Telescope Innovations Corp. announced it has demonstrated proof-of-concept for a proprietary recrystallization process that efficiently separates battery raw materials (i.e., lithium and nickel salts) from mixed recycling slurries. The new technology has the potential to disrupt battery recycling methods, bolster the supply chain for battery materials, and support the global transition to a clean energy economy.

Conventionally, individual metals (lithium, Li; nickel, Ni; cobalt, Co; and manganese, Mn) are separated from battery recycling brines in progressive stages that each require additional reagents. Separated components must often be further purified via crystallization to isolate the raw material. In contrast, Telescope's selective recrystallization technique isolates high purity salts directly from brines without using additional reagents.

Rather than added reagents, this process relies only on fine control of crystallization temperature. This level of control is enabled by Telescope's advanced analytical technology and automation tools, which provide continuous process feedback. The Company has demonstrated the recrystallization method by separating nickel and lithium salt crystals from synthetic battery recycling brines, and plans to expand the scope of isolable materials.