iX Challenge: Critical material recovery from e-waste recycling process by-products
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Location
England
Applications
Open until 29 May 2026
This grant funds technology solutions to recover valuable metals from electronic waste recycling. You need to develop ways to extract metals like cobalt, nickel, tin, and zinc from recycling by-products. The challenge focuses on two types of waste materials from e-waste processing. Innovate UK Business Connect is running this challenge. The deadline is 29 May 2026. No funding amount is specified yet. This is for technology providers who can create innovative recovery solutions. You would be helping make e-waste recycling more efficient and valuable.
Key requirements:
- Must develop technology for metal recovery from e-waste by-products
- Must work with either chloride media or alkaline mixed metal precipitate
This grant is for technology companies and innovators who can develop metal recovery solutions. You should have expertise in materials processing, chemical engineering, or recycling technology. It is not for general businesses or those without technical capabilities in metal extraction.
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The challenge holder invites technology providers to propose solutions for recovering minor metals or metal salts from either a chloride media or an alkaline mixed metal precipitate produced from e-waste recycling (elements could include aluminium, antimony, bismuth, cobalt, iron, lead, magnesium, nickel, tin, and zinc).
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