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Three issued US patents. One patent-pending selective dissolution system. Proprietary green metallurgy that keeps precious metal recovery domestic, environmentally benign, and economically superior.

Intellectual Property

Patents & Proprietary Technology

Patent Pending

Filed January 30, 2026

Selective Dissolution & Reextraction System

Our core patent-pending technology: a sequential recovery process built around selective dissolution of base metals while leaving precious metals substantially undissolved. Separates treated material to obtain PM-enriched residue, then uses environmentally benign reagents for final PM recovery.

Key Differentiators:

→ Scalable from pilot to full industrial → Applicable to solar panels & mining waste → Pathways to Gold Value Forms specialty products → No overseas smelting required → Carbon-negative solvent systems

Prior Patents That Were Sold

US Patent Issued

Precious Metal Recovery from PCBs

Environmentally friendly process for the recovery of precious metals contained in printed circuit boards — no harsh chemicals, fully domestic, reusable outputs.

US Patent Issued

Copper Recovery from Circuit Boards

Secondary recovery process for copper from printed circuit board material, maximizing value extraction from every gram of electronic waste processed.

US Patent Issued

Electrochemical PM Separation

Third-generation electrochemical separation method enabling high-precision isolation of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium from complex PM matrices.

The Foundation

Green Metallurgy
Without Compromise

R-IT3's technology platform was built around a single guiding principle: precious metal recovery does not require harsh chemicals or overseas smelters. Peter Jegou's three issued US patents established a new baseline for environmentally responsible reclamation — now further advanced by our patent-pending selective dissolution technology.

Our processes operate at 99.999% purity standards, recover 95+ precious metals from diverse electronic waste feedstocks, and generate zero landfill material. Every step is designed to be scalable from pilot to full industrial implementation.

Beyond traditional eWaste recycling, our platform addresses growing waste streams including solar panels, and legacy environmental liabilities such as mining tailings — creating pathways to high-value downstream products at each stage.

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Sequential Recovery Process

01 — eWaste Intake & Classification

Electronic waste feedstocks sorted, classified, and prepared. PCBs, solar panels, and PM-bearing materials separated into processing queues.

02 — Selective Base Metal Dissolution

Proprietary reagent system selectively dissolves copper and other base metals while precious metals remain substantially undissolved in the matrix.

03 — Precious Metal Residue Separation

The treated material is separated to obtain a PM-enriched residue — concentrated gold, silver, platinum, and palladium fraction.

04 — Selective PM Extraction

Environmentally benign reagents selectively extract each precious metal from the enriched residue — achieving 99.999% purity.

05 — Gold Value Forms Engineering

Gold fraction converted to engineered Gold Value Forms — specialty chemicals, nano-forms, or custom precursors for premium markets.

06 — Downstream Product Distribution

Final materials dispatched to semiconductor, photonics, coatings, and specialty chemical customers — decoupled from spot market volatility.

Patent-Pending Technology

Selective Dissolution Mechanism

The volume-based processor applies reagents sequentially — each stage precisely engineered to target specific metal oxidation states while protecting precious metals.

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Feed Input
ePCB / Solar / PM Waste
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Stage 1
Base Metal Selective Dissolution
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Stage 2
PM-Enriched Residue Isolation
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Stage 3
Benign Reagent PM Extraction
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Output
Au · Ag · Pt · Pd at 99.999%
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Gold Value Forms
Specialty Chemical Products
Scalable Applications

Technology Addressable Markets

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Electronic Waste

PCBs, servers, mobile devices, complex electronics — primary feedstock

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Solar Panels

End-of-life photovoltaic panels — silver and indium recovery at scale

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Mining Legacy

Environmental liabilities from tailings piles and legacy mining operations

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Industrial Catalysts

Spent platinum-group metal catalysts from automotive and industrial use