GENEVA, May 3 -- UMICORE (Rue du Marais 311000 Brussels) filed a patent application (PCT/EP2025/058844) for "PROCESSING BLACK MASS" on Apr 01, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/087073, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 30, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): WANG, Xuan (Watertorenstraat 332250 Olen), MORIAS, Thomas (Watertorenstraat 332250 Olen)

Abstract: The present invention concerns processing methods for feeding black mass in a pyrometallurgical furnace. Black mass is a powder containing high concentrations of valuable metals such as Ni and/...