Carbon fibres reinforced plastics (so called CFRPs) are advanced materials constituted of a carbon fibre-based reinforcement and an organic polymer binder. They are the solution of choice for every application where a combination of lightweight construction and high mechanical resistance is required. They are thus...
The 3d CIRRUS course, developed within the EIT RawMaterials, will address circular residue usage in the metallurgical industry. During the training, attendees will discuss the origin and characteristics of secondary materials generated in different metallurgical industries, as well as opportunities and challenges related to recycling...
The Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA) will hold a webinar on Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Sustainable Circular Economy on 1 October 2020 from 13.00 to 15.00. The webinar will focus on how the principles of circular economy can be applied to REE and will...
In the context of resource scarcity and stringent environmental regulations, CRM Group has continually invested in new technologies and skills dealing with agglomeration of fine (secondary) raw materials and metallic turnings/swarfs, ending up in a unique and versatile pre-processing platform. Thanks to this wide range of cold...
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed new technology to recycle used batteries using hydrometallurgy. The hydrometallurgical process allows extracting clean basic materials that will be reused in batteries. Given the need to recycle an increasing amount of batteries according to EU legal requirements and the...
HydroMetEC is a lifelong learning program supported by the EIT Raw Materials academy, coordinated by NTNU. It will educate engineers from industry, scientists at RTOs, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students about hydrometallurgy. HydroMetEC organises three events every year in which the project partners are located. An introductory...
Figure 1 – Aerial view of the containerized mineral processing pilot plant deployed at the Olovo mine (Bosnia Herzegovina) (Source: Mineco) In the framework of the Horizon 2020 IMPaCT project, a team of engineers from BRGM and Imperial College went to the Olovo mine (Bosnia and...
Łukasiewicz-IMN's installation is a pilot rotary kiln consisting of a kiln itself (6 m long and 0.8 m internal diameter) together with a cooler and bag filters. The installation is used for piloting the Waelz process in semi-industrial conditions. Recently the installation was successfully applied in...
The scope of the project run by Elkem Technology’s Pilot department was to build equipment for casting and solidification of silicon and ferrosilicon alloys on a laboratory scale. A 250kW induction furnace is used to produce the alloy, and the melt is casted via a graphite runner...
Production of metals is capital-intensive and unsuccessful investments in production facilities can lead to serious consequences for the company or investor. Consequently, access to pilot plants is necessary to bring ideas or concepts into industrial use, i.e., “Crossing the valley of death”. To meet these needs,...
