The green transition challenged by the metal supply chain
The transition towards a climate neutral economy, as proposed by the European Green Deal, is highly resource intensive. Many challenges lie ahead to materialise this Green Deal. A broad cluster of EU Horizon 2020 projects, combined with several projects funded by...
Review on pyrometallurgical treatment of various steelmaking by-products
In the SAMEX project ArcelorMittal, Tecnalia and KU Leuven are upscaling an ammoniacal leaching-based flowsheet to remove and recover zinc from fine BOF steelmaking sludge, so that the residual sludge can be internally recycled to the Blast Furnace, via the sinter...
New video: The Dark Side of the Circular Economy
“The Dark Side of the Circular Economy”, that’s the title of the Aftermovie for the 5th Enhanced Landfill Mining Symposium in Leuven (5-2-2020) (made by Stijn van Baarle, Storyrunner). Referring to the EC’s European Green Deal the video highlights that the...
How will Europe become climate neutral by 2050? Challenging the EU Green Deal
The current energy transition faces many challenges across the various stages of the metal supply chain (from mineral extraction to product end-of-life). On March 12, 2020, several EU H2020 projects and other partners team up to organise a seminar in which a high...
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 the interview, prof. Reuter describes the main challenges and opportunities of recycling and the circular economy. The...
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