling; 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)의 일측에 결합하여 액화된 유기불순물을 회수 및 보관하도록 구비하는 유기불순물회수유닛(150)을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템.Heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, characterized in that it comprises an organic impurity recovery unit 150 coupled to one side of the first heat treatment control unit 120 to recover and store liquefied organic impurities. 제 1 항에 있어서,According to claim 1, 상기 열처리유닛(110)은,The heat treatment unit 110, 히팅수단(111)에 의해 파쇄물의 표면에서 수분 및 전해액을 제거하도록 구비하는 제1열처리모듈(112)과,A first heat treatment module 112 provided to remove moisture and electrolyte from the surface of the crushed material by the heating means 111; 히팅수단(111)에 의해 파쇄물에서 유기바인더를 제거하고 집전체와 활물질을 분리하도록 구비하는 제2열처리모듈(113)을 구비하여, 상기 제1열처리모듈(112)을 적용하거나 또는, 상기 제1열처리모듈(112) 및 제2열처리모듈(113)을 순차로 적용 가능하도록 구성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템.A second heat treatment module 113 is provided to remove the organic binder from the crushed material by the heating means 111 and separate the current collector and the active material, and the first heat treatment module 112 is applied or the first heat treatment module 112 is applied. A heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, characterized in that the heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113 are configured to be sequentially applicable. 제 2 항에 있어서,According to claim 2, 상기 제1열처리모듈(112)은 100 ~ 300℃의 저온에서 0.1 ~ 5시간 동안 투입된 파쇄물을 열처리하도록 구비하고,The first heat treatment module 112 is provided to heat-treat the crushed materials introduced for 0.1 to 5 hours at a low temperature of 100 to 300 ° C, 상기 제2열처리모듈(113)은 400 ~ 700℃의 고온에서 0.1 ~ 5시간 동안 투입된 파쇄물을 열처리하도록 구비하여, 각각의 유기불순물을 분리하고 활물질을 회수하도록 구성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템.The second heat treatment module 113 is provided to heat-treat the crushed materials introduced for 0.1 to 5 hours at a high temperature of 400 to 700 ° C., separating organic impurities and recovering active materials. Waste battery eco-friendly recycling, characterized in that Heat treatment system for 제 1 항에 있어서,According to claim 1, 상기 열처리유닛(110)의 일측에는 캐리어가스공급라인(141)을 결합하고, N2 또는 Ar을 포함하는 비활성가스를 챔버에 충진하여 레귤레이터를 통해 지속적으로 정량 공급함으로써 기화된 전해액 또는 바인더에서 열분해된 유기불순물을 이동시킬 수 있는 기류를 형성하여 냉각 및 포집을 통한 효율을 높이는 동시에 챔버 내에 피열물의 발화를 제어하면서 음극활물질인 카본블랙, 그라파이트의 연소량을 최소화하여 탄소 배출을 저감하도록 구비하는 제3열처리제어유닛(140)을 연결하여 구성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템.A carrier gas supply line 141 is coupled to one side of the heat treatment unit 110, and an inert gas containing N 2 or Ar is continuously supplied in a fixed amount through a regulator to fill the chamber, so that the vaporized electrolyte or binder is thermally decomposed. A third heat treatment provided to reduce carbon emissions by minimizing the amount of combustion of carbon black and graphite, which are negative electrode active materials, while increasing efficiency through cooling and collection by forming an airflow capable of moving organic impurities, while controlling the ignition of the to-be-heated material in the chamber. Heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, characterized in that configured by connecting the control unit (140). 제 1 항에 있어서,According to claim 1, 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)은,The first heat treatment control unit 120, 열처리유닛(110)의 일측에서 복수를 결합하여, 상기 열처리유닛(110)의 제1열처리모듈(112) 및 제2열처리모듈(113)에 의한 각각의 열처리 온도에 상응하여 열교환이 이루어지도록 구비하고,By combining a plurality of heat treatment units at one side of the heat treatment unit 110, heat exchange is performed corresponding to the respective heat treatment temperatures of the first heat treatment module 112 and the second heat treatment module 113 of the heat treatment unit 110, , 상기 제1열처리제어유닛(120)에는,In the first heat treatment control unit 120, 열처리유닛(110)과 연결하여 가스를 이송받도록 구비하는 제1이송라인(121)과,A first transfer line 121 connected to the heat treatment unit 110 to receive gas; 제2열처리제어유닛(130)과 연결하여 수냉식 또는 공랭식 냉각유체를 공급받도록 구비하는 제2이송라인(122)과,A second transfer line 122 connected to the second heat treatment control unit 130 to receive water-cooled or air-cooled cooling fluid; 유기불순물회수유닛(150)과 연결하여 액화된 유기불순물을 배출하도록 구비하는 제3이송라인(123)을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템.A heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, comprising a third transfer line 123 connected to the organic impurities recovery unit 150 to discharge liquefied organic impurities. 제 1 항에 있어서,According to claim 1, 상기 제2열처리제어유닛(130)은,The second heat treatment control unit 130, 제1열처리제어유닛(120)과 연결하고 냉각유체를 저장하여 상시 공급하도록 구비하는 유체탱크(131)와, 유체탱크(131)를 일정 온도로 냉각하는 냉각칠러(132)를 포함하여, 상기 제1열처리유닛(110)의 내부 온도를 5 ~ 50℃ 범위로 조성하여 유기불순물 회수율을 증대하도록 구성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템.A fluid tank 131 connected to the first heat treatment control unit 120 and provided to store and supply cooling fluid at all times, and a cooling chiller 132 to cool the fluid tank 131 to a certain temperature, Heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, characterized in that configured to increase the recovery rate of organic impurities by setting the internal temperature of one heat treatment unit 110 in the range of 5 to 50 ° C. 제 1 항에 있어서,According to claim 1, 상기 유기불순물회수유닛(150)은,The organic impurities recovery unit 150, 제1열처리제어유닛(120)과 연결하고 액화된 전해액 및 유기바인더를 회수하도록 구비하는 리시버탱크(151)와,A receiver tank 151 connected to the first heat treatment control unit 120 and provided to recover the liquefied electrolyte and organic binder; 리시버탱크(151)와 연결하여 회수된 유기불순물을 저장하고 회수되지 않은 Off-Gas를 2차연소 및 포집하도록 구비하는 스크러버(152)를 포함하여 구성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 폐전지 친환경 재활용을 위한 열처리시스템.Heat treatment system for eco-friendly recycling of waste batteries, characterized in that it comprises a scrubber 152 connected to the receiver tank 151 to store recovered organic impurities and secondary combustion and collection of uncollected off-gas. .
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