Watercycle Technologies provides modular, end‑to‑end systems that extract and crystallise high‑value minerals such as lithium from brine, wastewater, and seawater while simultaneously producing drinking‑quality water. Their patented selective extraction and mineral enrichment technology achieves recovery rates above 95 % with low energy use, enabling mining operators, water‑treatment facilities, and battery recyclers to secure critical resources and meet environmental compliance.
Funding
$5.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Current extraction, water treatment, and battery recycling processes are energy‑intensive, generate hazardous waste, and often leave valuable minerals unrecovered, limiting the supply of critical resources needed for the net‑zero transition.
Solution
Watercycle Technologies delivers modular, end‑to‑end systems that combine proprietary selective extraction, mineral enrichment, and crystallisation technologies. The three‑stage process can recover lithium, other high‑value metals, and minerals from diverse water sources—including brine, industrial wastewater, municipal effluent, agricultural runoff, and seawater—while simultaneously producing drinking‑quality water when required. Systems are designed for rapid deployment with a small footprint and minimal pretreatment, enabling installation in remote or existing facilities. By achieving mineral recovery rates above 95 % and converting the remaining water into reusable or discharge‑compliant streams, the technology reduces energy and water consumption, eliminates liquid waste, and creates a circular supply loop for critical raw materials.
Target Audience
Primary customers are mining operators, industrial water‑treatment facilities, and battery‑recycling companies seeking to secure critical mineral supplies while meeting environmental regulations.
Features
- Patented direct lithium extraction and crystallisation (DLEC) delivering battery‑grade lithium salts from subsurface waters
- Selective mineral extraction platform adaptable to multiple metals and minerals across brine, wastewater, and seawater feeds
- Integrated water purification that can produce potable water from the treated stream
- Modular, reconfigurable hardware with a small footprint for fast installation and scalability
- High recovery efficiency (>95 %) with low energy demand and minimal pretreatment requirements
- End‑to‑end system covering extraction, concentration, and crystallisation in a single turnkey solution