Air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps are used a lot in the making of batteries.
Within the battery-making process, there are aggressive and hazardous chemicals, abrasive slurries, and high viscosity mixtures. AODD pumps are equipped to handle them all.
Because AODD pumps lend themselves very well to pumping the slurries and chemicals that are used in making batteries, they’re a great candidate for recycling batteries as well.
In this blog, we’ll discuss lithium-ion battery recycling and what makes AODD pumps, specifically flap valve pumps, perfect for this type of application.
The power that we use on a daily basis is coming from batteries more than ever before. Lithium-ion batteries are a big part of this movement. The shift to lithium-ion battery power is most impactful in electric vehicles (EV).
A projected surge in EV sales means that researchers must think about conserving natural resources and addressing battery end-of-life issues.
Just how many batteries will need to be recycled? With global sales of EVs expected to climb from 1.7 million in 2020 to 26 million in 2030, it’s easy to imagine we’ll soon be flooded in spent batteries. If projected trends for handling these spent batteries hold, most of those batteries may end up in landfills, even though lithium-ion batteries can be recycled.
Batteries, especially lithium-ion batteries, pose a very serious fire risk when disposed of improperly. When batteries end up at a trash or recycling facility, they often get punctured or crushed, which can damage the separation between the cathode and anode, causing them to catch fire or explode.
Lithium-ion batteries contain valuable metals and other materials that can be recovered, processed, and reused. Heavy-duty flap valve AODD pumps can help in the process.
Heavy duty-flap valve pumps are the ideal solution for abrasive slurries, non-suspended and line-size solids requirements. These solids handling pumps are ideal in applications found in lithium-ion battery recycling because of their unique ability to pass non-uniform particulate slurries (i.e., metal, copper, aluminum, plastic) that would commonly clog other pumps.
Compared to AODD ball valve pumps and other rotating pump technologies, heavy-duty flap valve pumps are optimized to enhance performance and efficiency. They have:
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