SIM² KU Leuven is offering a new PhD position in the field of solvent extraction of medical isotopes (through SCK CEN). We are looking for a candidate to start an exciting PhD with as title: Separation and purification of medical radioisotopes by solvent extraction in...
In line with the Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometallurgy (Binnemans & Jones, Sustain. Metall. 9, 1–25 (2023)), SOLVOMET develops solvent extraction process to regenerate the acids that are used for the leaching of (critical) metals from a multitude of input...
“The use of ionic liquids & deep-eutectic solvents in extractive metallurgy is a dead-end street”. This inconvenient truth forms the conclusion of a new Open Access paper in Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, entitled: “Ionic Liquids and Deep-Eutectic Solvents in...
The news is in: Prof. Koen Binnemans (SOLVOMET KU Leuven) has just been awarded a second ERC Advanced Grant for his groundbreaking project on developing a solid basis for circular hydrometallurgy (“CIRMET”). SIM² Director and SOLVOMET Innovation Manager Peter Tom...
Following a 25-year, Vice-President level career at Umicore mainly focusing on operations, process technology, engineering and business development, Dr. Ben Gilliams decided to make a major career switch and return to his alma mater, KU Leuven. Exactly 25 years after...
The SOLVOMET Group is delighted to announce the publication of its position paper “The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometalllurgy” in the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy. In order to make this paper as relevant as possible for the global hydrometallurgical...
SOLVOMET ISC is KU Leuven’s Industrial Service Centre for Circular Hydrometallurgy. We support mining, metallurgical & recycling companies in the development of more sustainable (circular, low-energy input) hydrometallurgical processes, using state-of-the-art lab & mini-pilot scale experimental facilities.
