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BacTech Environmental Unveils Intellectual Property for 'Zero-Waste' Metals Recovery & Fertilizer Production
Files Patent Application for Industry’s First-ever, Zero-Waste Bioleach Process Using Green Technology for Metals Recovery and Fertilizer and Steel Production f
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[{"type":"text","content":"Files Patent Application for Industry’s First-ever, Zero-Waste Bioleach Process Using Green Technology for Metals Recovery and Fertilizer and Steel Production from Sulphide Minerals Key Highlights: Company files expanded Provisional Patent Application for ground-breaking, zero-waste bioleach process Intellectual Property (IP) Engineered for eco-friendly nickel, copper and cobalt recovery from pyrrhotite and pyrite tailings, new zero-waste IP introduces novel methods for transforming remaining waste compounds into valuable, alternative green commodities. Zero-waste IP now optimized to convert soluble iron into iron metal (produced on-site or as a feedstock to green steel making) and to create ammonium sulphate fertilizer from bioleach acid (sold as organic fertilizer). Independent estimates suggest approximately 80 to 100 million tonnes of pyrrhotite tailings in the Sudbury, Ontario region alone (pyrrhotite and pyrite waste is common to many mining operations). Testing and Collaboration with MIRARCO (Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation, and Applied Research Corporation) continues for pilot-scale bioleach circuit testing in Sudbury. TORONTO, ON – TheNewswire - April 5, 2024 – BacTech Environmental Corporation (“BacTech” or the “Company”) (CSE:BAC), (OTC:BCCEF), (FSE:0BT1), a well-established environmental technology company specializing in environmentally friendly bioleaching and remediation solutions for the recovery of precious metals and critical minerals, today announces it has filed an expanded provisional patent application introducing new Intellectual Property (IP) and methods capitalizing on the inherent mechanisms of bioleaching. This process, aside from effectively extracting valuable metals like nickel, copper, and cobalt from pyrrhotite or pyrite tailings, uses eco-friendly technology and sustainable power sources to eliminate all waste during tailings reprocessing operations, delivering a first-ever zero-waste, low-carbon liberation, and extraction approach for valuable metals recovery. Making Steel, Fertilizer and Recovering Metals Using Green Technology Pyrrhotite is an iron sulphide mineral containing low levels of nickel, cobalt, and copper — typically dismissed and discarded as an uneconomical waste by-product by mining operations that continues to perpetuate an environmental tailing...