# MEAB Metallextraktion AB

> MEAB is a Swedish-German specialist company in hydrometallurgy and solvent extraction, founded in 1970. We develop sustainable processes for recovering, purifying, and separating valuable metals from secondary streams such as industrial waste, black mass, and residual products.

## Company Overview

- **Founded:** 1970 in Sweden
- **Offices:** Askim (Gothenburg), Sweden and Aachen, Germany
- **Industry:** Hydrometallurgy, solvent extraction, metal recovery
- **Website:** https://meab-mx.se/

## What We Do

MEAB provides products, services, and expertise in the chemical engineering sector with a special focus on solvent extraction in hydrometallurgy. We assist in the development and implementation of processes for the extraction of metals and rare earth elements (REE) for production of critical raw materials.

## Products

- [Centrifuge Systems](https://meab-mx.se/en/produkter/centrifugsystem/): AKUFVE-120, H-Centrifuge, SMCS-10, MicroSISAK — for rapid and precise liquid-liquid phase separation
- [MSU SQ Mixer-Settlers](https://meab-mx.se/en/produkter/mixer-settler-process-equipment/): Modular process equipment for industrial solvent extraction (MSU-15 to MSU-4.5K)
- [Pulsed Column](https://meab-mx.se/en/produkter/the-pulsed-column/): Energy-efficient pulsating U-column for countercurrent liquid-liquid extraction
- [Laboratory MSU Units](https://meab-mx.se/en/produkter/laboratory-msu-mixer-settler-units/): Compact mixer-settlers for R&D and pilot-scale testing (MSU 0.5, MSU SQ Lab)

## Services

- [Engineering Services](https://meab-mx.se/en/tjanster-losningar/engineering-services/): Feasibility studies, process design (PFD/P&ID), detailed engineering, equipment specification, procurement support, commissioning
- [Laboratory Services](https://meab-mx.se/en/tjanster-losningar/laboratorietjanster/): Hydrometallurgical testing, process optimization, mini-pilot trials, McCabe-Thiele analysis, reagent development

## Key Applications

- Battery recycling (cobalt, nickel, lithium)
- Metal recovery from industrial waste streams
- Leaching of ash, slag, and filter residues
- Separation of precious metals in small-scale flows
- EU-funded projects in circular economy and critical raw materials

## EU Research Projects

MEAB actively participates in EU-funded research projects:
- HARMONY (2024) — Sustainable hydrometallurgy
- EuroTitan (2022) — Titanium recovery
- ScaVanger (2022) — European Scandium for a Lighter and Greener Future
- RemovAL — Aluminium recovery
- BioMinE — Biotechnological mineral extraction
- EURARE (FP7) — Rare earth elements
- SCALE, REDMUD, TransTech, Valore

## Reference Processes

13 documented reference processes including:
- Valberg process (zinc recovery from acidic wastewater)
- MAR concept (metal recovery from metal-containing waste)
- NIFE process (nickel and cadmium from battery scrap)
- AX process (metal and acid recovery from stainless steel pickling)
- SAEC process (food-grade phosphoric acid purification)
- BioMinE (biotechnological leaching + solvent extraction)
- PASCH process (phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge ash)

## Contact

- **Sweden:** MEAB Metallextraktion AB, Datavägen 51, 436 32 Askim, +46 31 685414, info@meab-mx.se
- **Germany:** MEAB Chemie Technik GmbH, Dennewartstrasse 25, D-52068 Aachen, +49 241 9631180, info@meab-mx.se

## Languages

Available in: [Swedish](https://meab-mx.se/), [English](https://meab-mx.se/en/), [German](https://meab-mx.se/de/), [Spanish](https://meab-mx.se/es/), [French](https://meab-mx.se/fr/), [Chinese](https://meab-mx.se/zh/)

## Detailed Content

- [Full content for LLMs](https://meab-mx.se/llms-full.txt)