Towards a circular economy through reduction, reuse & recovery of raw materials

Joined workshop of EIT RM Morecovery project and SEXUM project of Academy of Finland

Date: 27th of September 2019
Location: University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

Presentations:

1. Morecovery – Element recovery assessment service from initial screening to pilot-scale studies, Teemu Karlsson (GTK)
2. Recovery of REE form wastes of acid mine water treatment, Carlos Ayora (CISC)
3. Recovery of metals from a seepage water of a mine (AMD), Juha-Matti Aalto (UEF)
4. Energy metals from a different perspective - geological realities and opportunities related to uraniferous polymetallic mineral deposits in Fennoscandia, Peter Sorjonen-Ward, Esa Pohjolainen (GTK) and SEXUM project collaborators
5. Principles of biosorption and their application to metal removal from acidic waste waters, Robert Barthen & Aino-Maija Lakaniemi (TAU)
6. Separation of uranium from mine process effluents by reusable biopolymer – as an example of shifting towards a circular solution, Małgorzata Szlachta, Raisa Neitola (GTK), Sirpa Peräniemi & Jouko Vepsäläinen (UEF)
7. Bisphosphonate modified nanoporous silicon in Sc and U separation, Rinez Thapa & Arezoo Rahmani (UEF)
8. Utilization of mine tailings as porous ceramics, Soili Solismaa (GTK)
9. Digital tools can enhance continuous mine closure, Tommi Kauppila & Lauri Solismaa (GTK)
10. Introducing the 3AWater technology, Joakim Riikonen (UEF)
11. Introducing Kuopio Water Cluster - solutions for water sector, Patryk Wójtowicz (Savonia AMK)