APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE SUBSTANCE FROM LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY

摘要

The present invention includes: a reaction tank (1) for immersing an electrode material of a lithium secondary battery into a molten salt of lithium chloride containing metal lithium, so as to perform a reducing reaction of the electrode material with the metal lithium; a movable perforated processing vessel (10) configured to be immersed into the molten salt in the reaction tank (1) together with the electrode material contained therein; and vessel carrying means for immersing the perforated processing vessel (10) containing the electrode material therein into the molten salt of lithium chloride in the reaction tank (1) and pulling up the vessel (10) from the reaction tank (1) after a process has been performed. In a vessel wall constituting a vessel main body of the vessel (10), a plurality of through-holes are formed, such that each through-hole serves to communicate an internal space of the reaction tank (1) storing the molten salt with an internal space of the vessel main body containing the electrode material.