Xie Yinghao, Yu Haijun and their team receive the European Inventor Award 2026 in the Non-EPO Countries category, as well as winning the Popular Prize, for their process that transforms spent lithium-ion batteries into high-quality materialsThe technology achieves recovery rates of 99.6% for nickel, cobalt and manganese and 96.5% for lithium, while reducing acid and alkali consumption by 73%The process produces battery-grade materials with a 61% lower carbon footprint than conventional production methodsThe award was presented during the European Inventor Award 2026 ceremony in Berlin today MUNICH, July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the European Patent Office (EPO) has…