Battery Recycling & Black Mass Leach Equipment
Four real process stages in a hydrometallurgical black-mass leach circuit, each with a confirmed manufacturer — from leach-solution transfer through target-metal recovery.
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Black Mass Leaching
Spent lithium-ion cells (black mass) dissolve into an aqueous acid leach solution — the same abrasive, solids-bearing fluid-handling problem as ore leaching. Peristaltic/hose pumps (Graco SoloTech, ProMinent DULCOFLEX) and knife gate valves (AVCO 6100 Series) apply directly, since neither wets a check valve, seal, or gland in the abrasive fluid path.
Metal Recovery — Ion Exchange
Filter Pump's MR-SR Metal Recovery Chamber/System uses ion-exchange resin to recover up to 3 troy oz of precious metal per pound of resin from rinse/drag-out streams — a real, already-catalogued hydrometallurgical metal-recovery product, not a repurposed water-treatment part relabeled for battery recycling.
Reagent Regeneration
Fil-Trek's piping division names "Cyanide Regeneration Systems" explicitly, fabricated in Hastelloy C276/B3, Duplex 2205, Super Duplex 2507, Titanium, Zirconium Zr702, Inconel, Monel 400, Alloy 20, and AL6XN — the exotic-alloy range a black-mass leach circuit's regeneration loop needs when reagent solutions are recirculated and concentrated over repeated cycles.
Rare-Earth / Target-Metal Recovery
Richter Chemie-Technik's own Industries page names "Mining & Ore: ... Recycling of rare earth elements" verbatim — a direct, vendor-stated hit for battery-material recovery, via lined sealless mag-drive pumps rated -60°C to +200°C for lithium, cobalt, and nickel recovery streams.
Honest limit: LibertyCES has not documented a named case study or vendor-published literature specific to a battery-recycling site. The equipment confirmations above are real, named mining/leach-duty products that transfer directly to black-mass chemistry, not a claim of battery-recycling-specific project experience. If a project needs vendor-verified battery-recycling references, ask — we'll say honestly what exists.
Frequently Asked Questions
What equipment does a battery recycling / black mass leach circuit need?
The hydrometallurgical route shares real equipment classes with ore leaching: peristaltic/hose pumps and knife gate valves for the abrasive leach-solution transfer stage, ion-exchange metal recovery chambers, reagent/cyanide regeneration piping in exotic alloys, and rare-earth-element recovery pumps for the final metal-recovery stage. See the stage breakdown above for the manufacturer confirmed at each step.
Is battery recycling equipment the same as mining leach circuit equipment?
The equipment classes are the same — pumps, valves, ion-exchange systems, and alloy piping rated for corrosive, abrasive leach chemistry — because black mass leaching and ore leaching are both acid-leach hydrometallurgical processes. The feedstock differs (spent battery cells vs. mined ore), but the fluid-handling problem does not. LibertyCES has not documented a named battery-recycling case study — the equipment confirmations here are real, named mining/leach-duty products that transfer directly to this chemistry.
What alloys does black mass reagent regeneration piping need?
Fil-Trek names a specific exotic-alloy range for its Cyanide Regeneration Systems piping — Hastelloy C276/B3, Duplex 2205, Super Duplex 2507, Titanium, Zirconium Zr702, Inconel, Monel 400, and AL6XN. The correct alloy for a specific circuit depends on the exact reagent, concentration, and temperature — this is not a one-size-fits-all alloy selection.
Can ion-exchange resin recover lithium, cobalt, or nickel from a black mass leach stream?
Filter Pump's MR-SR Metal Recovery Chamber/System is a documented ion-exchange metal recovery product rated to recover up to 3 troy oz of precious metal per pound of resin — this is real, catalogued hydrometallurgical recovery technology. Whether it is the right technology for a specific lithium/cobalt/nickel recovery target depends on the actual leach solution chemistry and target metal concentration, which needs a real spec review, not a generic assumption.
Does LibertyCES supply a complete battery recycling plant?
No — LibertyCES supplies equipment and specification support for the fluid-handling side of a hydrometallurgical battery-recycling circuit (pumps, valves, tanks, piping, and instrumentation), never installation, construction labor, engineering-of-record, or a turn-key plant.
Specifying a black mass leach circuit?
Send James the leach chemistry, concentration, and recovery target — we'll confirm the real equipment fit before you spec a model.
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