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KU Leuven has recently launched a new EIT RawMaterials KAVA upscaling project: REE-FLEX. This initiative aims to reinforce the European Union’s ability to separate rare earth
Solvomet KU Leuven has signed its first-ever Services Agreement with TMK (Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex). The agreement was formalised during the dedicated session &ldquo
We are proud to share that Prof. Koen Binnemans, head of the Solvomet R&I Centre, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for the ADONIS proje
A new open-access publication by Prof. Koen Binnemans (ERC Advanced Grant CIRMET recipient, head of the SOLVOMET R&I Centre) and Dr. Ir. Peter Tom Jones (Director of KU Leuven
On September 9-11, the Solvomet R&I centre hosted the inaugural International Circular Hydrometallurgy Symposium (ICHS 2024) in Mechelen (Belgium), bringing together over 150 a
The Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy invites submissions for its upcoming topical collection, "Circular Hydrometallurgy."
SOLVOMET/SIM² researchers have successfully demonstrated a hydrometallurgical flowsheet for upgrading ferronickel (Class-II nickel) into battery grade nickel (Class-I nickel) in a
Full programme for ICHS 2024 is out (First International Symposium on Circular Hydrometallurgy, Mechelen, Belgium, 9-11 September 2024).
This study by HiTemp researchers from SIM² KU Leuven explores chlorination roasting as a method for recovering lithium from Li-containing slag, which is a promising alternative l
In the framework of the SULTAN project, researchers from VITO and KU Leuven collaborated on developing an innovative solvometallurgical leaching method for extracting lead from zin
SOLVOMET's LiCl to LiOH patented conversion process has now been validated in counter-current mode using a rotary agitated Kühni extraction column. The use of a column instead of
On 27 March 2024, during the prestigious DOCVILLE film festival in Leuven, the KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM²) will be releasing a new Storyrunner d
