Patents, Book chapters, and proceedings

PATENTS

1. 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.

3. Espinosa, D.C.R.; Tenório, J.A.S.; Vasconcelos, D.S.; Botelho Junior, A.B.; Gobo, L.A.; Kumoto, E.A. Recycling process of lithium and iron phosphate batteries. Register number: PCT/BR2024/050046. Register Institute: INPI - Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial. Deposit PCT: 08/02/2024

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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. 

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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

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.

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

Vaccari, M.; Premathilake, D.S.; Botelho 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.