Our Process

High-temperature pyrometallurgical procedures can be used to isolate metals from various battery components. This method is ideal for recycling metals found in battery cathodes and anodes, which Battery components are melted at high temperatures so that metals with different melting points can be extracted. Although pyrometallurgy is efficient for some metals, it requires a lot of energy and often leads to waste.

Hydrometallurgical processes dissolve metals in water and then separate them from other battery materials. This technique is very selective and may be tailored to a variety of metals of interest. For instance:

• Acid Leaching:
  Metals in the shredded supplies for batteries can be dissolved using acidic solutions. The resultant leachate is rich in metal ions that can be extracted through a process of selective precipitation.
• Solvent Extraction:
  Metals of interest can be extracted selectively from the leachate by using organic solvents. In this method, the aqueous phase is separated from the organic phase using a liquid-liquid phase separation.
• Ion Exchange:
  Metal ions in solutions are swapped for other ions attached to a solid substance in this process. Metals of interest can be concentrated after being separated selectively.

Electrode surfaces are subjected to an electrical current that allows for the selective deposition of metals. Metals may be separated and recovered with great accuracy using this method. Metals can be recovered from batteries using electrometallurgical processes like electrowinning and electrorefining.

The process of precipitation requires the addition of certain chemicals to the wastewater solution in order to cause the solidification of metal compounds. Separating these chemicals allows for further processing. In order to clean the leachate, precipitation is often utilized when combined with other methods.

After the metal has been recovered, it is isolated from the solution using solid-liquid separation methods. This separation is often accomplished by filtration, centrifugation, or sedimentation.