Recycling Battery Materials
Powder processing services for recycled battery materials, including precision sieving, classification,
magnetic separation, and material recovery.
Custom Processing
Process Development
In-House Testing
Commercial Scale
Battery Material Recycling with Dusenfeld
Elcan Industries has partnered with Duesenfeld, a developer of advanced lithium-ion battery recycling technology, to support the growing need for efficient recovery of valuable battery materials. Duesenfeld has developed a patented recycling process that combines battery discharge, mechanical processing, low-temperature vacuum drying, material separation, and hydrometallurgical recovery.
The Duesenfeld process is designed to recover valuable materials while avoiding the high-temperature treatment used in many conventional battery recycling processes. After batteries are discharged and mechanically processed, the material is separated into individual fractions including iron, copper, aluminum, and Duesenfeld Black® black mass containing the electrode active materials.
Through its additional processing technology, Duesenfeld can recover materials including graphite, lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from lithium ion batteries. Combined with Elcan’s experience in powder processing, particle separation, and battery material handling, the partnership brings together complementary technologies for companies working to recover and reuse valuable battery materials.
- Precision sieving of recycled battery powders down to 10 microns
- Fine particle classification using air separation technology
- Ferrous contamination removal using high intensity electromagnetic separation
- Toll processing from development trials through commercial production
Precision Sieving
Separate recycled battery powders by particle size using the HiSifter high energy sieving machine, with production capability down to 10 microns.
Air Classification
Separate extremely fine powder fractions using Elcan's ElbowJet Air Classifier for applications requiring classification below conventional sieving ranges.
Magnetic Separation
Remove trace ferrous contamination from recycled battery powders using high intensity electromagnetic separation technology.
Material Recovery
Recover usable powder fractions from recycled material streams to reduce waste and increase the amount of valuable material available for downstream processing.
Benefits of Battery Material Recycling with Elcan and Duesenfeld
The partnership between Elcan Industries and Duesenfeld brings together advanced battery recycling technology with decades of powder processing experience. Duesenfeld’s process is designed to recover valuable materials from lithium ion batteries through mechanical processing, separation, and material recovery methods that avoid conventional high temperature treatment. Elcan complements this technology with experience in sieving, air classification, magnetic separation, blending, and powder handling. Together, the two companies can support customers looking to recover materials such as black mass, graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese while creating cleaner material streams for further refining, reuse, or downstream processing.
About Elcan Industries Toll Processing Services
Since our inception in 1993, Elcan Industries has focused on finding catered solutions to any screening and sieving problems that companies may be experiencing. We pride ourselves on doing the jobs that other sieving companies cannot do. We are always open to trying any particle separation, no matter how obscure or difficult it may seem. We have always focused on selling only the most advanced screening technologies available on the market. We can screen material from 10 mm to 10 µm and have achieved efficiencies of 95% or higher at all sizes.
- Toll processing services from lab testing through commercial production
- Fine powder screening, air classification, blending, and magnetic separation
- Particle size analysis and PSD reporting to support quality control
- Flexible packaging into drums, bags, supersacks, and bulk containers
FAQs
What battery materials can Elcan process?
Elcan can evaluate dry powder streams including black mass, graphite, cathode materials, anode materials, LFP, NMC, LCO, pCAM, and other battery related powders depending on the material characteristics and processing requirements.
Can Elcan sieve black mass?
Yes. Black mass can be evaluated using Elcan’s high energy sieving technology to remove oversize material, classify powder fractions, or prepare material for subsequent processing.
Can Elcan separate particles smaller than 10 microns?
Yes. For finer separations, Elcan can evaluate the material using the ElbowJet Air Classifier, which is capable of classification down to approximately 0.5 microns depending on the material and required cut point.
Can processed battery materials be repackaged after separation?
Yes. Elcan can package processed powders into drums, bags, supersacks, and other bulk containers, depending on customer requirements.
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