| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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REWAS 2025: Sustainable End-of-Life Management and Recycling Solutions for Batteries, Wind Turbines, and Photovoltaics
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| Presentation Title |
A Preliminary Techno-economic Analysis for the Establishment of a Spent Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facility in Bangladesh to Produce Black Mass |
| Author(s) |
Md Rakibul Qadir, Nawshad Haque, Warren Bruckard, Miao Chen |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Md Rakibul Qadir |
| Abstract Scope |
The major product from the re-processing of spent Li-ion battery waste is termed “black mass”, a significant and valuable trading commodity and the feed stock for downstream metal recovery. The current work describes the preliminary techno-economic analysis for establishing a lithium-ion battery recycling plant to produce black mass in Bangladesh. The process steps considered included discharging, feeding, comminution and separation as well as additional facilities such as storage and effluent treatment. Techno-economics of the plant operation were assessed based on local commodity prices using spreadsheet modelling. Capital investment, operating costs and profitability were determined according to standard methodology and return on investment, payout period and net present value were also calculated and reported. This study shows promising estimates considering the growing international demand for battery elements and further, provides valuable insights for the country’s waste battery management as well as the required national and international investments in the sector. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Recycling and Secondary Recovery, Copper / Nickel / Cobalt, Sustainability |