Abstract: An apparatus and method for recovering metal from a solution comprising a metal-selective sorbent disposed in a column. Additional embodiments provide for using a metal-selective membrane configured for selective transport, isolation, retention, and recovery of metal ions and compounds; electrodialysis and forward osmosis apparatuses to recover metal from a solution. A modular system to process a solution at a remote field site is disclosed. The process is a green process and produces limited to no industrial waste.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 26, 2020
Publication date:
September 1, 2022
Applicant:
SUMMIT NANOTECH CORPORATION
Inventors:
Drew Adrian Moxon, Ryan Kraft, Amanda Hall, Amir Ahmadian, Kelly Krahulic