Skip to content
Menu
  • Your dissemination and SLO partner
  • SIM² & Horizon Europe
  • Industrial Sounding Board
  • Outreach
  • Events
  • Open Positions
  • Blog
    SIM2
    Menu
    • About SIM²
      • Mission & Vision
      • Governance
      • Involved research groups
      • Research Equipment
      • Meet our colleagues
    • SIM² Research Lines
      • Research_Line_1-Geological-exploration-and-advanced-resource-characterisationGeological exploration and advanced resource characterisation
      • RL2_shutterstock_440952817Remanufacturing and demanufacturing
      • RL3Sustainable metallurgical processes
      • RL4Upcycling processes for primary and secondary resources
      • rl5resSustainability assessment and policy research
      • rl6resProcess intensification and digitalisation
    • SIM² Education
      • Master Programmes
      • PhD Education
      • Internships
      • Courses open for public
      • Future-oriented education
      • EIT Academy
      • SIM² Education Contact
    • Your EU dissemination partner
    • SIM² Papers
      • Papers RL1
      • Papers RL2
      • Papers RL3
      • Papers RL4
      • Papers RL5
      • Papers RL6
    • SIM² Projects
        • EU Level
            • EU H2020 Advanced ERC Grant


              • ERC Advanced Grant SOLCRIMET targets solvometallurgical solutions for the selective recovery of critical metals from End-of-life waste streams, using environmentally-friendly, non-water nor acid-containing solvents
            • EU FP7/EU H2020 Training Networks Coordinated by SIM² KU Leuven
              • charming-round
              • sultan-round
            • EU FP7/EU H2020 Research and Innovation Action Projects with SIM² KU Leuven as partner
              • platirus
              • remaghic-round-logo
              • crocodile-round
              • nemo-round
              • tarantula_round
            • EIT RawMaterials
              • recover round whiteEIT RECOVER
              • aware-logo-roundEIT AWARE
            • EU COST
              • norm4building-round-logo
              • TU
        • Flemish Level
            • Fundamental science
              • fwo-round-logoFWO Project on Reactive gas injection in liquid metals
              • fwo-round-logoFWO Project on slag / calcined clays
              • fwo-round-logoFWO Project on REEs and ionic liquids
              • fwo-round-logoFWO Project on advanced magnetic separation
            • Strategic basic research
              • mip-round-logoIWT MIP ICON MIVAMIL
              • mip-round-logoIWT MIP ICON PLASMAT
              • sim-round-logoIWT MIP ICON SUPERMEX
              • sim-round-logoMARES
              • sim-round-logoSMART
              • sim-round-logoGHRANTE
            • Competitive research
              • iwt-round-logoIWT O&O Influence of ferroalloy impuritieson the inclusion characteristicsin liquid steel
              • iwt-round-logoIWT O&O Breakthrough Routes in Stainless Steel Metallurgy and Integrated Slag Valorisation
              • iwt-round-logoIWT O&O Concurrent optimisation of EAF and transfer ladle refractory lining and slag practice
              • iwt-round-logoIWT O&O VALORAS Valorisation of ArcelorMittal’s Converter Slag into CRH Building Materials
              • iwt-round-logoIWT O&O Closing the Circle & Enhanced Landfill Mining as part of the Transition to Sustainable Materials Management
              • iwt-round-logoIWT O&O Concurrent optimisation of process metallurgy and slag handling with respect to stainless steel slag valorisation
              • iwt-round-logoIWT O&O COZIRAS Combined recovery of metal and residual slag valorisation from Metallo-Chimique’s recycling process
        • KU Leuven Level
            • Fundamental science: KU Leuven Projects – Internal funding
              • KU Leuven GOA Rare Earth New technologies for separation
              • KU Leuven DBOF REE recovery from red mud
              • KU Leuven DBOF project on magnetic separation
            • Strategic basic research: KU Leuven Funding
              • KU Leuven IRF Knowledge Platform Valorisation of Residues
              • KU Leuven IRF Knowledge Platform Rare Earth Recycling
            • Strategic basic research: CR³ Funding
              • cr3-round-logoCR³ Metal Recovery from EAF dusts combined with a WtE and residue valorisation
              • cr3-round-logoCR³ Synthesis of Inorganic Polymers from Metallurgical Residues
        • Competitive
            • BIND-AMOR Reuse of Dredged Sediments as Supplementary Cementitious Materials
            • Bilateral Extraction of Cu from copper slag including residue valorisation
            • Several IWT Baekeland and Innovation Mandate Projects on critical metal recycling et al
            • Several EIT Raw Materials KAVA Network-pf-Infrastructure projects
            • Several confidential bilateral projects on solvent extraction
        • Completed projects
          • erean-round
          • redmud round logo
          • demeter round logo
          • socrates-round
          • new-mine-round
          • neohire-round
          • iwt-round-logo
          • maxivia
          • eurare-round-logo
          • metgrow-round-logo
          • get-a-met-round
          • cosmic-round
          • samex round white
    • News
    • Newsletters
        • 2020
          • Newsletter 1 smallNewsletter #1 – April 21, 2020
          • NL21-10-2020Newsletter #2 – October 21, 2020
          • SIM2-newsletter-Jan-2020-smallSIM² Newsletter 17 January 2020
        • 2019
            • 30 November 2018-ir-resized
          • View all
        • 2018
            • 30 November 2018-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 30 November 2018
            • 16 January 2018-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 16 January 2018
            • 1 March 2018-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 1 March 2018
            • 1 April 2018-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 1 April 2018
        • 2017
            • 19 September 2017-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 19 September 2017
            • 28 March 2017-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 28 March 2017
            • 30 June 2017-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 30 June 2017
            • 7 March 2017-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 7 March 2017
            • 9 May 2017-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 9 May 2017
        • 2016
            • 1 March 2016-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 1 March 2016
            • 25 March 2016-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 25 March 2016
            • 3 May 2016-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 3 May 2016
            • 4 July 2016-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 4 July 2016
            • 5 September 2016-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 5 September 2016
            • 6 November 2016-ir-resizedSIM² Newsletter 6 November 2016
    • Contact
      • Peter Tom Jones

        Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM² KU Leuven)




        Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, Leuven 3001, BE

        + 32 16 32 12 13   + 32 16 32 19 91

        more contact details

    • Industrial Sounding Board
    • Outreach
    • Open Positions
    • Events

    SIM² Newsletter 1 March 2018

    Newsletter

    Post navigation
    ← Previous Post
    Next Post →

    More News

    • ENICON, member of the Cluster Hub for Production of Raw Materials for Batteries

      ENICON project is a founding member of the Cluster Hub for Production of Raw Materials for Batteries from European Resources https://www.materialsforbatterieshub.eu

    • Deep learning regression for quantitative LIBS analysis of aluminium scrap

      The Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) research group (SIM2 – KU Leuven) developed a Deep Learning regression method for the quantitative analysis of aluminium post-consumer scrap using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy     read more >>

    • Cement and Concrete: From the Romans to Mars (Special Issue in Elements)

      SIM² KU Leuven geologists Prof. Jan Elsen and Prof. Ruben Snellings are proud to announce the publication of the Elements Special Issue “Cement and Concrete: From the Romans to Mars”.

    • Classification of aluminium scrap by LIBS and RGB/D image fusion

      KU Leuven’s LCE research group (SIM² KU Leuven) has demonstrated how data fusion of LIBS spectra and color (RGB) and Depth (D) images can improve the sorting of post-consumer aluminium     read more >>

    • Ben Gilliams: “Pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy are like yin and yang”

      Following a 25-year VP-level career at Umicore, Ben Gilliams has decided to make a remarkable career switch. On January 9, Ben started as Senior Valorisation Director at SOLVOMET ISC, one     read more >>

    • The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometalllurgy

      The SOLVOMET Group is delighted to announce the publication of its long-awaited position paper “The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometalllurgy” in the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy.

    Videos

    GO TO VIDEO Responsible Mining in Europe:
    A new paradigm to counter climate change
    Full documentary
    GO TO VIDEO Waste from the past, houses for the future EU MSCA-ETN SULTAN GO TO VIDEO Recycling the strongest metals H2020 TARANTULA's new video GO TO VIDEO THE MISSING LINK of the Circular Economy 2.0 GO TO VIDEO 5th Enhanced Lanfill Mining Symposium The Dark Side of the Circular Economy GO TO VIDEO CHARMING Immersive learning in Chemical Engineering GO TO VIDEO SOCRATES Stairway to Sustainability - Research on recycling of industrial waste GO TO VIDEO SULTAN Transforming mining waste (tailings) into valuable products GO TO VIDEO DEMETER First Recycled Electric Motor GO TO VIDEO COSMIC Europe on the wave to innovation GO TO VIDEO CROCODILE Efficient recovery of cobalt

    CONTACT US

    KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals – Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 – Leuven 3001, Belgium

    SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

    NEWS

    Deep learning regression for quantitative LIBS analysis of aluminium scrap

    March 6, 2023

    Cement and Concrete: From the Romans to Mars (Special Issue in Elements)

    February 13, 2023

    Classification of aluminium scrap by LIBS and RGB/D image fusion

    January 30, 2023

    Ben Gilliams: “Pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy are like yin and yang”

    January 13, 2023

    The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometalllurgy

    December 16, 2022

    SIM²  research lines & expertise

    • Geological exploration and advanced resource characterisation
    • Remanufacturing and demanfacturing
    • Sustainable metallurgical processes
    • Upcycling processes for primary and secondary resources
    • Sustainability assessment and policy research
    • Process intensification and digitalisation

    SIM² EDUCATION

    • Master Programmes
    • PhD Education
    • Internships
    • Courses open for public
    • Future-oriented education
    • EIT Academy

    About Us

    SIM² KU Leuven is the new KU Leuven Institute on Sustainable Metals and Minerals, one of the 4 flagship KU Leuven Institutes. SIM² mission is to develop, organise and implement problem-driven, science-deep research and future-oriented education, contributing to the environmentally friendly production and recycling of metals, minerals and engineered materials, supporting the transition to a climate-friendly, circular-economy.

    FOLLOW US

    Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Rss