extracting what matters
MiniMines is a company that believes in the power of innovation and cleantech to solve the problem of climate change. Climate change is a global issue that requires immediate attention. We at MiniMines, are committed to addressing it with our proprietary cleantech solutions while earning carbon credits in the process.
our focus
We envision a future in which climate change is manageable and we continue to develop new sustainable technologies in the cleantech and energy domain .
Climate change is a global issue that requires immediate attention and action. Our purpose is to address this problem and provide solutions for mitigating its effects.
We are developing affordable , sustainable solutions and processes that can extract precious commodities and reduce carbon footprints for a cleaner future.
We focus on the things that we do best—Accelerating a world powered by renewable energy, electric transportation, sustainable materials and circular economy.
Our Team
We are a team of innovative thinkers committed to developing a healthy and safe future through green technology and sustainable development.
CEO
He completed his B.Tech degree in Chemical and Polymer Engineering from the esteemed Birla Institute of Technology and boasts a substantial 6 years of experience in research and product development.
CTO
He is a polymath of the highest order, possessing an M.Tech degree in nanotechnology and a wealth of experience spanning over 7 years in the fields of Graphene, nanotechnology, and energy storage devices.
Welcome to the world of innovation and growth! As research driven company, we are constantly seeking ways to enhance our business and bring your unique ideas to life. That’s where an R&D (research and development) mentor comes in to help and guide us through the unknown. Our mentors are highly experienced professional who guide us through the complex process of researching, developing, and launching new products or services. They provide valuable expertise and industry insights that helps us avoid common pitfalls and achieve success in a highly competitive market.
Retired as a Chief (Technology Business Promotion) from NRDC, New Delhi, a premier Technology Transfer organization of India under DSIR, Ministry of S&T, Govt. of India. Led a team of professional Engineers, Technologists in successfully transferring more than 120 technologies to industry.
He is an alumnus of the Delhi School of Economics and University of London who is presently the Special Adviser of Asociación Latinoamericana de Comunicación Audiovisual Parlamentaria, the Latin American Parliamentary Association of Audio-Visual Communication (ALCAP) for Asia and Africa.
Dr. Majumdar is Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. He is having more than 20 years of research experience. His research interest includes applied multiphase flow and reactor development, mineral processing, extraction, micro-nano bubble science and technology and its applications in wastewater treatment and enhanced oil recovery.
Dr Ranjith is Assistant Professor at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT-Guwahati. His research focuses on development of functional materials and processes for high energy density batteries (Li-ion and Na-ion), hybrid capacitors, and electro catalysis and fundamental understanding of related electrochemical processes using advanced X-ray synchrotron techniques.
Prof. T. Kumar is Professor IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. He served for more than 10 years as Director of ISM, NIFFT Ranchi & NIT Durgapur. His areas of research interest are Petroleum Reservoir and Production Engineering; and Enhanced Oil Recovery. He was conferred with National Mineral Award-2008 by the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India for outstanding contributions in the area of oil and gas.
Abhinav is a Management Professional with over 16 years of experience in corporate and startup space. He has expertise in Business Management, Innovation Programs, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies and Plastic Waste Management-related Policy Research.
Mr. C K Kalvit completed his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from prestigious Laxminarayan Institute of Technology Nagapur in 1976. He has more than 4 decades of experience in design and development of chemical plants starting from batch processing till fully automated continuous processing plants. He served at various leadership positions like President at JBF Industries Ltd, Vice President of Polyplex Corporation Ltd /Indorama Ventures Ltd, Garware Polyesters Ltd, as a Senior Technical Adviser to Garden Silk Mills Ltd. and more.
staying on course
clear
To develop multiple sustainable, clean-tech, and recycling technologies for different sectors via solutions such as Li-ion battery recycling, Green Hydrogen, Black Liquor, and Carbon Capture.
determined
To encourage sustainable growth in order to provide the opportunity for people to live smarter by being responsible to the society and environment at large.
focused
To extract and recycle critical elements in a sustainable manner and strive towards reducing Carbon Dioxide emissions. Our goal is to provide 100% regenerative solutions by 2050.
Simple process to recycle all types of Li-Ion batteries. No import dependency on raw materials.
Flexible model based on economies of scale, low cost of raw materials and solvents.
Carbon Negative Process, closed loop process with negligible waste generation,Self-Sustainable.
Building strong IP development to gain competitive advantage, Licensable Technology.
timeline view
THROUGH THE YEARS
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we can help
We work with industries and end users alike to partner on initiatives where our unique technological solutions can help lower CO2 emissions.
If you are a Li-ion cell manufacturer or starting on the supply chain, get the best-in-class battery grade lithium, cobalt, magnesium & nickel from Minimines.
Do you have any lithium ion batteries or electronic waste? Let’s Recycle it. Our HYBRID-HYDROMETALLURGY ™ process will even help you meet your sustainabilty goals.
MiniMines is government-approved, and we can help you fulfill your battery Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and stay BWMR compliant.
Minimines is a Clean Technology Company that uses proprietary environment friendly processes to extract and recycle precious commodities from lithium-ion batteries, other industries and their by-products. Our proprietary HYBRID-HYDROMETALLURGY ™ at the core of our process.
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Retired as a Chief (Technology Business Promotion) from NRDC, New Delhi, a premier Technology Transfer organization of India under DSIR, Ministry of ST, Govt. of India .led a team of professional Engineers Technologists in successfully transferring more than 120 technologies to industry in the area of Biotechnology, Food and Agro, Chemical Engineering, Material Sciences etc.
Implemented activities of Innovation Promotion Programme (IPP) at NRDC for around 20 years by way of providing financial support to innovators in conceptualization and prototyping of innovative and commercially feasible ideas, IPR Protection and recognizing the talent at national level by conferring innovation award.
Provided Consultancy Services to Social Fund for Development, Govt, of Egypt, Cairo: for establishment of Science Technology Park during 1995: As a NRDC Team member was instrumental in identifying the projects, preparation of pre-feasibility report in the area of Bio-tech and Food and Chemical Engineering.A comprehensive report on ST Park in four locations was shared with Govt of Egypt.
Mentoring Support to Startups: Provided expertise and mentoring services under Indian Oil Ltd funded startups scheme in terms of business proposal identification, techno-commercial support to startups during last five years.
He Was a Member of the Board of governors of Delhi University incubation Centre and also was a member of the “Expert group on the establishment of the BIMSTEC Technology Transfer/exchange facility” at Colombo
Dr. S. K. Majumder is a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
His research interest includes applied multiphase flow and reactor development, mineral processing, extraction, micro-nano bubble science and technology and its applications in wastewater treatment and enhanced oil recovery. He is a Fellow of the Council of Engineering and Technology (India), a Fellow of the International Society for Research and Development, London, and a Fellow of IIChE.
He is a member of the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers, a life member of the Institute of Engineers (India), a member of the Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (PCBEE), and a member of the International Association of Engineers (IAE), Japan. He was the Editor of the Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Studies, Guest editor of the American Journal of Fluid Dynamics, published by Scientific & Academic Publishing Co., USA, Editorial board member of the Scientific Journal of Materials Science, an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Science and Technology, Scientific and Academic Publishing, USA, Advisory board member of Excelling Tech Publishers (ETP), London, UK. He is a recipient of Dr. A.V. Rama Rao best research award in 2022 by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and the IIME Award on mineral beneficiation in 2008 from the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME).
He authored five books, five book chapters, has 81 conference papers, and has more than 100 publications in several reputed international journals. He has completed several sponsored and consultancy projects. He has a collaboration with the Aalborg University, Denmark; University of Los Andes, Colombia; Curtin University, Australia, Edith Cowan University, Australia.
Dr Ranjith Thangavel is currently working as Assistant Professor at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.
He obtained his B.Tech in Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering from CSIR – CECRI, Karaikudi, India. He then moved to Korea for his post-doctorate research. His research focuses on development of functional materials and processes for high energy density batteries (Li-ion and Na-ion), hybrid capacitors, and electro catalysis and fundamental understanding of related electrochemical processes using advanced X-ray synchrotron techniques.
He has over 35+ research publications in top reputed journals and filed 2 patents in the area of energy.
Prof.T.Kumar has obtained BTech in 1977 and MTech in 1984 both in Petroleum Engineering from ISM Dhanbad and PhD in 1988 from Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh UK, also in Petroleum Engineering. He served Assam Oil Company Digboi for 4 years before joining ISM as a faculty in 1981.
He is Professor IIT(ISM) Dhanbad since 22.1.92. He served for more than 10 years as Director of ISM, NIFFT Ranchi & NIT Durgapur.
Prof.Kumar is reviewer of many International journals. He has conducted several training courses for industry. He has more than 150 National & International publications, two books on EOR and Management of Higher Technical Institution. His areas of research interest are Petroleum Reservoir and Production Engineering; and Enhanced Oil Recovery.
He was conferred with National Mineral Award-2008 by the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India for outstanding contributions in the area of oil and gas. He also received the prestigious 2021 Distinguished Member award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers, USA.
Mr. C K Kalvit completed his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from prestigious Laxminarayan Institute of Technology Nagapur in 1976. He has more than 4 decades of experience in design and development of chemical plants starting from batch processing till fully automated continuous processing plants. He served at various leadership positions like President at JBF Industries Ltd, Vice President of Polyplex Corporation Ltd /Indorama Ventures Ltd, Garware Polyesters Ltd, as a Senior Technical Adviser to Garden Silk Mills Ltd and more.
His vast experience in plant design and development, enabled the stakeholders with starting from right site selection till first batch of successful high quality chemical products comming out for the first time. He had setup multiple plants in India and abroad in countries like RAK-UAE, Turkey, Thailand, Belgium etc. with the state of the art chemical methodologies, technology and processes.
Apart from being an humble manager to true extractor with indepth and hands on experience / knowledge for execution of complex projects, Mr. Kalvit also enjoy gardening, cooking, watching comedy movies and updating himself with latest developments in the professional field in his free time.
The best of battery grade materials of lithium, cobalt, magnesium, nickel.
Our HYBRID-HYDROMETALLURGY ™ process will even help your sustainabilty goals.