Momentum Technologies

Developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with funding from the US DoE’s Critical Materials Institute, Momentum is commercialising a Membrane Solvent Extraction (“MSX”) technology, which recovers high-purity metal streams from waste products at low energy and cost.

• MSX technology recycles all metals in Li-ion batteries and rare earth elements from magnets.
• Technology is modular and can be co-located directly at the collection site thereby significantly lowering capital and operating costs.
• 99.9%+ purity products produced relative to 95% in existing recycling processes, which facilitates premium pricing.
• High recovery rates, minimal waste and modular technology make it suitable for rapid scaling to cater for the growing demand for battery recycling.
• Momentum’s process decreases CO₂ emissions by 75% relative to the primary mining of metals.