METHOD FOR RECYCLING WASTE LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND RAW MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL OBTAINABLE THEREBY

A method for recycling a waste lithium-ion secondary battery includes (a) loading an object to be heat-treated, which is at least a part of a waste lithium-ion secondary battery including a positive electrode material, into a heat-treatment furnace, (b) increasing the temperature inside the heat-treatment furnace to a range of 200° C. to 400° C., (c) maintaining the increased temperature, and (d) discharging first powder produced after the completion of the heat treatment of the waste lithium-ion secondary battery, wherein the first powder includes valuable metal powder containing a valuable metal composition of the positive electrode material.