Laurance-Black Mass_China_May_2024_Draft 2.0.pdf

1、9th China International New Energy Industry Expo,CLNB 2024Suzhou International Expo Center,Jiangsu Province,China28-31 May 2024EMPOWERINGEMPOWERING A A SUSTAINABLESUSTAINABLE FUTUREFUTURE WITHWITH DUALDUAL CARBONCARBON INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE31 May 202410:00-10:20Dr Laurance DonnellyBSc(Hons),PhD,C

2、Geol,CSci,EurGeol,FGS,FGSA,MIMMMChief Geologist,Head of Technical DepartmentTHE FUTURE SUPPLY OF BATTERY MINERALS AND THE ROLE OF BLACK MASSTHE FUTURE SUPPLY OF BATTERY MINERALS AND THE ROLE OF BLACK MASSOBJECTIVES21.Overview of battery minerals(geological sources).2.Global black mass market and dri

3、ving factors.3.Challenges for black mass.4.Black mass analysis on samples from China,Australasia,Europe and USA.5.Standard Operating Procedures(SOP)for sampling and sample prep.6.Phase characterisation(composition and textural variability).Unprepared sample of black mass submitted for analysis.The d

4、iameter of the sample dish is approximately 150 mm.Samples of Black Mass(AHK International)DR L J DONNELLY:CHIEF GEOLOGIST,HEAD OF TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT3Pilbara Minerals,whose Pilgangoora lithium mine(source:)BATTERY MINERALSDR L J DONNELLY:CHIEF GEOLOGIST,HEAD OF TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT4Industry term a

5、pplied to end-of-life(EoL)lithium-ion batteries(LIB)that have been mechanically processed for potential use as arecycled material.Recover the valuable metals(e.g.Co,Li,Mn,Ni and Cu)to producenew LIBs.Intermediate product in the recycling of spent batteries.Tradablefeedstockforpyrometallurgicalandhyd

6、rometallurgicalprocesses.Black mass from ChinaWHAT IS BLACK MASS?DR L J DONNELLY:CHIEF GEOLOGIST,HEAD OF TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT5GENERATION OF BLACK MASSSource:Donnelly et al.,2022,2023DR L J DONNELLY:CHIEF GEOLOGIST,HEAD OF TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT6WHAT IS DRIVING THE BLACK MASS MARKET!DR L J DONNELLY:CHI