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PGM converting process and jacketed rotary converter
- Patent number 12,270,090
- Issue date Apr 8, 2025
- Edward W. Albrecht
- C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON
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Methods and systems for scalable direct recycling of battery waste
- Patent number 12,266,772
- Issue date Apr 1, 2025
- Li Industries, Inc.
- David Young
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Extracting base metals using a wetting agent and a thiocarbonyl fun...
- Patent number 12,264,381
- Issue date Apr 1, 2025
- Jetti Resources, LLC
- Zihe Ren
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Method for recovering precious metal
- Patent number 12,264,380
- Issue date Apr 1, 2025
- Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- Marco Stemmler
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Selective sulfidation and desulfidation
- Patent number 12,258,672
- Issue date Mar 25, 2025
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Antoine Allanore
- C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
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Separation process of metals copper anode slime based on oxidation...
- Patent number 12,252,760
- Issue date Mar 18, 2025
- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tingyu Zhu
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Method of producing lithium hydroxide from lithium concentrate thro...
- Patent number 12,247,267
- Issue date Mar 11, 2025
- ECOPRO INNOVATION CO., LTD.
- Min-Woo Lee
- C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Solid agglomerated product based on iron oxides and corresponding p...
- Patent number 12,247,265
- Issue date Mar 11, 2025
- Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
- Selena Tiburzio
- C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON
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Extraction of base metals using carbonaceous matter and a thiocarbo...
- Patent number 12,247,266
- Issue date Mar 11, 2025
- Jetti Resources, LLC
- Zihe Ren
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Gasification or liquefaction of coal using a metal reactant alloy c...
- Patent number 12,241,132
- Issue date Mar 4, 2025
- Ronald G. Presswood
- C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Water balance in a chloride heap leach
- Patent number 12,241,140
- Issue date Mar 4, 2025
- BHP CHILE INC.
- Damaso Barrios Ormeno
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Iron chelators as activators in alkaline flotation circuits
- Patent number 12,240,000
- Issue date Mar 4, 2025
- BASF SE
- Adrian Mauricio Villanueva Berindoague
- C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Low temperature reduction of metal oxides
- Patent number 12,241,141
- Issue date Mar 4, 2025
- KINALTEK PTY. LTD.
- Jawad Haidar
- B22 - CASTING POWDER METALLURGY
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Lithium extraction process and apparatus
- Patent number 12,234,529
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- U.S. Borax Inc.
- Amit Patwardhan
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Operation method of copper smelting furnace
- Patent number 12,234,528
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- JX METALS SMELTING CO., LTD.
- Tatsuya Motomura
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Apparatus for a chlorination method to recycle metal elements in li...
- Patent number 12,237,483
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- Shenzhen Huineng Energy Storage Materials Engineering Research Center Co., LTD.
- Faping Zhong
- B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINED SOIL SOIL
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Method and apparatus for recovering copper, bronze and lead from mi...
- Patent number 12,227,819
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- Pukyong National University Industry—University Cooperation Foundation
- Jei Pil Wang
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Treated geothermal brine compositions with reduced concentrations o...
- Patent number 12,221,671
- Issue date Feb 11, 2025
- TERRALITHIUM LLC
- Stephen Harrison
- C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Method and system for recovery of metals from spent lithium ion bat...
- Patent number 12,224,414
- Issue date Feb 11, 2025
- AGR LITHIUM INC.
- Amol Naik
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Method for removing arsenic from copper smelting soot and comprehen...
- Patent number 12,215,406
- Issue date Feb 4, 2025
- SHANDONG HUMON SMELTING CO., LTD.
- Junfeng Zhang
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Process for the recovery of metals from oxidic ores
- Patent number 12,215,407
- Issue date Feb 4, 2025
- Umicore
- Michel Daniels
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Method for recovering active metal of lithium secondary battery
- Patent number 12,211,979
- Issue date Jan 28, 2025
- SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
- Young Bin Seo
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Process for the production of iron ore fines agglomerate and the ag...
- Patent number 12,203,150
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- Vale S.A.
- Flávio de Castro Dutra
- B22 - CASTING POWDER METALLURGY
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Process for producing briquettes from a waste material and briquett...
- Patent number 12,203,151
- Issue date Jan 21, 2025
- Bernegger GmbH
- Kurt Bernegger
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
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Systems of producing hydrogen and biochar from biomass assisted by...
- Patent number 12,195,334
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- GREENORE HOLDING CO.
- Xiaozhou Zhou
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Mixed rare earth concentrate mineral and suspended mineral phase tr...
- Patent number 12,195,826
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- Northeastern University
- Peng Gao
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Cooperative emission reduction method for sintering using energy-ca...
- Patent number 12,195,822
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- Central South University
- Min Gan
- C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON
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Copper/tin/lead production
- Patent number 12,195,823
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- METALLO BELGIUM
- Bert Coletti
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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Method for recovering waste lithium cobalt oxide battery
- Patent number 12,183,900
- Issue date Dec 31, 2024
- GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Yingsheng Zhong
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Solid-liquid-solid hydrometallurgical method for the solubilization...
- Patent number 12,180,560
- Issue date Dec 31, 2024
- NOVA MINERALIS S.A.
- Rodrigo Andrés Cortés Cortés
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...

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METHOD OF RECYCLING MIXED ALLOY SCRAP PARTS
- Publication number 20250115976
- Publication date Apr 10, 2025
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Constantin Chiriac
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
METAL LEACHING PROCESS AND APPARATUS
- Publication number 20250115975
- Publication date Apr 10, 2025
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Keith Raymond BARNARD
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR THE SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF GOLD, PLATINUM, AND PALLADIUM...
- Publication number 20250109455
- Publication date Apr 3, 2025
- Benjamin Turner Suslavich
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAGNESIUM SMELTING BY VACUUM CARBOTHERMAL RED...
- Publication number 20250109457
- Publication date Apr 3, 2025
- KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Yang Tian
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERIES TO BE RECYCLED AND PROCESSING PLANT
- Publication number 20250112287
- Publication date Apr 3, 2025
- SCHOLZ RECYCLING GMBH
- Uwe HERMSDORF
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND RARE EARTH EL...
- Publication number 20250109454
- Publication date Apr 3, 2025
- CYCLIC MATERIALS INC.
- Ahmad GHAHREMAN
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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BINDER COMPOSITION FOR BRIQUETTING AND/OR PELLETIZATION OF IRON OR...
- Publication number 20250101543
- Publication date Mar 27, 2025
- BL Technologies, Inc.
- Eugenio Carvalho
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY WASTE
- Publication number 20250105386
- Publication date Mar 27, 2025
- JX METALS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD
- Hiroshi MIYANAGA
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR SHREDDING BATTERIES AND METHOD FOR SHREDDING BATTERIES
- Publication number 20250099975
- Publication date Mar 27, 2025
- LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Wonsuk LEE
- B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN...
Information Patent Application
PLATINUM CATALYST RECYCLING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE FILTRATION STRUCTURES
- Publication number 20250099929
- Publication date Mar 27, 2025
- Yulin University
- Yu Meng
- B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN...
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL FROM BATTERY MATERIALS
- Publication number 20250096344
- Publication date Mar 20, 2025
- LI-CYCLE CORP.
- Christopher James BIEDERMAN
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
METHODS FOR LIBERATING PRECIOUS METALS USING A REAGENT HAVING A THI...
- Publication number 20250092487
- Publication date Mar 20, 2025
- Jetti Resources, LLC
- Zihe Ren
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
Leaching Method
- Publication number 20250092488
- Publication date Mar 20, 2025
- TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY. LIMITED
- Tendekayi Tapera
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
CARBON-NEGATIVE METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS
- Publication number 20250084495
- Publication date Mar 13, 2025
- Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
- James A. Mennell
- C21 - METALLURGY OF IRON
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TREATMENT OF ZINC LEACH RESIDUE
- Publication number 20250084503
- Publication date Mar 13, 2025
- GLENCORE TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED
- Alistair Stewart BURROWS
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING COPPER, BRONZE AND LEAD FROM MI...
- Publication number 20250075287
- Publication date Mar 6, 2025
- Pukyong National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
- Jei Pil WANG
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
PROCESSING METHOD FOR REUSING WASTE BATTERY
- Publication number 20250079543
- Publication date Mar 6, 2025
- POSCO Holdings Inc.
- Sang Woo HAN
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
COOLING SYSTEM FOR DECOATER CYCLONE DUST AND RELATED METHODS
- Publication number 20250075980
- Publication date Mar 6, 2025
- Novelis Inc.
- JungYoung Son
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
METHODS FOR PREPARING TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHEET-LIKE Li4SiO4 ADSORBENTS...
- Publication number 20250074777
- Publication date Mar 6, 2025
- CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY
- Xiazhang LI
- C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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IMPURITY CONTROL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING
- Publication number 20250070290
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- Kee-Chan Kim
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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HEAPS FOR HEAP LEACHING
- Publication number 20250066872
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- ANGLO AMERICAN TECHNICAL & SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES LTD
- Anthony Owen FILMER
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING METHOD
- Publication number 20250070296
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- NOVOCYCLE TEKNOLOJI SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
- Fatih Bosna
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PREPARING NICKEL SULFATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION FROM NICKEL-CO...
- Publication number 20250066871
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- KOREA ZINC CO., LTD.
- Heon Sik CHOI
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR NICKEL METAL RECOVERY FROM...
- Publication number 20250066878
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- KOREA ZINC CO., LTD.
- Heon Sik CHOI
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
GEOTHERMALLY POWERED HYDROMETALLURGICAL COPPER PRODUCTION
- Publication number 20250066874
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- EnhancedGEO Holdings, LLC
- Greg Lindberg
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR NICKEL RECOVERY FROM RAW MA...
- Publication number 20250066875
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- KOREA ZINC CO., LTD.
- Heon Sik CHOI
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
GEOTHERMALLY POWERED PYROMETALLURGICAL COPPER PRODUCTION
- Publication number 20250066873
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- EnhancedGEO Holdings, LLC
- Greg Lindberg
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF NICKEL OXIDE FR...
- Publication number 20250066876
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- KOREA ZINC CO., LTD.
- Heon Sik CHOI
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Application
ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR NICKEL HYDROXIDE RECOVERY F...
- Publication number 20250066877
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- KOREA ZINC CO., LTD.
- Heon Sik CHOI
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LEAD
- Publication number 20250059621
- Publication date Feb 20, 2025
- PERSPECTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- Edwin A. SAGASTUME
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...

Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

PGM converting process and jacketed rotary converter

Methods and systems for scalable direct recycling of battery waste

Extracting base metals using a wetting agent and a thiocarbonyl fun...

Method for recovering precious metal

Selective sulfidation and desulfidation

Separation process of metals copper anode slime based on oxidation...

Method of producing lithium hydroxide from lithium concentrate thro...

Solid agglomerated product based on iron oxides and corresponding p...

Extraction of base metals using carbonaceous matter and a thiocarbo...

Gasification or liquefaction of coal using a metal reactant alloy c...

Water balance in a chloride heap leach

Iron chelators as activators in alkaline flotation circuits

Low temperature reduction of metal oxides

Lithium extraction process and apparatus

Operation method of copper smelting furnace

Apparatus for a chlorination method to recycle metal elements in li...

Method and apparatus for recovering copper, bronze and lead from mi...

Treated geothermal brine compositions with reduced concentrations o...

Method and system for recovery of metals from spent lithium ion bat...

Method for removing arsenic from copper smelting soot and comprehen...

Process for the recovery of metals from oxidic ores

Method for recovering active metal of lithium secondary battery

Process for the production of iron ore fines agglomerate and the ag...

Process for producing briquettes from a waste material and briquett...

Systems of producing hydrogen and biochar from biomass assisted by...

Mixed rare earth concentrate mineral and suspended mineral phase tr...

Cooperative emission reduction method for sintering using energy-ca...

Copper/tin/lead production

Method for recovering waste lithium cobalt oxide battery

Solid-liquid-solid hydrometallurgical method for the solubilization...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

METHOD OF RECYCLING MIXED ALLOY SCRAP PARTS

METAL LEACHING PROCESS AND APPARATUS

METHOD FOR THE SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF GOLD, PLATINUM, AND PALLADIUM...

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAGNESIUM SMELTING BY VACUUM CARBOTHERMAL RED...

METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERIES TO BE RECYCLED AND PROCESSING PLANT

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND RARE EARTH EL...

BINDER COMPOSITION FOR BRIQUETTING AND/OR PELLETIZATION OF IRON OR...

HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY WASTE

SYSTEM FOR SHREDDING BATTERIES AND METHOD FOR SHREDDING BATTERIES

PLATINUM CATALYST RECYCLING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE FILTRATION STRUCTURES

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL FROM BATTERY MATERIALS

METHODS FOR LIBERATING PRECIOUS METALS USING A REAGENT HAVING A THI...

Leaching Method

CARBON-NEGATIVE METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS

TREATMENT OF ZINC LEACH RESIDUE

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING COPPER, BRONZE AND LEAD FROM MI...

PROCESSING METHOD FOR REUSING WASTE BATTERY

COOLING SYSTEM FOR DECOATER CYCLONE DUST AND RELATED METHODS

METHODS FOR PREPARING TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHEET-LIKE Li4SiO4 ADSORBENTS...

IMPURITY CONTROL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING

HEAPS FOR HEAP LEACHING

LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING METHOD

METHOD FOR PREPARING NICKEL SULFATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION FROM NICKEL-CO...

ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR NICKEL METAL RECOVERY FROM...

GEOTHERMALLY POWERED HYDROMETALLURGICAL COPPER PRODUCTION

ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR NICKEL RECOVERY FROM RAW MA...

GEOTHERMALLY POWERED PYROMETALLURGICAL COPPER PRODUCTION

ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF NICKEL OXIDE FR...

ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR NICKEL HYDROXIDE RECOVERY F...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LEAD