Crystallization of nickel sulfate and its purification process:
Battery-grade nickel used in the NMC cathode material is usually in the form of nickel sulfate hexahydrate (NiSO 4 ·6H 2 O). 5 To obtain high-purity nickel sulfate, hydrometallurgical processing of primary sources such as lateritic nickel ores and nickel sulfide minerals, 6 or secondary sources such as spent nickel-containing lithium-ion batteries 7 is often employed.