Bacteria commonly utilize nitrate and nitrite as terminal electron acceptors for respiration in the absence of oxygen, or for incorporation in biomass. However, it was only recently described that ...

"At lower voltages, NiOOH-Ni produces nitrite, while at higher voltages, it generates nitrate." This means the catalyst can be used in different ways depending on what is needed. For example ...

The company says it has used its proprietary process to recover nickel from spent lithium-ion batteries and battery manufacturing scrap and refined it into battery-grade nickel nitrate. Image courtesy ...