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Hydrometallurgy

Also called hydrometallurgical recycling, hydromet

Recovering metals by dissolving them in acid and separating them chemically. It recovers lithium as well as nickel and cobalt at high purity and is now the dominant recycling route.

Also listed under Industry, Minerals.

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