URT Elemental Recycling
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Submitted 05/2026

URT Lithium-Ion-Battery Recycling Plant

Solution

Custom

Scope

Industrial Scale

Price Range

€5M to €20M

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URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH

Short Description

URT provides turnkey lithium-ion battery recycling plants for industrial use. Deeply discharged batteries are shredded and dried. The dried material is efficiently separated into high-purity output streams. Process gases are treated with a scrubber and integrated exhaust air system to ensure safe and clean operation.

Inputs

Deeply discharged batteries

Outputs

Black mass
Separated metal fractions
Plastics
Electrolyte

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Specifications & Service

  • URT's battery recycling plant is designed for the efficient processing of lithium-ion batteries.
  • The process begins with material feeding via conveyors and lock gates into the shredding stage, which takes place in an inert nitrogen atmosphere. Nitrogen is supplied by an on-site generator, and oxygen levels are continuously monitored at multiple points to ensure safe operation.
  • After shredding, the material is temporarily stored in buffer bunkers, as the horizontal vacuum dryer operates in batch mode. During drying, solvents from the battery electrolytes are evaporated; the resulting vapors are condensed and stored in containers for safe handling.
  • Once dried, the material is discharged into a post-dryer bunker and conveyed to the separation stage. Here, the material is sieved to extract high-purity black mass, while the residual fraction is further processed to recover aluminum, copper, and iron. A delamination mill separates anode and cathode foils, achieving up to 98% black mass recovery. The recovered materials are collected in BigBags.
  • All exhaust air from the shredding and drying processes is cleaned using an exhaust gas scrubber, followed by additional air treatment systems to ensure environmental compliance and workplace safety.