Iridium is Refined from Primary Ore at Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African Precious Metals Refinery using Molecular Recognition Technology™ (MRT™)
Category: Green Chemistry, Green Engineering, Circular Economy, Metal Sustainability, Economics
The Refining of Iridium and Rhodium using Molecular Recognition Technology® (MRT™)
Ir and other PGMs are refined using MRT™ for completely circular recycling of these metals for MEAs produced by Isondo Precious Metals
Molecular Recognition Technology™ (MRT™) for Selective Metal Separation in Green E-Waste Processing
A hydrometallurgical process combining electrowinning, sequential acid leaching, and MRT™ separations achieved >99% metal purity of Cu, Ni, Fe, Sn, Ag, Pd, and Pt from a collector metal alloy, as presented at the International Conference on Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies (REACT 2025)
Cadmium and Copper Removal from Cobalt Electrolytes via SuperLig® Molecular Recognition Technology™ (MRT™)
Cu and Cd are removed below detection limits from Co electrolytes with SuperLig® 132 and SuperLig® 177 respectively, as presented at the 6th International Symposium on Nickel and Cobalt
Rhodium Refining in the Fine Chemicals Industry (Faggi Enrico) Using Molecular Recognition Technology™ (MRT™)
Presentation on Rhodium Refining given at the 2025 International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) Conference
2025 Maricunga Lithium Project
Presentation by SIMCO Lithium and IBC Advanced Technologies on Direct Lithium to Product® (DLP™) Pilot Plant given at the 2025 Fastmarkets Lithium and Battery Raw Materials Conference
Direct Lithium to Product™ (DLP™) Green Technology for Lithium Extraction and Production
DLP™ extracts lithium and produces battery-grade lithium end-products with 99% overall recovery and minimal water and energy use
Maricunga Lithium Project
Presentation by SIMCO and IBC on Direct Lithium to Product™ (DLP™) Pilot Plant at the 2023 Fastmarkets Lithium and Battery Raw Materials Conference
Achieving Iridium Sustainability from Spent Secondary Sources in a Circular Economy using Molecular Recognition Technology™ (MRT™)
Presentation on Iridium Recycling given at the 2023 International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) Conference
