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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Mint Innovation Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Will Barker, Auckland, NZ;
Oliver Crush, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
MINT INNOVATION LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 (2006.01); C22B 11/00 (2006.01); C22B 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 (2013.01); C22B 11/04 (2013.01); Y02P 10/20 (2015.11);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for recovering metals from aqueous solutions or solid feedstocks such as ores and waste. In particular, the invention relates to a method of recovering a target metal using a microorganism and recycling depleted growth media or depleted lixiviant back through the process.