HOW IT WORKS

Sustainable.
Efficient.
Proven.

 

With a 99.8% recovery efficiency, our patented recycling process uses a proprietary solvent to safely and efficiently extract REEs from scrap.

SOURCING

RECYCLING END-OF-LIFE MAGNETS

We recycle disposed of NdFeB magnets from recyclers. The source of these magnets is very broad. Some examples include:

  • Wind Turbines

  • Electric Vehicles and Bikes

  • Hard Drives

  • MRI Machines

  • Magnet Swarf

As green technologies begin to be decommissioned at scale, they are fast becoming an important source of NdFeB magnets for recycling.

 
Wind Turbine

PREPARATIONS

REMOVE NICKEL PLATING

First, we remove the layers of nickel plating in a mechanically abrasive process. This is important because it removes the potential of contamination of our final product.

 
Remove Nickel Plating

PREPARATION

CRUSH
MAGNETS

Once the nickel plating has been removed, we crush the magnets into a fine particle size. This allows the magnet to efficiently react with our proprietary solvent.

 
Crush magnets

SEPERATE

PLACE IN PROPRIETARY SOLVENT

Next we place the crushed materials into our proprietary solvent, creating a mixture of elements.

During this stage, the reactor in the solvent dissolves and crystallizes the rare earths.

This process requires low pressure and relatively low temperatures (less than 100°C), leaving no waste behind.

 
Place in proprietary solvent

SEPERATE

FILTER ELEMENTS

The mixture is then filtered and gravity-separated, increasing purity.

The remaining water can be reused multiple times, minimizing disposal costs and further reducing waste.

 

FINAL STEP

SELL
MIXTURE

Finally, the concentration of rare earths can be sold to our customers; who separate and metallize the oxides to create new NdFeB magnets.

 
Sell Mixture
 
 

“Ending the United States’ dependence on fossil fuels is easier said than done. But REEcycle might make fueling the clean, green break from oil, coal and natural gas easier.”

— MASHABLE