Provided is a method for producing calcium zincate. The method comprises: an extraction step: mixing a ground zinc-containing raw material with an extracting agent, followed by filtration to obtain an extract, wherein the extracting agent is a mixed aqueous solution of ammonia and {NH.sub.4HCO.sub.3 and/or (NH.sub.4).sub.2CO.sub.3; optionally, purifying the extract; a decarburization step: adding calcium oxide and/or calcium hydroxide to the extract, stirring, and filtering to obtain a first solid and a first filtrate; a calcium zincate synthesis step: adding calcium hydroxide and/or calcium oxide to the first filtrate, stirring to react, and filtering to obtain a second solid and a second filtrate; optionally, rinsing the second solid with water; a drying step: drying the second solid to obtain the final calcium zincate product.

Provided is a method for producing calcium zincate. The method comprises: an extraction step: mixing a ground zinc-containing raw material with an extracting agent, followed by filtration to obtain an extract, wherein the extracting agent is a mixed aqueous solution of ammonia and {NH.sub.4HCO.sub.3 and/or (NH.sub.4).sub.2CO.sub.3; optionally, purifying the extract; a decarburization step: adding calcium oxide and/or calcium hydroxide to the extract, stirring, and filtering to obtain a first solid and a first filtrate; a calcium zincate synthesis step: adding calcium hydroxide and/or calcium oxide to the first filtrate, stirring to react, and filtering to obtain a second solid and a second filtrate; optionally, rinsing the second solid with water; a drying step: drying the second solid to obtain the final calcium zincate product.

The present disclosure refers to a method of obtaining metal ions from a battery, the method comprising adding a crushed battery to a leaching solution comprising fruit and an ammonium salt, thereby obtaining a leachate comprising metal ions.

The present disclosure concerns a Gas-Assisted Microbubble Extraction (GAME) system with an innovative dispersion module that can be used to efficiently separate and purify base metals and rare earth elements from various sources. The GAME system utilizes a three phase system of a gas phase, an organic phase, and an aqueous phase to efficiently extract low concentration metals from a solution.

The present disclosure concerns a Gas-Assisted Microbubble Extraction (GAME) system with an innovative dispersion module that can be used to efficiently separate and purify base metals and rare earth elements from various sources. The GAME system utilizes a three phase system of a gas phase, an organic phase, and an aqueous phase to efficiently extract low concentration metals from a solution.

Discloses a hydrometallurgical process and system for the recovery of precious metals; specifically palladium, rhodium, and platinum metals, at high purity and with limited waste and environmental fouling.

Discloses a hydrometallurgical process and system for the recovery of precious metals; specifically palladium, rhodium, and platinum metals, at high purity and with limited waste and environmental fouling.

Certain method embodiments are described and useful for recycling permanent magnet materials (e.g. permanent magnet alloys) and battery materials (e.g. battery electrode materials) to extract critical and/or valuable elements including REEs, Co and Ni. Method embodiments involve reacting such material with at least one of an ammonium salt and an iron (III) salt to achieve at least one of a liquid phase chemical reaction and a mechanochemical reaction.

Provided is a method for manufacturing coarse particles of a so-called high-purity nickel powder with a small amount of impurities, particularly having a low sulfur grade, from a nickel sulfate amine complex solution using a fine nickel powder. A method for manufacturing a nickel powder includes the following treatment steps (1) to (6) in a process for manufacturing a nickel powder from a nickel sulfate solution: (1) a hydroxylation step; (2) a complexation step; (3) a reduction step; (4) a solid/liquid separation step; (5) a nickel recovery step of repeatedly supplying the recovered nickel powder to step (2) and/or step (3), sulfurating the recovered final reduction solution, and then solid/liquid separating the sulfurated solution to generate nickel sulfide and a nickel post-reduction solution; and (6) a nickel regeneration step of oxidatively leaching the nickel sulfide obtained in step (5) and repeatedly supplying the obtained nickel sulfate solution to step (1).

Provided is a method for manufacturing coarse particles of a so-called high-purity nickel powder with a small amount of impurities, particularly having a low sulfur grade, from a nickel sulfate amine complex solution using a fine nickel powder. A method for manufacturing a nickel powder includes the following treatment steps (1) to (6) in a process for manufacturing a nickel powder from a nickel sulfate solution: (1) a hydroxylation step; (2) a complexation step; (3) a reduction step; (4) a solid/liquid separation step; (5) a nickel recovery step of repeatedly supplying the recovered nickel powder to step (2) and/or step (3), sulfurating the recovered final reduction solution, and then solid/liquid separating the sulfurated solution to generate nickel sulfide and a nickel post-reduction solution; and (6) a nickel regeneration step of oxidatively leaching the nickel sulfide obtained in step (5) and repeatedly supplying the obtained nickel sulfate solution to step (1).