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...
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are considered as a cheap alternative to ionic liquids, and in the last years they have been used in a broad range of applications, including extractive metallurgy. Some of the most extensively used DESs are a combination of carboxylic...
Recently, the EC’s Joint Research Centre (in Ispra) has published a milestone report on the recovery of cricial (and other) raw materials (CRMs) from mining waste and landfills. The report builds on the conclusions that were obtained during two multi-stakeholder...
On June 21st, Martina Orefice (SOLVOMET Group, SIM² KU Leuven & Early Stage Researcher in the ETN DEMETER project) obtained her PhD degree in Chemistry. She successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Solvometallurgical recovery of metal values from Sm‒Co and...
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.
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
Suitable polar solvents enhance metal separations in liquid-liquid extracti…August 30, 2019
On the degradation of choline chloride-carboxylic acid deep eutectic solven…August 8, 2019
JRC report on CRM recovery from mining waste & landfillsJuly 26, 2019