Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy'
- Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Section
- Mineral Deposits Section
- Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry Section
- Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology Section
- Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals Section
- Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications Section
- Biomineralization and Biominerals Section
- Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials Section
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Members
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Montana Technological University, Butte, MT 59701, USA
Interests: iron and steel making; agglomeration; induration; smelting; direct reduction; high-temperature processing; blast furnace ferroalloys and their production; slag manipulation; metal manipulation; reaction kinetics
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Interests: iron and steel making; agglomeration; induration; smelting; direct reduction; high-temperature processing; blast furnace ferroalloys and their production; slag manipulation; metal manipulation; reaction kinetics
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Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, 48000 Menteşe/Muğla, Turkey
Interests: biohydrometallurgy of base and precious metals; gold leaching; treatment of refractory gold ores; graphite purification; electrochemical methods in leaching applications; mineral electrode; WEEE; quartz bleaching
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Interests: biohydrometallurgy of base and precious metals; gold leaching; treatment of refractory gold ores; graphite purification; electrochemical methods in leaching applications; mineral electrode; WEEE; quartz bleaching
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Department of Engineering, University of Borås, S-506 30 Borås, Sweden
Interests: comminution processes; Crushers; screens; HPGR; UFG; process simulations and optimization; multidiciplinary optimization of comminution processes including business mangement; optimization; machine learning; artificial intelligence
Interests: comminution processes; Crushers; screens; HPGR; UFG; process simulations and optimization; multidiciplinary optimization of comminution processes including business mangement; optimization; machine learning; artificial intelligence
Institute for the Development of Energy for African Sustainability, University of South Africa, Pretoria 0003, South Africa
Interests: crushing; grinding; comminution; comminution circuit optimisation.
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Interests: crushing; grinding; comminution; comminution circuit optimisation.
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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
Interests: urban mining; electronic waste recycling; biohydrometallurgy; biomineralization
Interests: urban mining; electronic waste recycling; biohydrometallurgy; biomineralization
Circular Economy Solutions Unit, Circular Raw Materials Hub, Geological Survey of Finland, F1-02151 Espoo, Finland
Interests: geometallurgy; process mineralogy; gravity concentration; Flotation; theory of sampling (TOS); battery minerals; critical metals; rare earths; cobalt
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Interests: geometallurgy; process mineralogy; gravity concentration; Flotation; theory of sampling (TOS); battery minerals; critical metals; rare earths; cobalt
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Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380418, Chile
Interests: process engineering; hydrometallurgy; extractive metallurgy; membrane technologies; mine waste valorization
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Interests: process engineering; hydrometallurgy; extractive metallurgy; membrane technologies; mine waste valorization
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College of Health and Science, School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, Homelet, Green Lane, Joseph Banks Laboratories, Lincolnshire, Lincoln LN6 7DL UK
Interests: gaining access to high-tech and critical raw materials: understanding the factors that drive and limit extractive metallurgy; electrochemistry and materials characterization: moving toward crystal structure, molecular formula, and atomic scale; synthetic crystals as a replacement for critical raw materials; enhancement of overall process performance and energy/material utilization: a move toward dry laboratories and data bank
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Interests: gaining access to high-tech and critical raw materials: understanding the factors that drive and limit extractive metallurgy; electrochemistry and materials characterization: moving toward crystal structure, molecular formula, and atomic scale; synthetic crystals as a replacement for critical raw materials; enhancement of overall process performance and energy/material utilization: a move toward dry laboratories and data bank
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Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Concepcion, Concepción 4070409, Chile
Interests: surface chemistry; froth flotation; rheology of mineral suspensions; geometallurgy; clay minerals in flotation; seawater in mineral processing; sensors development
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Interests: surface chemistry; froth flotation; rheology of mineral suspensions; geometallurgy; clay minerals in flotation; seawater in mineral processing; sensors development
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School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
Interests: collophanite; phosphate tailings; colloidal chemistry of flotation
Interests: collophanite; phosphate tailings; colloidal chemistry of flotation
School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia
Interests: heap leaching; heap hydrodynamics; percolation leaching; low grade ore processing; mine waste management; e-waste management; e-waste value recovery; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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Interests: heap leaching; heap hydrodynamics; percolation leaching; low grade ore processing; mine waste management; e-waste management; e-waste value recovery; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: extractive metallurgy
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Interests: extractive metallurgy
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Mineral Processing Engineering Department, Faculty of Mines, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Türkiye
Interests: mineral processing and extractive metallurgy; feldspar flotation; industrial minerals; potash recovery from potassium feldspars; polymer recycling; flame reterdancy of carbonate minerals
Interests: mineral processing and extractive metallurgy; feldspar flotation; industrial minerals; potash recovery from potassium feldspars; polymer recycling; flame reterdancy of carbonate minerals
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
Interests: froth flotation of oxide minerals; flotation reagent molecular design; phyllosilicate surface physiochemistry
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Interests: froth flotation of oxide minerals; flotation reagent molecular design; phyllosilicate surface physiochemistry
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Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering and Technology, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1710, South Africa
Interests: metal leaching; metal recovery; grenner solvents; nanomaterial; adsorptive removal; microwave-assisted extrcation; ultrasound-assisted extraction; sequential extraction; metal speciation; multivariate optimization
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Interests: metal leaching; metal recovery; grenner solvents; nanomaterial; adsorptive removal; microwave-assisted extrcation; ultrasound-assisted extraction; sequential extraction; metal speciation; multivariate optimization
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National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR 97321, USA
Interests: geochemistry; sedimentary systems; chemical weathering; critical materials; rare earth elements; coal; coal utilization byproducts; mining; energy
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Interests: geochemistry; sedimentary systems; chemical weathering; critical materials; rare earth elements; coal; coal utilization byproducts; mining; energy
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Institute of Raw Material Preparation and Environmental Processing, University of Miskolc, HU-3515 Miskolc, Hungary
Interests: grinding(superfine grinding) in high energy density mills; mechanical activation; preparation and utilization of solid wastes; geopolymer; development of grindability methods
Interests: grinding(superfine grinding) in high energy density mills; mechanical activation; preparation and utilization of solid wastes; geopolymer; development of grindability methods
Department of Chemical, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana
Interests: hydrometallurgy; environmental process engineering; reductive precipitation; mine water treatment; particulate processes
Interests: hydrometallurgy; environmental process engineering; reductive precipitation; mine water treatment; particulate processes
Department of Measurements and Control Systems, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: multi-objective control; indirect measurements and soft sensing; process modeling; Industry 4.0; IoT; Edge Computing solutions; raw materials processing; design of innovative devices, circuits, and control strategies for mineral processing
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Interests: multi-objective control; indirect measurements and soft sensing; process modeling; Industry 4.0; IoT; Edge Computing solutions; raw materials processing; design of innovative devices, circuits, and control strategies for mineral processing
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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China
Interests: chemical engineering; hydrometallurgy; environmental chemcial engineering; vanadium; chromium; waste management
Interests: chemical engineering; hydrometallurgy; environmental chemcial engineering; vanadium; chromium; waste management
1. Minerals Processing Division, Mintek, Randburg 2125, South Africa
2. Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Ave., Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
Interests: mineral processing; flotation cells; hydrodynamics; solid–fluid dynamics; energy; sustainability; modelling; mining; coarse flotation; fine particles; bubble; image processing; gravity separation; flotation; attachment and detachment
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2. Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Ave., Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
Interests: mineral processing; flotation cells; hydrodynamics; solid–fluid dynamics; energy; sustainability; modelling; mining; coarse flotation; fine particles; bubble; image processing; gravity separation; flotation; attachment and detachment
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Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Interests: mechanical enrichment; high-pressure comminution; mathematical modeling; optimization of selected operations in mineral processing; effectiveness of beneficiation processes; aggregate processing; economics of mineral processing; environmental footprints of mineral processing
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Interests: mechanical enrichment; high-pressure comminution; mathematical modeling; optimization of selected operations in mineral processing; effectiveness of beneficiation processes; aggregate processing; economics of mineral processing; environmental footprints of mineral processing
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Faculty MMR, Technical University of Košice, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Interests: materials science; microstructure analysis; waste processing; hot dip galvanizing; surface engineering; environmental engineering
Interests: materials science; microstructure analysis; waste processing; hot dip galvanizing; surface engineering; environmental engineering
Insight Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork T12 YN60, Ireland
Interests: operational unit modeling; simulation, and control; machine learning; optimization; processes critical factor identification; dynamic and static modelling (data driven and mechanistic); sustainability analysis; energy and exergy evaluation; chemical analyses; systems automatize; project management
Interests: operational unit modeling; simulation, and control; machine learning; optimization; processes critical factor identification; dynamic and static modelling (data driven and mechanistic); sustainability analysis; energy and exergy evaluation; chemical analyses; systems automatize; project management
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: fine chemicals; hydrometallurgy; flotation; nonferrous metals; manganese; heavy metal wastewater
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Interests: fine chemicals; hydrometallurgy; flotation; nonferrous metals; manganese; heavy metal wastewater
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Center for Asset Integrity Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng 0086, South Africa
Interests: computational mechanics; particle-based solvers; discrete element modeling, generative deep learning models; knowledge discovery systems; data science
Interests: computational mechanics; particle-based solvers; discrete element modeling, generative deep learning models; knowledge discovery systems; data science
Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Interests: mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; critical elements recovery
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Interests: mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; critical elements recovery
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1. School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
2. Key Lab of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: bioleaching; mineral processing and extractive metallurgy (resource recovery); solid waste treatment and disposal; mining environment; mineralogy; surface chemistry and electrochemistry
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2. Key Lab of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: bioleaching; mineral processing and extractive metallurgy (resource recovery); solid waste treatment and disposal; mining environment; mineralogy; surface chemistry and electrochemistry
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, DC 02139, USA
Interests: hydrometallurgy; separation process; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; microfiltration; solvent extraction; recycling processes; circular economy; SDGs; net-zero emission
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Interests: hydrometallurgy; separation process; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; microfiltration; solvent extraction; recycling processes; circular economy; SDGs; net-zero emission
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1. Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland 40 Isles Road, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, QLD, 4068, Australia
2. Honorary Research Associate Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Interests: sustainability and circular economy in mining; Life Cycle Assessment; mineral processing; process simulation; ore characterisation
2. Honorary Research Associate Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Interests: sustainability and circular economy in mining; Life Cycle Assessment; mineral processing; process simulation; ore characterisation
