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Metal extraction
Hydrometallurgical extraction for new-energy batteries
A lithium-battery materials company uses our high-purity neodecanoic acid as a nickel-cobalt extractant, improving separation efficiency and purity.
The Challenge
In hydrometallurgical battery recycling, nickel-cobalt separation is disturbed by co-existing ions; common carboxylic acid extractants offer poor selectivity and slow phase separation, forcing a trade-off between purity and recovery.
Our Solution
High-purity low-impurity neodecanoic acid (A10) was supplied as the main extractant; the sterically hindered tertiary carboxyl improves metal complexation selectivity and speeds phase separation.
The Result
Nickel-cobalt separation purity consistently met spec, while extraction throughput and organic-phase recycling improved in tandem.
Key results
- 金属分离效率高
- 有机相损耗下降