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SOCRATES Policy View: Thermodynamic reality check
In this first EU MSCA-ETN SOCRATES Policy Brief, guest authors - Justin Salminen and Sirpa Olaussen from Boliden - provide their view on the challenges with respect to the zero-waste valorisation of low-grade ores and metal-containing industrial process residues.
Read More »To mine or not to mine, that is the question
Join us in Leuven on February 21 for a unique Symposium on the Social License to Operate for mining of critical metals. The Symposium is part of the Arts festival “Artefact 2018: This Rare Earth – Stories from Below”.
Read More »ELFM and EURELCO featured in the Financial Times
Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM) was featured in the Financial Times as one of the “50 Ideas to Change the World”. In a Special Report Joshua Jacobs interviews key players and discusses the barriers and opportunities for ELFM.
Read More »REDMUD 6th network wide event
REDMUD 6th network wide event took place in Aachen, Germany between 25th and 27th of October 2017. Event Agenda
Read More »EURARE project is completed
The EURARE project began on the 1st of January 2013, and ran for five years (Balomenos et al., 2017). Its main goal was to set the basis for the development of a sustainable European REE industry. It aimed to safeguard the uninterrupted supply of REE raw materials and products crucial for sectors of the EU economy (including automotive, electronics, machinery ...
Read More »EU H2020 MSCA ETN REDMUD receives prize again!
The presentation: ‘Alternative Binder Formation and Iron Extraction From Chemically and Thermally Modified Bauxite Residue’ by EU ETN REDMUD researcher Tobias Hertel, was awarded the prize for the best oral presentation at the EUROMAT 2017 (organized by the Federation of European Material Societies), Thessaloniki, 17-22 September in the Area H: Raw Materials.
Read More »Best Bauxite Residue Paper Award goes for ETN REDMUD
‘Best Bauxite Residue Paper Award’ at the 35th International ICSOBA 2017 Conference goes to ETN REDMUD paper “High Temperature Processing Options for the Valorisation of Bauxite Residue toward New Materials” by Tobias Hertel, Bart Blanpain and Yiannis Pontikes. The conference took place in Hamburg, Germany from 2-5 October 2017 Seven PhD candidates of the MSCA REDMUD project attended this year’s edition of the ...
Read More »Symposium on Social License to Operate (21-2-18)
As part of “Artefact 2018: This Rare Earth - Stories from Below”, a unique symposium on the Social License to Operate with respect to the mining and recycling of critical metals is taking place on February 21, 2018 (Leuven).
Read More »Green Chemistry: a challenge for the future
Green Chemistry is a familiar term, but what does it really mean for a sustainable future? Chiara Bonomi explains.
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