Lab-scale equipment
The SOLVOMET centre is well equipped to perform all relevant solvometallurgical lab-scale studies, ranging from (1) pretreatment of solid materials, (2) solvoleaching and (3) solvent extraction, to (4) ion-echange chromatography.
| 1. Pretreatment of solid materials
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2. Lab-scale leaching studies
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| Solid materials, sludges and suspensions are fully characterised and pretreated to allow further processing. | During a lab-scale leaching study, the optimal leaching process is developed for the desired application. All leaching parameters are optimised, including liquid-to-solid ratio, lixiviant concentration, time, temperature and shaking speed. |
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| 3. Liquid-liquid solvent extraction studies
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4. Lab-scale ion-exchange chromatography studies
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| Lab-scale solvent extraction studies focus on the development of a solvent extraction process to selectively separate targeted metals ions from a feed solution, for instance produced during a previous leaching study. SOLVOMET focuses on non-aqueous solvent extraction systems | Lab-scale ion-exchange chromatography studies allow the design of a metal-separation process using ion-exchange resins, which are mostly suitable for the selective valorisation of various diluted streams and solutions |
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