September 2026 / Newsletter
Academia Replay, Battery Recycling & Events
Watch the academia webinar replay, explore black mass digestion methods and find the ColdBlock team at two October industry events.
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September brings practical resources for academic and battery recycling laboratories. Watch a webinar replay on sample preparation for elemental analysis, including insights from Université Laval. Explore a new application note on recycled Li-NMC battery black mass, with 20-minute leach and 45-minute nitrating methods. The issue also highlights two October 2026 events where readers could connect with the ColdBlock team: IMARC in Sydney and Battery Recycling Expo in Atlanta.
01 / The Stories
Webinar Replay: ColdBlock in Academia
Explore how ColdBlock digestion supports academic and research laboratories preparing samples for elemental analysis. The replay looks at efficiency, safety and the day-to-day experience of sample preparation.
It also features insights from Dr. Dominic Larivière, Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Université Laval in Canada, about the benefits experienced in his laboratory.
Watch the webinar directly here, or visit the full resource page below.
02 / The Stories
Battery Recycling: A Closer Look at Black Mass
A new application note examines digestion of recycled lithium nickel manganese cobalt (Li-NMC) battery black mass. It compares two approaches: a 20-minute leach method and a 45-minute nitrating method.
Across replicate samples, lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt recoveries were consistent with industry standards and aligned with certified reference material values. The linked note provides the methods and analytical results for this specific material.
03 / The Stories
Meet the Team: October 2026 Events
The September issue highlighted two opportunities to meet the ColdBlock team in October 2026 and discuss laboratory applications.
International Mining and Resources Conference
Sydney, Australia · October 27–29, 2026
IMARC brings together the mining and resources community.
Battery Recycling Expo
Atlanta, Georgia, USA · October 28–29, 2026
An opportunity to connect with the team about battery recycling laboratory workflows.
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