Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a Gas-Assisted Microbubble Extraction (GAME) system with an innovative dispersion module that can be used to efficiently separate and purify base metals and rare earth elements from various sources. The GAME system utilizes a three phase system of a gas phase, an organic phase, and an aqueous phase to efficiently extract low concentration metals from a solution.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 23, 2023
Publication date:
December 28, 2023
Applicants:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Phinix, LLC
Abstract: The invention comprises methods and apparatuses for the electrorefining of Mg from Al or Mg alloy scrap. The invention utilizes the density and charge features of Mg present in a melted alloy to continuously extract Mg and Mg alloys from a melted Al alloy feed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 20, 2017
Date of Patent:
February 11, 2020
Assignee:
PHINIX, LLC
Inventors:
Adam J. Gesing, Subodh Das, Mark A. Gesing
Abstract: The invention comprises methods and apparatuses for the electrorefining of Mg from Al or Mg alloy scrap. The invention utilizes the density and charge features of Mg present in a melted alloy to continuously extract Mg and Mg alloys from a melted Al alloy feed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 13, 2015
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2018
Assignee:
PHINIX, LLC
Inventors:
Adam J. Gesing, Subodh Das, Mark Adam Gesing
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