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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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Several companies are developing chemical processes, but these are still at pilot scale, and Aqua’s execs see serious challenges in delivering the required product purity and dealing with waste streams. Aqua Metals has a pilot line up and running, and is selling materials to customers in the metals industry.

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Fraunhofer team develops process to recycle carbon black from car tires

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Waste tires have been used mainly for recovering energy sources; only small proportions of the carbon black contained in these tires are recycled, since mineral ash accounts for around 20% of its content. Around three kilograms of carbon black—also known as industrial soot—are found in a standard car tire. © Fraunhofer IBP.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

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Several companies are developing chemical processes, but these are still at pilot scale, and Aqua’s execs see serious challenges in delivering the required product purity and dealing with waste streams. Aqua Metals has a pilot line up and running, and is selling materials to customers in the metals industry.

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Solvay to produce silica from rice husk ash for tires in Europe, expansion plans in N America

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Solvay is investing at its Livorno, Italy site to launch the company’s first unit of circular highly dispersible silica (HDS) made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash (RHA). Rice husk is an abundantly available agricultural waste. This involves working with stakeholders across the entire value chain.

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Aqua Metals and 6K Energy collaborate to establish sustainable US battery supply chain – Charged EVs

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Our strategic agreement with 6K Energy represents a pivotal moment in our mission to build a more sustainable battery ecosystem from the ground up here in North America,” said Steve Cotton, President and CEO of Aqua Metals.

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Nouryon, Tata Steel, Port of Amsterdam to study feasibility of largest green H2 cluster in Europe; 100 MW water electrolysis facility

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The three parties consider green hydrogen as vital for reaching climate targets and building a more circular economy—e.g., The Port of Amsterdam will focus on the infrastructure for further distribution of green hydrogen, which will be the basis for the development of new industries and zero-emission transport in the Amsterdam area.

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Faraday Institution commits a further $31M to battery research to deliver commercial impact

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million (US$31-million) commitment to build on its momentum in four key research challenges: extending battery life; battery modelling; recycling and reuse; and solid-state batteries. Working closely with industry partners, a multi-scale approach is being taken, from the material to the cell and module scale.