Startup achieves unprecedented milestone pulling valuable material from wastewater: 'We are shaping a strategy'

Startup achieves unprecedented milestone pulling valuable material from wastewater: 'We are shaping a strategy'

Italian company Circular Materials says it recovered two valuable metals from industrial wastewater in what it describes as a major step for cleaner industry in Europe, Waste360 reported. The company extracted its first kilogram of ruthenium and its first ton of nickel, which were captured before they could enter the environment as pollutants. Ruthenium is used in electronics, hydrogen production, chemicals, and luxury goods. Nickel is essential…