TARANTULA’s overarching objective is to develop a toolkit of novel, efficient and flexible metallurgical technologies with high selectivity and recovery rates with respect to W, Nb and Ta. As such, the project will promote (i) sustainable annual supply of secondary W at an amount equivalent to 50% of current EU W primary production, (ii) exploitation of Ta content equivalent to at least 120% of EU annual demand (iii) exploitation of Nb content equivalent to at least 5% of EU annual demand. This project has received funding from the European Union's EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under Grant Agreement No 821159
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The Deadline is approaching! Papers are being accepted until December 1, 2024, for the new topical collection on Circular Hydrometallurgy in the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy. Learn more about the collection and how to submit: https://lnkd.in/e7xjK3Vq #MaterialsScience #Hydrometallurgy
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🌍 Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM2) 🎬 Documentary presenter ✒ Opinion maker
Acknowledging the elephant in the room, Day 3 of #ICHS2024 put the spotlight on probably one of the biggest issues in the hydrometallurgical industry: the sodium sulphate salt problem! In his lecture Koen Binnemans presented his conceptual flowsheet to split sulphate salt back into NaOH and H2SO4, thereby satisfying the first principle of circular hydrometallurgy: “regenerate reagents!”. The “ADONIS” process does not use bipolar membranes; instead it makes use of ingenious chemistry. The key component in acid generation is ammonium sulphate, since ammonium ion can be hydrolysed to ammonia gas. Binnemans was preceded by two other magnificent invited lectures. The South African-Australian hydrometallurgist Jacques Eksteen presented the glycine leaching technology, an eco-friendly alternative for cyanide leaching. GLT satisfies all principles of circular hydrometallurgy. Anne-Gwénaëlle Guezennec (BRGM) gave a truly inspiring lecture on how biometallurgy can complement hydrometallurgy when working with low-grade ores or tailings. All remaining doubts about the usefulness of bacteria were quenched for once and for all. 🔦 Hydrometallurgical research: quo vadis? The closing debate targeted a better synergy between academic and industrial hydrometallurgical research, as "there is a schism between academic and industrial hydrometallurgical research, which often results in “industrially-not-so-very-relevant” research”, the five panelists – Jacques Eksteen, Päivi Kinnunen, Mari Lundström, George P Demopoulos and Ryan Ravenelle - discussed various ways on how to overcome this gap. Translator/mediators are key. Batcircle in Finland served as an inspiring example. Another key topic that was addressed was the discussion about which research topics should be prioritised in future (circular) hydrometallurgical research. Salt splitting came out on top, while more work is required for recycling multi-material EoL metal-containing waste streams. A more extended report of this debate will follow. 💡 Shiny, happy people (and organisers) Never before have we, as organisers, felt so good about the insanely positive feedback and handshakes we received from, almost literally, all 150+ participants, both young and old, academia and industry. Why? ✅ 30-minute invited lectures by genuine experts with ample room for discussion involving the “living legends” of hydromet; ✅ Extended coffee breaks for poster discussions and networking; ✅ A closing debate keenly involving the audience; ✅ Symposium moderation with a British sense of humour 😉 ; ✅ A refreshing conference location; ☑ “Probably the best conference organisation team in the world” 😉 (Rabab Nasser, Elisabeth De Decker, Ionuț-Alexandru Popa supported by all members of SOLVOMET R&I Centre) In two years’ time we will be back with the 2nd International Circular Hydrometallurgy Symposium! Photos: EDD, AO Kathy Sole David Dreisinger Kerstin Forsberg David Robinson Markus A. Reuter Peter Ehren Mohammad Khoshkhoo
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Senior Researcher at VITO (Flemish institute for technological research) | Chief Organizer TEDxMessina
Sharing with you some of the results obtained by VITO in the EU H2020 TARANTULA project. We have used microwaves to perform a fast alkaline fusion step, followed by water-leaching to extract the #criticalrawmaterials tungsten, and tantalum and niobium from low-grade mineral (secondary) ore materials. The below link allows you to download the full paper for a limited time form #MineralsEngineering https://lnkd.in/dR9WnKFR #recycling, #H2020, #refractorymetals, Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.), #hydrometallurgy, #microwave
We are excited to share the highlights of the Tarantula project, which has successfully concluded. Over 4.5 years, the Tarantula consortium members have worked tirelessly to develop a suite of novel, efficient and flexible #metallurgical technologies with high selectivity and recovery rates from residual materials with respect to #Tungsten (W), #Niobium (Nb) and #Tantalum (Ta). Join us as we take you through the Tarantula journey, showcasing our commitment to pushing the EU to the forefront in the area of #rawmaterials. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to this journey. Floriana La Marca https://lnkd.in/g33JXwhS
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🌍 Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM2) 🎬 Documentary presenter ✒ Opinion maker
📢 Call for papers. Special Issue on "Circular Hydrometallurgy" for the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy. Guest editors: Koen Binnemans and Peter Tom Jones. This Special Issue goes hand in hand with #ichs2024, the upcoming inaugural International Symposium on Circular Hydrometallurgy. 👉 Special Issue in JSM Submission deadline = December 1, 2024. Topics: ✅ Elaboration on one or more of the 12 principles of circular hydrometallurgy ✅ Circular hydrometallurgical processes ✅ Strategies for reducing reagent consumption ✅ #LCA and #multicriteria assessment of hydrometallurgical processes ✅ Mitigation of the iron problem in #hydrometallurgy ✅ Treatment of effluents in hydrometallurgy ✅ Valorisation of solid leach residues (More details in the leaflet below - The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) 👉 ICHS 2024 (9-11 Sep 2024, Mechelen - Belgium). Inspired by the position paper "The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometallurgy" [Binnemans & Jones, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy 9(1) (2023) 1-25. https://lnkd.in/eFBSSdXv], ICHS 2024 gives the floor to world-leading academic & industrial hydrometallurgists to provide visionary lectures on what these principles may mean for the future of hydrometallurgy. The event will take place in the majestic Lamot Congres- en Erfgoedcentrum in the historical city of Mechelen. Early-bird registration deadline = 15 June 2024. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e6uKgzi9 🔭 Line-up ICHS 2024: David Robinson, Kerstin Forsberg, Markus A. Reuter, David Dreisinger, Päivi Kinnunen, Jacques Eksteen, Kathy Sole, Ryan Ravenelle, George P Demopoulos, Mari Lundström, John Monhemius, Anne-Gwénaëlle Guezennec, Koen Binnemans [Full programme: https://lnkd.in/eZuMF6JJ] 🙏 Organisers: SOLVOMET SIM2 KU Leuven CICERO Project Horizon Europe ENICON Horizon Europe LITHOS Horizon Europe EXCEED 🙏 Stakeholders: Horizon Europe AVANTIS PROMETIA BATTERY 2030+ The European Steel Association (EUROFER) Euromines Eurometaux (European Metals Association) EIT RawMaterials 🙏 The SOLVOMET R&I Centre Team Koen Binnemans Peter Tom Jones Clio Deferm Lieven Machiels Rayco Lommelen Thomas Abo atia Viet Tu Nguyen Elisabeth De Decker Ionuț-Alexandru Popa Rabab Nasser Dzenita Avdibegovic Meryem Özge Arman Nand Peeters Pieter Geysens Brecht Dewulf Seyedeh Maryam Sadeghi Dr. Xiaohua Li Stijn Raiguel Levent Kartal Jean Baptiste HABINSHUTI, PhD Rodolfo Marín Rivera, PhD Tim Balcaen Jakob Bussé Almir Olovcic Alexandra Alexandri Azadeh Ghannad Asadollahi Carlos Quintero Vincent Cool Femke Derison #hydrometallurgy #metallurgy #climateneutrality #circulareconomy
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🌍 Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM2) 🎬 Documentary presenter ✒ Opinion maker
Looking back on #RMsummit2024. Totally exhausted. Lost my voice. But overwhelmed with the wonderful discussions, new invitations to speak all over the globe & delighted to have been involved in the panel debate on Europe's energy security and the interview by Susana XARÁ in Crowdhelix's clustering event. Takeaways: 1️⃣ “Europe doesn’t need a #GreenDeal. Europe doesn’t need an Industrial Deal. Instead, Europe requires a Green Industrial Deal, a fully integrated & harmonised framework. We need to nurture a made-in-Europe #cleantech industry that allows the vertical integration from mine to wind turbines, #batteries, PV panels, electrolysers, heat pumps… driving the transition to #climateneutrality. A Green Industrial Deal should be a cross-party no-brainer as it provides a compromise between delivering the much-needed environmental/climate agenda while allowing a green European industry to prosper providing future-proofed jobs and resilience. To get this Green Industrial Deal implemented the new EC needs to appoint an Executive Vice President who has the power to implement such an agenda across the DG’s.” 2️⃣ "When the EU agrees upon Critical Raw Materials Partnerships with countries in Latin America and Africa, we need to make sure these CRM Partnerships are beneficial for both parties. This includes processing and refining in these countries and not just extraction. Concurrently, Europe should provide first-class training programmes tailored to young people from Latin America and Africa. After their graduation (in Europe), these new professionals can return to their countries to support the new-to-be-developed local CRM industry. One idea is to offer Tailored programmes (? EIT, DN...) specifically for students from Latin America and Africa. This could rectify the complete underrepresentation of these countries in the international student population in most European universities." 3️⃣ "Europe needs to define, submit, endorse and implement at least 40 Strategic Projects for CRM #mining, #refining and #recycling in Europe and in like-minded third countries. The time is now. Such projects should satisfy the highest #ESG standards and should demonstrate techno-economic feasibility. If these projects are provided the “Strategic Project” label, then the EC and the Member States should get these projects (permits) delivered on time. Such projects should not get hijacked by a tiny but vocal minority of professional (often non-local) campaigners supporting an ideological anti-mining NIMCO position (Not in My Continent)." 🎬 "Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle" v2.0 distributed by Journeyman Pictures (new trailer: https://lnkd.in/eQh9pQM4) Acknowledgements to Sir Philip Lowe, Hans Christian Kenn, Eric Dusseux, Brian Menell, David Rose (panel) and Valeria Pulieri, Paul McKenna (clustering). Kudos to EIT RawMaterials (Bernd Schäfer, Vanessa Lorenz, Roland Gauß, Anoop Kayarat, Nora Groth...) for the exceptional organisation & scenography!
Here is the press release for the new documentary on Europe's Mining Renaissance. Premiering in Leuven on March 27.
🌍 Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM2) 🎬 Documentary presenter ✒ Opinion maker
Joint Press Release. "Europe's Mining Renaissance: a Catalyst for Climate Neutrality" (Première, DOCVILLE, 27 March 2024 - Aula Vesalius, Leuven). Authors: SIM2 KU Leuven - SOLVOMET R&I Centre - Horizon Europe ENICON - Horizon Europe EXCEED - PROMETIA - Horizon Europe AVANTIS - Horizon Europe LITHOS - CICERO Project On March 27 the new documentary will be premiering in Leuven. So far already more than 500 tickets have been distributed. The programme comprises the official première, a high-level panel debate and a closing reception offered to you by SIM2 KU Leuven & SOLVOMET R&I Centre. 🎬 Register yourself & a partner/friend here (deadline 18 March!): https://lnkd.in/eYQayX4Z [DOCVILLE page: https://lnkd.in/eZ7v5QFs] 🎬 The trailer: https://lnkd.in/d8bryWRr 🎬 Speakers for the panel debate: Ia Modin (GOZZO Advokater), Julia Poliscanova (she/her) (Transport & Environment (T&E)) , Nick Meynen (Leuven 2030), Peter Tom Jones (KU Leuven), John Vandaele (MO* magazine) (moderator). Biographies of speakers here: https://lnkd.in/ecEyQQ_s 🎬 Why this documentary? The Critical Raw Materials Act sets benchmarks for diversifying Europe’s #criticalrawmaterials supply chains, making Europe less dependent on China, Russia et al. One of the targets is that, by 2030, Europe needs to achieve > 10% of domestic #extraction of #lithium, #cobalt, #nickel, #copper and #rareearths. Hence, Europe will need no less than a Mining Renaissance. Not the dirty #coalmining of old that fuels the global heating problem, but future-oriented, #responsiblemining of the energy-transition metals that are needed to catalyse Europe’s #climatechangemitigation strategy. 🙏 The team: Stijn van Baarle (STORYRUNNER) Peter Tom Jones Michael Van de Velde Jerome De Meyere Casimir De Kimpe Marius Acke Jasper Vander Elst 🙏 Featuring: Jan Moström (LKAB, Euromines), Ulrika Huhtaniska (LKAB), Stefan Mikaelsson, Anders Sand & Mohammad Khoshkhoo (Boliden), Mathew Congleton (Valmet Automotive), Maroš Šefčovič (EC), Liesbeth Horckmans (VITO), Anne-Gwénaëlle Guezennec (BRGM), Thomas Lapauw (ResourceFull) Svemin BATTERY 2030+ Eurometaux (European Metals Association) The European Steel Association (EUROFER) Peter Handley
27 March. Leuven, Belgium. 20h. Premiere of Europe's Mining Renaissance: A Catalyst for Climate Neutrality. Mark your calendar!
🌍 Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM2) 🎬 Documentary presenter ✒ Opinion maker
So proud to present the official poster for our new documentary - Europe's Mining Renaissance: A Catalyst for Climate Neutrality - that will première in Leuven during the prestigious DOCVILLE film festival on March 27, 2024. A fantastic programme has been set up: (1) film showing (43'), (2) panel debate with Ia Modin, Julia Poliscanova (she/her), Nick Meynen, Peter Tom Jones, John Vandaele (1h) & (3) reception with Belgium's finest beers (1+ h?). 🎬 Why this documentary? The #CriticalRawMaterialsAct sets benchmarks for diversifying Europe’s critical raw materials supply chains, making Europe less dependent on China, Russia et al. By 2030 Europe needs to achieve at least 10% of domestic #extraction of #lithium, #cobalt, #nickel, #copper and #rareearths. Hence, Europe will need no less than a Mining Renaissance. Not the dirty #coalmining of old, which fuels the global heating problem, but future-oriented, #responsiblemining of the metals that are needed to catalyse Europe’s climate change strategy. 🎬 The panel debate Read the biographies of the speakers here: https://lnkd.in/eEbCfYQt 🎬 Key data about the film 🎞 Trailer of documentary: https://lnkd.in/eJfJ6Jzs 🙏 The team: Stijn van Baarle (STORYRUNNER) Peter Tom Jones Michael Van de Velde Jerome De Meyere Casimir De Kimpe Marius Acke Jasper Vander Elst 🙏 Featuring: Jan Moström (LKAB, Euromines), Ulrika Huhtaniska (LKAB), Stefan Mikaelsson, Anders Sand & Mohammad Khoshkhoo (Boliden), Matthew Congleton (Valmet Automotive), Maroš Šefčovič (EC), Liesbeth Horckmans (VITO), Anne-Gwénaëlle Guezennec (BRGM), Thomas Lapauw (ResourceFull) 🙏 Acknowledgements: Co-funded by the EU (Horizon Europe ENICON & Horizon Europe EXCEED projects). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) and CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Co-funded by SOLVOMET R&I Centre & SIM2 KU Leuven. Public outreach (non-financial) support from PROMETIA & Horizon Europe AVANTIS, CICERO Project & Horizon Europe LITHOS. BATTERY 2030+ Ewelina Rathje Linda Novosadová Susana XARÁ Patrick d'Hugues
The mini-documentary "The Sami Perspective" is now out! You can watch it here. The joint press release is available here: https://lnkd.in/eJM4CiFM Horizon Europe AVANTIS Horizon Europe LITHOS Horizon Europe EXCEED Horizon Europe ENICON CICERO Project SOLVOMET R&I Centre SIM2 KU Leuven PROMETIA
🌍 Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM2) 🎬 Documentary presenter ✒ Opinion maker
🎬 Here we go. The long-awaited mini-documentary “The Sami Perspective” is now available. The film tries to understand why the indigenous reindeer-herding Sami communities are so strongly opposed to metal mining in the North of Sweden. Press release: https://lnkd.in/eqY7d7Gu Why this documentary? Early 2023 the Swedish state-owned company LKAB sparked global press attention when it announced its discovery of the largest #rareearth deposit in Europe: i.e., the Per Geijer deposit in the Arctic town of Kiruna. However, one group was not amused: i.e., the indigenous, reindeer-herding Sami communities. In order to understand why, Peter Tom Jones decided to meet the charismatic Sami leader, Stefan Mikaelsson. As Deputy Chair of the Board of the Sami Parliament in Sweden, Mikaelsson has been one of the most vocal persons to defend the traditional Sami culture: “We can live without metals, but we can’t live without food”. Jones visited the Nutti Sámi Siida AB open air museum in Jukkasjärvi, as well as Kiruna town, where Jones saw the Sami Parliament and spoke to many local Kiruna residents. In order to provide a company perspective, Jones had a meeting with Anders Sand, the R&D Director of Boliden Mines. The goal of this mini-documentary is to provide the opportunity to the reindeer-herding Sami to share their specific, local “Sami perspective”. Questions addressed were:. How to mitigate the #climatecrisis & what is the role of #metals therein? How can Europe defend itself against the Chinese juggernaut? Where do we need to get these metals from? How can mining be done in a responsible way? Why are, on a global scale, 54% of all #energytransition metal mines located on or near #indigenous lands? Are European city dwellers hypocrites if they don’t want CRM-mines in “their backyard” but yet drive around in #tesla EVs and own loads of smart phones, laptops and other CRM-rich consumer devices, which undoubtedly contain metals that were once mined in indigenous territories? A fascinating documentary in which you can feel the pain and the respect of the film’s presenter for the Sami perspective. It's just the beginning of a highly complex discussion. 🙏 The team: Stijn van Baarle (STORYRUNNER). Presenter: Peter Tom Jones (SIM2 KU Leuven). Camera man: Michael Van de Velde. Sound technicians: Casimir De Kimpe & Marius Acke. Graphic designer: Jasper Vander Elst 🙏 Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HADEA and CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Co-funded by SOLVOMET R&I Centre, SIM2 KU Leuven. 👉 “Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle”: https://lnkd.in/eVeiMbDX Horizon Europe EXCEED Horizon Europe ENICON PROMETIA BATTERY 2030+ Boliden
Last week (24th & 25th January 2024) Tarantula capped off its project meetings with a successful Review Meeting with the participation of Efthymios Balomenos as Expert and Floriana La Marca as Project Advisor. The meeting was hosted by TECNALIA Research & Innovation (project coordinators). The proud Tarantula team, represented by its work package leaders, provided an overview of the Tarantula achievements during the 3rd and last period of the project. The guided tour to the Tarantula prototype as well as to the TECNALIA labs were the highlight of the event. The Tarantula output will have impact beyond the project, and beyond the consortium. New future collaborations are already in the horizon, and the team will still further proceed with its work to implement the exploitation plan.