US 12,168,814 B2
Processing method
Yukihiro Hagiwara, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 16/640,649
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 9, 2017, PCT No. PCT/JP2017/040376
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 20, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/092826, PCT Pub. Date May 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0354811 A1, Nov. 12, 2020
Int. Cl. C22B 7/00 (2006.01); C21B 3/04 (2006.01); C21B 3/10 (2006.01); C21C 5/52 (2006.01); H01M 6/52 (2006.01); H01M 10/54 (2006.01)
CPC C22B 7/00 (2013.01) [C21B 3/04 (2013.01); C21B 3/10 (2013.01); C21C 5/52 (2013.01); C21C 5/5264 (2013.01); C21C 5/527 (2013.01); H01M 6/52 (2013.01); H01M 10/54 (2013.01); C21B 2400/02 (2018.08)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processing method for a first battery pack and a second battery pack each including at least a battery body and a resin, the processing method comprising:
melting the first battery pack in an electric furnace to generate a molten metal and a slag;
separating the slag from the molten metal;
placing the second battery pack in a slag pan; and
discharging, from the electric furnace, the slag that is at a predetermined temperature and is generated using the first battery pack onto the second battery pack in the slag pan.