Extractive Metallurgy of Lithium - Lithium-ion Cells RecyclingNowadays, importance of lithium beside cobalt cannot be hidden especially for energy storage systems. Lithium can be found in unexpected area of the world like Zimbabwe, D. R. Congo, Serbia or Afghanistan raising questions on a geopolitical point of view. Some efforts must be done for some countries to reach their true economical potential. From engineering side, a lot of technics are developed and used for the extraction of this commodity of great