A fully integrated lead-acid battery crushing and separation production line — it automatically transforms whole spent batteries into clean, saleable fractions in one continuous process.
What You Recover: Final Products
Once a battery passes through our system, you obtain four distinct, market-ready outputs:
Metal lead grids – clean, drained of acid, ready for smelting or direct sale.
Lead paste (cake form) – dewatered filter cake with high lead content, ideal for desulphurization or furnace feed.
Pure polypropylene (PP) – washed and dried chips or flakes, achieving plastic-grade purity.
Neutralized acid – the electrolyte is collected, neutralized, and turned into a non-hazardous salt solution or gypsum, meeting discharge standards.
Complete Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Plant List
Because transparency helps you plan your layout and utilities, here is every major component that makes up the waste lead-acid battery crushing and separation system:
Battery infeed conveyor
Carries whole batteries into the enclosed crushing chamber.
Hammer mill crusher
Designed for wet crushing under a controlled water spray to suppress dust and acid mist. It breaks batteries into fragments smaller than 30 mm.
Vibrating screen
Separates undersize lead paste slurry from oversize lead grids and PP chips.
Hydro-separator (sink-float tank)
A water-based gravity separation unit where heavy lead grids sink and light polypropylene floats, achieving the first-stage plastic-metal split.
Lead paste dewatering system
Includes a paste stirring tank and an automatic filter press that delivers lead paste cake with low moisture.
Lead grid washing & collecting conveyor
Rinses the metallic grids and discharges them clean and free of acid residues.
PP washing and drying line
A set of friction washers, a rinsing tank, and a centrifugal dryer that cleans the plastic to PP ≥99% purity.
Acid collection & neutralization unit
Collects the diluted electrolyte, adds lime or caustic soda, and outputs neutralized slurry.
Exhaust gas treatment
An acid mist scrubber and activated carbon filter that clean the air from the enclosed system before release.
Electrical control cabinet
PLC-based panel with touchscreen, allowing one operator to manage the entire automatic battery breaker and separator line.
This equipment list covers everything you need to run a fully compliant lead battery crushing and separation plant.
Technical Characteristics: Throughput & Performance
Lead-acid battery recycling plant is available in several standard capacities, and we engineer custom throughput if required.
- Typical productivity: 5 tons per hour (standard model) and 10-15 tons per hour (high-capacity model).
- Installation power: approximately 220–435 kW depending on the module.
- Water circulation: the system operates with a closed-loop water treatment circuit, keeping fresh water consumption low.
- Footprint: a typical 5 t/h lead-acid battery recycling plant requires around 300 m², enabling efficient factory layout.
Final Product Quality
Our lead-acid battery crushing and separation production line is built to hit purity numbers that let you sell directly to smelters and plastic compounders:
Lead paste purity (Pb content): ≥99% after dewatering. This minimizes slag in the smelting stage.
Polypropylene purity (PP): ≥99%. Washed and dried chips are clean enough for pelletizing or direct sale to plastic recyclers.
Lead removal rate: ≥99%. This means that out of the total lead contained in the incoming batteries, at least 99% is recovered into the grid and paste fractions.
Delivery Terms: What to Expect When You Order
We provide clear commercial terms because an overseas purchase demands certainty:
- Pricing – We offer FOB pricing. The price includes all core machinery, the filter press, scrubber, and control system. Reach out with your target capacity for an exact quotation.
- Production time – typically 30–60 days for a standard line after order confirmation and deposit.
- Payment methods – flexible: T/T.
- Warranty – 12 months for the complete lead-acid battery recycling line, with fast-response remote support and spare parts for manufacturing defects.
- Installation & commissioning – we dispatch 1–3 experienced engineers to your site. They supervise mechanical erection, electrical hook-up, trial runs, and train your team. Installation time on site usually ranges from 7 to 30 days.
Looking to Start a Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Business?
Guanma Machinery lead-acid battery processing system eliminates the middle step: you become the producer of clean lead paste, grids, and PP.
Tell us your required tons per hour, and we will send the complete lead-acid battery crushing and separation production line proposal within 24 hours.
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Contact us today to discuss your project, capacity requirements, and target materials. Our team will reply within 24 hours with a customized proposal. You can also reach us directly at [email protected] — we are here to help!
