SOLVOMET/SIM² KU Leuven researchers developed a novel solvometallurgical approach to extract indium from an ethylene glycol feed solution by the ionic liquid Cyphos IL 101. The extraction and scrubbing processes were performed in lab-scale mixer–settlers to test the...
On July 23, 2020, Prof. Koen Binnemans (SOLVOMET/SIM² KU Leuven) obtained European Research Council (ERC) funding for developing a novel (solvometallurgical) concept for battery-grade refining of lithium. Binnemans’ SOLVOLi project is one of 55 newly awarded ERC Proof...
SOLVOMET/SIM² KU Leuven researchers developed a novel solvometallurgical approach to recover cobalt from cathode materials of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The approach uses a choline chloride citric acid based deep eutectic solvent (DES) to leach the cathode material...
Collaborative research of the EU MSCA-ETN SOCRATES project members from Outotec Oy, Aalto University and University of Leicester was selected by the Editors of the Green Chemistry journal as one of the hottest article published in 2020. This commendation shows the...
SIM² KU Leuven – SOLVOMET researchers studied how a variation of the halide extraction medium affects the separation of precious and base metals using the undiluted ionic liquid Aliquat 336. Based on the obtained results, a separation process was developed for...
Recently, the KU Leuven Academic Council endorsed 4 official KU Leuven Institutes, including the KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals or, in short, “SIM²”. On May 13, 2020, the official KU Leuven website published the first formal SIM² interview: “A...
SOLVOMET is KU Leuven’s Centre for Solvometallurgy. SOLVOMET’s mission is to support its industrial and RTD partners in the conceptual and practical development of more sustainable solvometallurgical separation processes and new mining chemicals, which are subsequently tested using state-of-the-art lab-scale and mini pilot-scale experimental facilities.
New solvometallurgical process for the extraction of indium using ionic liq…August 25, 2020
Binnemans obtains prestigious ERC PoC Grant for lithium refiningAugust 3, 2020
Solvometallurgical cobalt recovery from Li-ion battery cathode materialsJune 25, 2020
SOCRATES paper on gold extraction lauded as ‘2020 HOT Green Chemistry…June 16, 2020
Separation of precious & base metals from halide media using undiluted…June 15, 2020