There is literally money going down the drain in metal refineries. Elmery helps to extract precious metals and remove harmful elements, in a sustainable way.

VALUE FROM WASTE

Two year project at Aalto University with R2B funding from Business Finland allowed us to prepare the commercialization of the electrochemical metal recovery method and project. Now we are delivering this unique innovative way of recovering precious metals to customer.  

We have learned that precious and base metal refineries have unmonetized precious metals worth billions in process and waste streams. In addition, the need for sustainable solutions is evident. The method is chemical free, runs with very low energy consumption and helps to control the production costs of limited resources.

The operation can targeted to harvest the PGM mass or selectively remove one of over twenty different precious metals.  It allows also improvements in basic processes by removing impurities, such as tellurium and selenium. Parameters and volumes will be adjusted according the needs to achieve the optimal recovery for the specific conditions.

OUR POTENTIAL

SELECTIVE PRECIOUS METAL EXTRACTION

Based on years of experience and specific lab tests of the solution, it is possible to choose a metal to be extracted, for example platinum or palladium.

COLLECTIVE PGM EXTRACTION AND MONETIZATION

Based on the needs and existing processes, it can be analyzed which group of extracted metals provide the best value.

IMPURITY REMOVAL

Removing impurities such as tellurium or selenium decreases the overall waste amount and increase the efficiency of the main process.

SUSTAINABILITY

The demand and production costs for precious metals are increasing, while natural resources are getting scarcer.
Elmery boosts circular economy, helps refineries to get the metals in use and reduces overall waste amount. Compared to some existing methods, Elmery is chemical free and runs with low energy consumption.

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Mika Paalanne
CEO / Founder
mika.paalanne@elmery.fi
+358 50 568 5572

Mika Paalanne
Project Manager
mika.paalanne@aalto.fi
​​+358 50 568 5572

Petteri Halli, D.SC.
Founder / CTO
petteri.halli@elmery.fi
+358 50 363 9029

Petteri Halli, D.SC.
R&D Lead
petteri.halli@aalto.fi
​+358 50 363 9029