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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Umicore, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Ryohei Yagi, Olen, BE;
Lennart Scheunis, Olen, BE;
Assignee:
UMICORE, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/54 (2006.01); C22B 1/00 (2006.01); C22B 7/00 (2006.01); C22B 7/04 (2006.01); C22B 23/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/54 (2013.01); C22B 1/005 (2013.01); C22B 7/004 (2013.01); C22B 7/04 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); C22B 23/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention lies in the field of pyrometallurgy and discloses a process and a slag suitable for the recovery of Ni and Co from Li-ion batteries or their waste, particularly from Black Mass. The slag composition is defined according to: This composition is particularly adapted to limit or avoid the wear or corrosion of furnaces lined with magnesia-bearing refractory bricks.