UK funds 'grinding technology' to extract and recycle metals from used battery

The Technology Strategy Board of the UK is reported to be funding a research project designed to extract and recycle metals from used batteries

LONDON (Scrap Monster) : The Technology Strategy Board of the UK is reported to be  funding a research project designed to extract and recycle metals from used batteries.

The research project titled ‘ReCharge’ makes use of patented ‘grinding technology’ to extract various metallic ions present in batteries. The patented technology is being developed by International Innovative Technologies (IIT). According to the technique the solid carbon core of the batteries are grinded to a powder form. The various metals present such as zinc, carbon and manganese are then extracted by using a series of chemical and biological treatments.

IIT’s powdering technology is considered as a replacement to traditional milling systems which makes use of compact, high-output, modular units. IIT uses new highly energy efficient vertical milling systems.

IIT manufacture a range of high quality, high output vertical mills with a dynamic, modular design, cost effective to install and easy to operate.

Highly economic, IIT m-series mills use low energy input to achieve high grinding force and fine powder output. IIT powder mills utilise state-of-the-art size reduction technologies and are more energy efficient than ball mills or jet milling.

ReCharge is run by the UK's Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) and is supported by a large number of recycling companies across the country.

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