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(11) EP 3 381 080 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
03.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/40

(21) Application number: 16869162.4

(22) Date of filing: 22.11.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01M 10/54(2006.01)
 B09B 3/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/063294
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/091562 (01.06.2017 Gazette 2017/22)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 24.11.2015 US 201562259161 P

(71) Applicant: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA 01609 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WANG, Yan
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 (US)
  • GRATZ, Eric
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01069 (US)
  • SA, Qina
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 (US)
  • ZHENG, Zhangfeng
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 (US)
  • HEELAN, Joseph
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 (US)

(74) Representative: Noack, Andreas 
Patentanwalt Weizenhagen 26
21423 Schwinde
21423 Schwinde (DE)

   


(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES