METHOD FOR RECYCLING LITHIUM BATTERIES

A method for recycling lithium batteries containing the steps: (a) digesting comminuted material (), which contains comminuted components of electrodes of lithium batteries, using concentrated sulphuric acid () at a digestion temperature (T) of at least 100° C., in particular at least 140° C., so that waste gas () and a digestion material () are produced, (b) discharging the waste gas () and (c) wet chemical extraction of at least one metallic component of the digestion material ().