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| Monday 9 September 2024 | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Registration & Welcome Lunch |
| 13:30-14:00 | Opening – The twelve principles of circular hydrometallurgy Prof. Koen Binnemans (KU Leuven, Belgium) |
| Session I | |
| 14:00-14:40 | The Atlas Materials Process for nickel and cobalt recovery from saprolite ores – a case study
Prof. David Dreisinger (University of British Columbia, Canada)
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| 14:40-15:20 | Copper leach–solvent extraction–electrowinning: a keystone technology for sustainable hydrometallurgy
Prof. Kathryn Sole (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
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| 15:20-15:50 | Coffee |
| 15:50-16:30 | Thacker Pass lithium project
Dr. Ryan Ravenelle (Lithium Nevada Corporation, USA)
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| 16:30-17:10 | Eutectic freeze crystallization Prof. Kerstin Forsberg (KTH, Sweden) |
| 17:10-18:10 | Reception |
| Tuesday 10 September 2024 | |
Session II | |
| 09:00-09:40 | Immobilization of hazardous elements via innovative crystallization, encapsulation, and nanomaterial-engineered adsorption processes Prof. George Demopolous (McGill University, Canada) |
| 09:40-10:20 | Electrify wherever possible; story of Electrodeposition-Redox Replacement (EDRR) and more Prof. Mari Lundström (Aalto University, Finland) |
| 10:20-10:50 | Coffee |
| 10:50-11:30 | Vanadium production in Europe: carbon-neutral, zero-waste vanadium recovery from slag Dr. Dave J. Robinson (Neometals, Australia) |
| 11:30-12:10 | Methanesulfonic acid, a versatile and sustainable Acid Dr. Tobias Urban (BASF, Germany) |
| 12:10-14:00 | Poster session & Lunch |
Session III | |
| 14:00-14:40 | Digital twins in extractive metallurgy – Quantifying thermodynamic limits of supply chains Prof. Markus Reuter (SMS group GmbH, Germany) |
| 14:40-15:20 | How the most inconvenient metal in hydrometallurgy can spoil the circularity concept? Dr. Mohammad Khoshkhoo (Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden) |
| 15:20-15:50 | Coffee |
| 15:50-16:30 | Closing water loops in minerals processing |
| 16:30-17:10 | Life Cycle Assessment of Lithium Carbonate and Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Production |
| Wednesday 11 September 2024 | |
Session IV | |
| 09:00-09:40 | Glycine as a lixiviant in hydrometallurgy Prof. Jacques Eksteen (Curtin University, Australia) |
| 09:40-10:20 | Biohydrometallurgy and circularity, a long story |
| 10:20-10:50 | Coffee |
| 10:50-11:30 | The missing link in circular hydrometallurgy: efficient splitting of salts in acids and bases |
| 11:30-12:10 | Closing panel discussion: Hydrometallurgical Research: Quo Vadis? Panelists: Prof. Mari Lundström (Aalto University, Finland) Prof. Païvi Kinnunen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) Prof. George Demopolous (Mining & Materials Engineering, McGill University, Canada) Prof. Dr. Jacques Eksteen (Curtin University, Future Battery Industries CRC, Australia) Dr. Ryan Ravenelle (Lithium Americas Corporation, USA)Moderator: Peter Tom Jones (KU Leuven, Belgium) |
| 12:10-13:10 | Closing reception and lunch |
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