Metnet Hydrometallurgy infrastructure covers all unit operations from leaching to recovery of metals, TRL 5-7. However, the pilot plants of Metnet have facilities that range from laboratory scale to industrial operating environment.
METNET hydrometallurgy
Services
Off gas treatment
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flue gas treatment facility | ERAMET | 3000 m³/h, 2m³ | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Flue gas treatment facility | ERAMET | 4000 m³/h, 200 L | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Gas treatment column | CEA | 1 m³/h (g), 50 l/h (l) | cea@metnet.eu |
Leaching
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inox reactor with double wall | BRGM | 1-2 L/h, 20 L | brgm@metnet.eu |
| Inox reactor with double wall | BRGM | 1-2 L/h, 50 L | brgm@metnet.eu |
| Inox reactor with double wall and Brogim agitator | BRGM | 3 m³ | brgm@metnet.eu |
| Reactors | ERAMET | 10-50 L | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Stirred-tank bioleaching pilot (continuous) | BRGM | 1 L/h, 3 stages, 100 L | brgm@metnet.eu |
| Perfectly mixed stirred tank reactor (batch) | BRGM | 2000 L | brgm@metnet.eu |
| Leaching autoclave | CEA | 10 L, 0-40 bars, 20-250 °C | cea@metnet.eu |
| Distillation reactor and comprehensive glassware assembling | ERAMET | 170 L, 250 °C, -1 to 0.3 bars | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Continuous chlorination facility | ERAMET | 2800 g/h | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Pressure reactor | IMN | 130 bar, 195 °C, reductive (hydro.) or oxidazing (oxygen, air) | imn@metnet.eu |
| Leaching tanks | IMN | 0.1-2.7 m3 , 80 °C, atm. press. | imn@metnet.eu |
| SIMAX installation leaching/filtration | IMN | 100 L, 50L, 95 °C, atm. press. | imn@metnet.eu |
| Polymer tanks | ERAMET | 20-1000 L | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Immersion heaters (silica) glass and stainless steel | ERAMET | 450-700 mm | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Reactor heating mantles | ERAMET | 450-1500 W | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Gaz mass flowmeter | ERAMET | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
Thickening and filtration
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bet filter | ERAMET | Filtration area 0.1 m², 15 L/h, continuous | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Bet filter | CEA | Filtration area 0.1 m², 5-10 kg/h, continuous | cea@metnet.eu |
| Testing filtration unit | IMN | Filtration area: 0.1 m2, 0.1-60 L/h, discontinuous | imn@metnet.eu |
| Nutsche filters | ERAMET | Filtration area 0.5 m², 5-15 L/h, discontinuous | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Filtering and drying Nutsche filter | ERAMET | Filtration area 0.5 L/h, 5-15 L/h, discontinuous | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Sector filter | CEA | Filtration area 83.2 cm², 70 g/h, continuous | cea@metnet.eu |
| Wringer | CEA | Filtration area 11 dm², volume: 6.6 L, discontinuous | cea@metnet.eu |
| Semi-automated filter press | ERAMET | Filtration area 7.9 m², 1 m3/h | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Chamber-membrane filtration press | IMN | Filtration area: 2.5-12 m2, 0.1-3 m3/h, discontinuous | |
| Counter current decantation facility | ERAMET | 2.5 * 0.19 m (h*d), 15 L/h | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Thickener | ERAMET | 70 L, continous | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Thickeners | ERAMET | 100-250 L, continous | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Thickeners | ERAMET | 70-300 L, continous | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
Precipitation/crystallization
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate test chamber | ERAMET | 150 L | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Precipitation reactor | CEA | 70 g/h, continuous | cea@metnet.eu |
Solvent extraction
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer-settler | CEA | 300-500 mL/h, volume of extractor 25 mL/stage: 6 mL (mixing) + 19 mL (settling) | cea@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | CEA | 5 L/h, volume of extractor 9 mL/stage: 2 mL (mixing) + 7 mL (settling) | cea@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | CEA | 5 L/h, volume of extractor 250 mL/stage: 50 mL (mixing) + 200 mL (settling) | cea@metnet.eu |
| Pulsed column | CEA | 5 L/h, volume of extractor 3-5 L | cea@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | CEA | 6 L/h, volume of extractor 300 mL/stage | cea@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | CEA | 10 L/h, volume of extractor 14 mL/ stage: 4 mL (mixing) + 10 mL (settling) | cea@metnet.eu |
| Pulsed column | CEA | 20 L/h, volume of extractor 15 L | cea@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | ERAMET | 2 L/h, mixer volume 0.065 L, settler volume 0.195 L | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | ERAMET | 3 L/h, 16 mixing chambers 250 mL, 16 settling tanks 460 mL | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | ERAMET | 10 L/h, 20 mixing chambers 680 mL, 20 settling tanks 1280 mL | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler | ERAMET | 60 L/h, mixing chamber 2 L, settling tank 11 L | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Mixer-settler type installation | IMN | 1-20 L/h (organics + aqueous), aqueous flowrate= 0.1-10 L/h, 12 mixer-settlers | imn@metnet.eu |
Ion exchange
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Column and connection accessories | CEA | 5 L/h (various size) | cea@metnet.eu |
| Column and connection accessories | ERAMET | various size | erametgroup@metnet.eu |
| Set of ion exchange columns | IMN | 4 columns, 45 mm diameter, 1500 mm height | imn@metnet.eu |
Evaporation
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMAX vaccum evaporator | IMN | 15 L, efficiency 5 L/h | imn@metnet.eu |
Electro winning & electro refining
Name of equipment | Company | Dimensions and max capacity | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrowinning and electrorefining installation | IMN | 2*20 dm3, 20 A, 80 °C | mailto:imn@metnet.eu |
| Electrowinning and electrorefining installation | IMN | 10*2.5 dm3, 50 A, 80 °C | mailto:imn@metnet.eu |
