A scalable method for recovering molybdenum from end-of-life catalysts

Much of the global supply chain for molybdenum relies on mining operations in China and Russia, so various efforts are underway to establish avenues for more localized sources. Researchers from Luleå University of Technology (LTU; Sweden; www.lte.se) have demonstrated an integrated hydrometallurgical process that effectively recovers molybdenum from spent iron-molybdate catalysts using less energy and fewer processing steps than conventional methods.

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