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C22B · Production and refining of metals
Production and refining of metals; pretreatment of raw materials. Patents classified in CPC C22B, part of Chemistry and materials.
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Newest patents in C22B · Production and refining of metals
15 patents imported from the European Patent Office; newest published 2026-10-08; most active companies: Fraunhofer GES Forschung, Viridis Innovation GmbH, Battelle Energy Alliance LLC.
- RECYCLED LITHIUM CARBONATES, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALS, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES US20260308002A1, published 2026-10-08
- SUSTAINABLE BATTERY BLACK MASS RECYCLING PROCESS EP4818341A1, published 2026-10-07
- Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bearbeitung von Elektroden-Oberflächen und deren Verwendung DE102025131385B3, published 2026-10-01
- METHOD OF PREPARING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY USING WASTE BATTERY AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY PREPARED THEREBY US20260302396A1, published 2026-10-01
- Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Einbringen von mindestens einer Öffnung in ein Gehäuse einer Batteriezelle, sowie Verfahren und Anlage zur Gewinnung von Schwarzmasse aus einem geeigneten Ausgangsmaterial DE102025111902A1, published 2026-10-01
- Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Gewinnung von Schwarzmasse aus einer Mischung von Bruchstücken von Bestandteilen von Batteriezellen DE102025111944A1, published 2026-10-01
- Verfahren und Anlage zur Gewinnung von Schwarzmasse aus einem geeigneten Ausgangsmaterial DE102025111889A1, published 2026-10-01
- ULTRA-LOW POWER MEMBRANE-ASSISTED LITHIUM EXTRACTION SYSTEM WITH PASSIVE FOULANT REMOVAL US20260284598A1, published 2026-09-24
- METHODS FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND METAL RECOVERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS US20260284595A1, published 2026-09-24
- METAL RECOVERY FOR RECYCLING BY CHLOROALUMINUM CHEMISTRY WO2026198580A1, published 2026-09-24
- 漆包线的铜或铜合金的回收方法 CN122619505A, published 2026-08-21
- 一种由废旧铜箔制备自还原型电子铜浆的方法 CN122605974A, published 2026-08-21
- 永磁材料烧结方法及永磁材料烧结装置 CN122552337A, published 2026-08-11
- Preparation method and application of tantalum-niobium alloy consumable electrode CN122480627A, published 2026-07-31
- Reuse technology for used batteries CN102842743A, published 2012-12-26
Most active companies
Counted over the newest 15 imported patents in this industry.
- Fraunhofer GES Forschung 3 patents
- Viridis Innovation GmbH 3 patents
- Battelle Energy Alliance LLC 1 patent
- Hanwha Corp 1 patent
- Lyten Inc 1 patent
- Metso Finland OY 1 patent
- Ningxia Orient Tantalum Ind Co Ltd 1 patent
- Samsung SDI Co Ltd 1 patent
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