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,...
Marion Lenoir is a chemical engineer graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris. After a PhD in materials sciences performed at CEA, she worked for 4 years as a process engineer at AREVA (formerly ORANO) on various fuel and nuclear waste treatment processes....
We are happy to inform you that PROMETIA and Metnet have concluded a new partnership. This partnership will allow Metnet to boost its development towards becoming the pilot research solution for European mining and metallurgical industry. Funded by EIT 2016-2018, Metnet is a network of independent European...
METNET and PROMETIA: a win-win partnership METNET and PROMETIA have concluded a new partnership in which Metnet will boost its development towards becoming the pilot research solution for European mining and metallurgical industry and will become the piloting work group of Prometia. Prometia has a strong track...
This is a fresh reminder to submit your proposal to the first Eramet Open Innovation Challenge, BEFORE 5 JUNE 2019! The topic of the challenge is "Silica Management in Eramet Lithium process". If you want to help industry and contribute to the success of one of the next...
The first Eramet Open Innovation Challenge, in partnership with PROMETIA is officially launched! The topic of the challenge is "Silica Management in Eramet Lithium process". If you want to help industry and contribute to the success of one of the next key projects of Eramet, this...
On 9-11 October 2018, Prometia – an international non-profit association promoting innovation in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy for mining and recycling of raw materials – organised its yearly Prometia Techtour. The 2018 edition took place in Belgium, with stops in Liège, Leuven and Antwerp....
