Patents, Book chapters, and proceedings

PATENTS

3 Chiang, Y.M.; Botelho Junior, A.B. “Methods, Materials and Systems for Valorization of Gypsum and Phosphogypsum Feedstocks,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application, Jan 31, 2025.

2. Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Lima, A.M.N.O.; Vasconcelos, D.S.; Sales, J.M.A.; Rovani, S.; Dias, M.E.M.G.; Castro, R.H.; Gobo, L.A.; Kumoto, E.A. Recycling process of batteries. Processo De Reciclagem De Baterias. 2023, Brasil. Register number: PCT/BR2023/05006 and PCT/BR2024/050059. Register Institute: INPI - Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial. Deposit PCT: 28/02/2023. WO2024178482A1. Link for access.

1 Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Vasconcelos, D.S.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Gobo, L.A.; Kumoto, E.A. Method for recycling phosphate batteries. Register number: PCT/BR2024/050046 / WO2025166431A1. Register Institute: INPI - Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial. Deposit PCT: 08/02/2024. Link for access.

BOOK CHAPTERS

20 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Abels, K.; Tarpeh, W. Extraction of lithium from brine by electrodialysis. In: TMS 2025 154th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings, 2025.

19 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Dalvi, G.F.L.; Cavalcante; V.S.; Miyashita, A.C.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Supported liquid membranes for separation of critical raw metals. In: TMS 2025 154th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings, 2025.

18 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Miyashita, A.C.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Separation of Critical Metals Using Supported Liquid Membranes PTFE-Cyanex 272. In: Rare Metal Technology 2024.

17 Pereira, B.R.; Rosset, M.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Tenório, J.A.S. Development of a Hydrometallurgical Process to Obtain High-Purity Alumina Using Bauxite. In: Light Metals 2024.

16 Botelho Junior, A.B.; da Silva, D.V.; Lima, A.M.N.O.; de Oliveira; R.P.; Gobo, L.A.; Kumoto, E.A.; Ferrarese, A.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R. LAREX-Tupy Process: Recycling of Li-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles by Hydrometallurgical Route Towards Circular Economy. In: TMS 2024 153rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings.

15 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Sultana, U.K.; Vaughan, J. Hydrometallurgical processing of e-waste and metal recovery. In: Anshu Priya. Management of Electronic Waste: Resource Recovery, Technology and Regulation. 1ed.: John Wiley & Sons, 2024.

14 Castro, F.D; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Bassin, J.P.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Vaccari, M.; Espinosa, D.C.R. E-waste: Policies and Legislations for a sustainable green growth. In: Pardeep Singh, Pramit Verma, Rishikesh Singh, Arif Ahamad, Andre Batalhao. Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World, 1ed.: Elsevier, 2022. 

13 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Pavoski, G.; Silva, M.D.C.R.; Silva, W.L.; Bertuol, D.A.; Espinosa, D. C.R. Promising technologies under development for recycling, remanufacturing, and reusing batteries: an introduction. In: Siamak Farhad; Ram Gupta; Ghulam Yasin; Tuan Anh Nguyen. (Org.). Nano technology for battery recycling, remanufacturing and reusing. 1ed.: Elsevier, 2022, v. 1, p. 80-103.

12 Pavoski, G.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Chaves, R.M.; Maraschin, T.; Oviedo, L.R.; Martins, T.A. G.; Silva, W.L.; Bertuol, D.A.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Nanotechnology and recycling, remanufacturing, and reusing battery. In: Siamak Farhad; Ram Gupta; Ghulam Yasin; Tuan Anh Nguyen. (Org.). Nano Technology for Battery Recycling, Remanufacturing, and Reusing. 1ed.: Elsevier, 2022, v. 1, p. 53-78.

11 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S. Separation of Scandium by Phosphinic Acid Extractant from Sulfuric Acid Solution. In: Ouchi; Takanari; Azimi, Gisele; Forsberg, Kerstin; Kim, Hojong; Alam, Shafiq; Neelameggham, Neale R.; Baba, Alafara; Abdullahi; Peng, Hong. (Org.). Rare Metal Technology. 1ed.: Springer, 2022, v. 1, p. 71-78.

10 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J. A. S. Mineralogical Assessment of the Solid Phase Obtained on Leaching of Brazilian Red Mud. In: A. Tomsett. (Org.). The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2020, v. 1, p. 21-25.

9 Martins, T.A.G.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; de Moraes, V.T.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Study of pH Influence in the Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles Using Ascorbic Acid as Reducing and Stabilizing Agent. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2020, v. 1, p. 1547-1557.

8 Oliveira, R.P.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Characterization of Wasted LEDs from Tubular Lamps Focused on Recycling Process by Hydrometallurgy. In: X. Chen. (Org.). The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2020, v. 1, p. 317-325.

7 Soplin, M.A.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Baltazar, M.P.G.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Application of Advanced Oxidative Process for Organic Compounds Removal from Bayer Liquor. In: A. Tomsett. (Org.). The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2020, v. 1, p. 60-64.

6 Vinhal, J.T.; Costa, R.C.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S. Gravity Separation of Zinc Mine Tailing Using Wilfley Shaking Table to Concentrate Hematite. In: X. Chen. (Org.). The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2020, v. 1, p. 347-355.

5 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Costa, R. H.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S. Recovery of Scandium by Leaching Process from Brazilian Red Mud. In: Azimi, Gisele; Kim, Hojong; Alam, Shafiq; Ouchi, Takanari; Neelameggham, Neale; Baba, Alafara R.; Abdullahi. (Org.). Springer Briefs in Molecular Science. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2019, v. 1, p. 73-79.

4 Anes, I. A.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Espinosa, D. C. R.; Tenório, J. A. S. Effect of pH and Potential in Chemical Precipitation of Copper by Sodium Dithionite. In: Wang, Tao; Chen, Xiaobo; Guillen, Donna Post; Zhang, Lei; Sun, Ziqi; Wang, Cong; Haque, Nawshad; Howarter, John A.; Neelameggham, Neale R.; Ikhmayies, Shadia; Smith, York R.; Tafaghodi, Leili; Pandey, Amit. (Org.). Methods in Molecular Biology. 1ed.: Springer New York, 2019, v. 1, p. 165-174.

3 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Anes, I. A.; Carvalho, M. A.; Espinosa, D. C. R. ; Tenório, J. A. S. Recovery of Copper from Nickel Laterite Leach Waste by Chemical Reduction Using Sodium Dithionite. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2018, v. 1, p. 429-434.

2 Botelho Junior, A.B.; Jimenez Correa, M. M.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S. Chemical Reduction of Fe(III) in Nickel Lateritic Wastewater to Recover Metals by Ion Exchange. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2017, v. 1, p. 467-472.

1 Utimura, S. K.; Rosario, C. G. A.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Tenório, J. A. S.; Espinosa, D. C. R. Bioleaching Process for Metal Recovery from Waste Materials. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. 1ed.: Springer International Publishing, 2017, v. 1, p. 283-290.

PROCEEDINGS

15  Botelho Junior, A.B.; Chiang, Y.M. Sustainable Mining—Recovery of Chemicals and Production of Fertilizers from Phosphogypsum Waste

14  Botelho Junior, A.B.; Tarpeh, W. Electrochemical Separation of Li from Brine Towards Sustainable Mining

13  Botelho Junior, A.B. Sustainable Mining-Electrochemical Recycling of Li-Ion Batteries to Recover Critical Minerals

12  Botelho Junior, A.B. Separation of Critical Minerals through Support Liquid Membranes and Electrodialysis

11  Botelho Junior, A.B. Electrochemical Separation of Li from Brine Towards Sustainable Mining

10  Botelho Junior, A.B.; Abels, K.; Chen, X.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tarpeh, W. Separation of Lithium over Magnesium, Sodium, and Calcium by Electrodialysis Using Commercial Membranes. ECS Meeting Abstracts, 2024.

9    Coombs, O.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Tarpeh, W. A Photovoltaic / Thermal Electrochemical Stripping System for Urine Nitrogen Recovery. ECS Meeting Abstracts, 2024.

8    Vaccari, M.; Premathilake, D.S.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Colombi, F.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Exploring the potential of repurposing waste graphite obtained from the recycling of end- of-life lithium-ion batteries for wastewater treatment applications: preliminary results. SARDINIA 2023.

7    Gobo, L.A.; Ferrarese, A.; Kumoto, E.A.; Obara, R.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R. Analysis of energy demand for recycling electric vehicle batteries through a flexible hydrometallurgical process. Brazilian Society of Automotive Engineering – SIMEA, 2023. Best paper award.

6    Botelho Junior, A.B.; Gobo, L.A.; Kumoto, E.A.; Ferrarese, A.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R. LAREX-TUPY process: recycling of Li-ion batteries from electric vehicles through a flexible hydrometallurgical route. 76th Annual Congress – ABMWeek, 2023.

5    Premathilake D.S.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Colombi, F.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Espinosa, D.C.R; Vaccari, M. Valorization of waste graphite deriving from "End Of Life Lithium-Ion Battery recycling" for a second use in wastewater treatment. 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology – CEST2023.

4    Botelho Junior, A.B.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Dreisinger, D.; Tenório, J.A.S. Recovery of cobalt from sulphate medium solution using chelating resins. In: Proceedings SUM2018, Fourth Symposium on Urban Mining, 2018, Bergamo. Proceedings SUM2018, Fourth Symposium on Urban Mining, 21-23 May 2018, 2018. v. 1.

3    Botelho Junior, A.B.; Jimenez Correa, M. M.; Rosario, C.G.A.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S. Recovery of Metals from Nickel Laterite Leach Waste Using Chelating Resin. In: Hydrometallurgy 2018, 2018, Santiago. 10th International Seminar on Process Hydrometallurgy, 2018.

2    Anes, I.A.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Rosario, C.G.A.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S. Selective Recovery of Copper from Nickel Laterite Leach Solution. In: Hydrometallurgy 2018, 2018, Santiago. 10th International Seminar on Process Hydrometallurgy, 2018.

1    Botelho Junior, A.B.; Rodrigues, S.V.; Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S. Tailing Treatment of Nickel Mining Using Ion Exchange Process. In: Sixteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, 2017, Cagliari. Proceedings Sardinia 2017, 2017.