“Stairway to Sustainability” is the title of the second animated movie of the EU MSCA-ETN SOCRATES project in which researchers Christina and Stelios proudly present the research results of the project and demonstrate how they have transformed metal-containing...
Within the SOLCRIMET project (ERC Advanced Grant), researchers from the SOLVOMET Group have developed a solvometallurgical process for the separation of yttrium and europium, showing increased efficiency over conventional hydrometallurgical separation routes. The work...
The Science, Engineering & Technology Group of KU Leuven, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department of Materials Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering, has a joint, full-time academic vacancy in the area of metal recovery from mineral flows. We...
Separation of GaCl3 from other associating chloride compounds (e.g. AlCl3, SbCl3 and InCl3) is generally achieved by hydrometallurgical processes. Zheng Li (SOLVOMET KU Leuven) and colleagues from KU Leuven and University of Texas at Austin found that GaCl3 can be...
On November 8, 2019, the EIT RawMaterials AWARE consortium is organising a mini-symposium in Leuven on raising awareness on recycling of electronic waste. The event, which is co-organised by Recupel, SUMA and SIM² KU Leuven, features contributions by Umicore,...
Liquid-liquid extraction is a popular technique for separation and purification of metals. The less polar phase of liquid-liquid extraction systems has been studied extensively for improving metal separations, however, the role of the more polar phase has been...
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.
“Stairway to Sustainability” – SOCRATES project video rev…November 18, 2019
Solvometallurgical separation of Y and Eu in chloride media beats hydro rou…November 8, 2019
Open Position for a Professor in METAL RECOVERY FROM MINERAL FLOWSNovember 6, 2019
GaCl3 and AlCl3 can be separated by n-Dodecane based on solubility differen…October 9, 2019
Registration now open for EIT RawMaterials Symposium AWAREOctober 9, 2019