Aqua Metals plans to begin with a Phase I pre-processing operation using commercially proven mechanical equipment. The first phase is intended to recover aluminum fines, copper fines and high-specification black mass from segregated LFP battery materials. Plant operations, research and development, and general and administrative expenses totaled approximately $2.5 million, compared with approximately $3.3 million a year earlier, West said. About Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS)Aqua Metals Inc (NASDAQ: AQMS) is a technology-driven environmental company pioneering sustainable battery recycling solutions. Based in Reno, Nevada, Aqua Metals develops, manufactures, and licenses its proprietary modular recycling systems to industrial battery recyclers and battery manufacturers.