Who we are

From recycling

to upcycling

9-Tech is

An innovative startup founded in 2020

A team of young engineers and researchers from the University of Padova

A connection between research and industries

9-Tech aims to develop and improve
green technologies and innovative solutions
for the recovery of strategic metals from waste.

Founded on 30 January 2020, 9-Tech is a young and innovative start-up that studies and develops new processes and plants for the recovery of strategic metals from electronic waste. 9-Tech also deals with research and prototyping in the context of the circular economy.

Numerous promising researches have been performed in university laboratories (recycling of photovoltaic panels, treatment of PCBs, recovery of neodymium from permanent magnets, recovery of tantalum from end-of-life capacitors, etc …) but still have to be tested on a pilot scale and implemented industrially.

9-Tech wants to continue with the research, collaborating with universities and companies in the recycling sector, in order to improve existing processes with the aim of allowing the proper disposal of waste and the valorization of the critical elements contained therein.

As young engineers and researchers we are also enthusiastic about making prototypes in the context of the green economy.

See our projects

9-Tech deals with:

Research of new technologies for the treatment of WEEE

Process optimization

Prototyping of pilot plants

Realization of highly innovative systems on a large scale

See our services

Our goals

To become the main technology provider for photovoltaic waste treatment in Italy

Patents in the next 10 years

Plants sold in the next 10 years

Sales also on extra-European markets (China, USA, …)
(China, USA, …)

Our team

We are a young company that brings together the energies of different researchers and professionals who in various ways collaborate and support our project!