Hi all, good afternoon.
I recently took apart an old Lenovo laptop battery to get out the Li ion cells. I got four in the end, and planned on getting some Cobalt from it by
reacting the LiCoO2 electrode with 31.45% HCl. I did this, ans got a reaction which resulted in a surprisingly green solution, like it contained lots
of Ni or Cu chloride. Not the stunning blue of Cobalt. My question for all of you is:
1. What brands of Li ion batteries contain a substantial amount of Cobalt .
2. What easily available sources contain cobalt, in any form at a high concentration, without any impurity, or very little at least.
3. Is it possible to "read" the plastic casing on batteries to more easily find out what their composition is?
Thanks! :]
-T/Azide UC235 - 1-7-2017 at 08:43
Just buy the metal off ebay. It's not that expensive, especially compared to using Li-ion cells or SmCo magnets. It dissolves slowly in conc. HCl to
form dark blue solutions from which the hydrated chloride can be isolated.Rhodanide - 1-7-2017 at 08:52
Just buy the metal off ebay. It's not that expensive, especially compared to using Li-ion cells or SmCo magnets. It dissolves slowly in conc. HCl to
form dark blue solutions from which the hydrated chloride can be isolated.
You see, that kinda goes against the whole idea of getting it out of a source that isn't from online, while still retaining reasonable
purity.DistractionGrating - 1-7-2017 at 18:32
Do you have a ceramics shop locally?Rhodanide - 2-7-2017 at 05:26
Funny you say that, because yesterday I said screw it and went to my local pottery supply store and bought .5 lb of CoCO3. So I guess I'm all good
now. :]
