Patents by Inventor Thomas BIBIENNE
Thomas BIBIENNE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12606456Abstract: A process for preparing metal oxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2024Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Jean-François Magnan, Nicolas Laroche, Thomas Bibienne, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé
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Publication number: 20250296852Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hyType: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2025Publication date: September 25, 2025Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Thomas BIBIENNE, Nicolas LAROCHE, Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ, David DEAK
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Patent number: 12275650Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) and optionally (ii) with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sodium hydroxide for reacting with the metal sulfate; and reusing the lithium hydroxide for reacting with the metal sulfate and/or with the metal hydroxide.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Thomas Bibienne, Nicolas Laroche, Jean-François Magnan, Guy Bourassa, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé, David Deak
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Publication number: 20240294395Abstract: A process for preparing metal oxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Jean-François MAGNAN, Nicolas LAROCHE, Thomas BIBIENNE, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ
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Patent number: 12006231Abstract: A process for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum. The process comprises: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (iii) at least one metal chosen from manganese and aluminum with sodium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising sodium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising sodium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the sodium sulfate into sodium hydroxide; and reusing the sodium hydroxide obtained by the electromembrane process for reacting with the metal sulfate.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Jean-François Magnan, Nicolas Laroche, Thomas Bibienne, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé
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Publication number: 20230159348Abstract: A process for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum. The process comprises: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (iii) at least one metal chosen from manganese and aluminum with sodium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising sodium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising sodium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the sodium sulfate into sodium hydroxide; and reusing the sodium hydroxide obtained by the electromembrane process for reacting with the metal sulfate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Jean-François MAGNAN, Nicolas LAROCHE, Thomas BIBIENNE, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ
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Patent number: 11542175Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sType: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Jean-François Magnan, Nicolas Laroche, Thomas Bibienne, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé
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Publication number: 20220242746Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassiumType: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Thomas BIBIENNE, Nicolas LAROCHE, Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ, David DEAK
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Publication number: 20220002168Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sType: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Jean-François MAGNAN, Nicolas LAROCHE, Thomas BIBIENNE, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ
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Patent number: 11142466Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sodiType: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Jean-François Magnan, Nicolas Laroche, Thomas Bibienne, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé
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Publication number: 20200407237Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate: separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sodiuType: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Jean-François MAGNAN, Nicolas LAROCHE, Thomas BIBIENNE, Mathieu CHARBONNEAU, Mickaël DOLLÉ