Valentin Mally

Title: Valentin Mally and Lithium Recovery Innovation.

Introduction

Valentin Mally is an inventor associated with Leoben, Austria. His patent work addresses the thermal treatment of materials containing lithium and phosphorus compounds, including residue from lithium-ion batteries. His listed portfolio includes 1 patent.

Latest Patents

Mally’s patent, “Apparatus and process for thermal treatment of raw material containing lithium compounds and phosphorus compounds, method of recovering lithium and/or phosphorus from residue material of lithium-ion batteries,” describes an inductively heated packed-bed reactor. The reactor has a body made at least partly of refractory material, surrounded by one or more induction coils and packed at least partly with susceptor material.

The system is designed to transfer some of the raw material into a gaseous phase while forming a molten phase from another portion. Gas outlets direct the gaseous products to a connected condenser, which deposits lithium species and separates them from exhaust gas that is substantially free of lithium species. The invention also describes processes for thermally treating the feed material and recovering lithium and/or phosphorus from battery residue.

Career Highlights

Mally’s listed professional affiliations include Montanuniversität Leoben and Schönberg, Andreas. The available information does not specify his roles or dates of association with these organizations.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Harald Raupenstrauch and Christoph Ponak. Their specific contributions to the patent or related work are not provided.

Conclusion

Valentin Mally’s patent focuses on an inductively heated reactor and condensation process for treating lithium- and phosphorus-containing materials, with potential application to recovering valuable elements from lithium-ion battery residue.