How we do it.
- Research projects
- 2 in progress
- Mass balance
- 100%
- Pilot throughput
- ≈ 180 tonnes/mo
- Residue
- Zero
Where the waste comes from
Steel-making generates waste at every stage.
Steel is iron with different alloying elements added in different proportions. The amount of chromium and other alloys is what makes certain steel waste hazardous to handle.
Danger bars indicate relative chromium content and corresponding waste handling difficulty.
Waste generated per stage
Three stages, one hazardous fraction.
Every metal that is melted passes through melting, rolling and finishing. Each stage generates waste; finishing produces the bulk of the hazardous fraction. This is the waste Alpha is built to process.
Metal reacts with oxygen and becomes oxide. A measurable yield loss.
Generated as metal is heated and rolled into shape.
The bulk of the hazardous fraction is generated here.
The Stages
Patented stages, one closed loop.
Sequential stages convert incoming waste into saleable output. The brick step is patented; recovery and hydromet are protected by additional filings.
Metal segregation
Sort the incoming waste.
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Pilot Proof
Operating today, inside Mangalam Alloys Ltd. (MAL).
The full process is running as a lab-based pilot plant. Approximately 180 tonnes of waste are recycled every month, with patented processes commercialised and further filings under publication.
Already operating with patented processes. Cement-less brick production capacity at ~1.5 lakh, with bricks also contributed to community construction projects.
Research & Development.
Two new streams under active development, both with national strategic value.
Lithium-battery recovery
Recovering lithium, cobalt and nickel from spent batteries, over 95% material recovery, cutting India's reliance on imported critical minerals.
Potash fertilizer
Converting the recovered gypsum stream into Sulphate of Potash, a chloride-free fertilizer, against India's near-total potash import dependence.
We are now PLI approved.
The Government of India's Production Linked Incentive scheme underwrites Alpha's commercial scale-up. The patented chemistry runs at full throughput, the first regional hub is in place, and the rest follow demand.
The Products
Five output streams: recovered metals, gypsum, sodium sulphate, metal-oxide powders, and cement-less bricks.