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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Umicore, Brussels, BE;
Inventor:
Lennart Scheunis, Olen, BE;
Assignee:
UMICORE, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 23/02 (2006.01); C22B 7/00 (2006.01); C22B 7/04 (2006.01); C22B 23/06 (2006.01); H01M 4/525 (2010.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 23/02 (2013.01); C22B 7/001 (2013.01); C22B 7/004 (2013.01); C22B 7/04 (2013.01); C22B 23/021 (2013.01); C22B 23/06 (2013.01); H01M 4/525 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure concerns a 2-step smelting process, for recovering of Ni and Co from batteries and other sources. The process comprises the steps of: The process is more energy-efficient than a single-step reducing smelting process and provides for a higher purity alloy and for a cleaner final slag.