Researchers from the SREMat Group (SIM² KU Leuven) have published a critical review paper on the potential transformation of bauxite residue (“red mud”) into valuable building materials, trying to “put things in perspective”.
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New video: The Dark Side of the Circular Economy
“The Dark Side of the Circular Economy” is the title of the ELFM V Symposium Aftermovie (5-2-2020). Referring to the EC’s pending Circular Economy Action Plan the video highlights one major blind spot in this plan. How will we deal with the waste of the past?
Read More »How will Europe become climate neutral by 2050? Challenging the EU Green Deal
Register now for a seminar on "Green transition challenged by the metal supply chain". The event takes place on March 12, 2020 in the Flemish Parliament in Brussels (Belgium). Various EU H2020 projects will cluster around the challenges they face.
Read More »Interview with Markus Reuter: Inconvenient truths of the circular economy
"Inconvenient truths of the circular economy" is the title of an interview with prof. Markus Reuter for the Aurubis magazine in which the main challenges and opportunities of recycling and the circular economy are analyzed.
Read More »Immersive learning in Chemical Engineering: a CHARMING future
The EU MSCA - ETN CHARMING team is happy to present the first introductory video about their research
Read More »Is Enhanced Landfill Mining the missing link to a Circular Economy v2.0?
The Detritus Journal dedicated a special issue on resource recovery through Enhanced Landfill Mining (December 2019). It includes the results of the NEW-MINE project. These and other findings will be debated during the Fifth ELFM Symposium on February 6, 2020 in Leuven (Belgium).
Read More »Rare Earth Element Phases in Bauxite Residue – Minerals Best Paper Awards 2019
Minerals established the Best Paper Award to acknowledge the support of the journal’s authors and to recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments.
Read More »Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices – BR2020
The 3rd “Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices” conference will take place in Constanța, Romania in May 2020 3rd International Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference
Read More »Public acceptance of mining and recycling in Europe: six recommendations
Public acceptance or the ‘Social License to Operate’ is widely acknowledged as the biggest financial risk for the mining sector. Six different perspectives and recommendations coming from six different sectors were debated during a satellite event of the EU Raw Materials Week (22 Nov. 2019).
Read More »Training on MSCA Individual Fellowship (IF2020) proposal writing (Febr. 5, 2020)
The ETN NEW-MINE project organizes a dedicated training session on proposal writing dedicated to the MSCA Individual Fellowships. The training is free of charge and will take place on Wednesday February 5, 2020, from 13h30 to 17h00, in Park Inn Hotel in Leuven (Belgium).
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