Early-stage extraction of lithium from LCO cathodes via sucrose-assisted reductive roasting

RSC Advances 2026 Open access

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Authors: Martin Jantson, Kerli Liivand, Valdek Mikli
DOI: 10.1039/d5ra08726k
Cited by: 2
References: 58

Abstract

and LiF, during roasting. The Li leaching efficiency was shown to be highly dependent on the roasting temperature and sucrose dosage, while showing low sensitivity to roasting time due to the fast reduction mechanism and pyrolysis of sucrose. Notably, the roasting time could be reduced to below 10 minutes with minor impact (3.6%) on Li leaching efficiency, significantly lowering the energy demand for the process.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Extraction and Separation Processes Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

Publication details

Journal / source
RSC Advances
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
872–882
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN