Researchers from Wageningen University and SIM² KU Leuven reviewed recent SLO-literature and concluded that the way how SLO is conceptualised and often implemented in practice, does little to enhance the legitimacy of resource extraction.
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What is the value of the ‘Social License to Operate’ concept (for resource extraction)?
Researchers from Wageningen University and SIM² KU Leuven reviewed recent SLO-literature and conclud...
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CROCODILE project in the the Raw Materials Summit 2020 during the EASME Session
Nader Akil (PNO) and Lourdes Yurramendi (Tecnalia) presented the CROCODILE project, and its latest a...
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Effect of pH and hydrogen bond donor on the dissolution of metal oxides in DES
Ioanna Maria Pateli and colleagues from the University of Leicester used Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES...
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Bioleaching of cobalt from low-grade sulphidic mining waste
In a new paper published in Hydrometallurgy, researchers from VTT and Boliden developed a bioleachin...
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New paper! Sulfur-enhanced reductive bioprocessing of cobalt-bearing materials for base metals recovery
Read the paper by Ana Laura & colleagues from Bangor University and Natural History Museum (UK), par...
Due to the rapid electrification of mobility, the demand for cobalt is going to grow astronomically. Currently, 65% of global cobalt production occurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has led the EC to define cobalt as a highly critical metal. Setting up an EU value chain for the primary production and recovery of cobalt is thus of strategic importance. The EU H2020 CROCODILE project, therefore, showcases an innovative metallurgical system, based on advanced pyro-, hydro-, bio-, iono- and electrometallurgy technologies, for the recovery of cobalt and the production of cobalt metal and upstream products. A wide variety of secondary and primary European resources will serve as feedstocks. CROCODILE will pro-actively engage with local and international civil society groups, in order to obtain and maintain the Social License to Operate for cobalt recovery and production.
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News
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CROCODILE project in the the Raw Materials Summit 2020 during the EASME Session
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Effect of pH and hydrogen bond donor on the dissolution of metal oxides in DES
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Bioleaching of cobalt from low-grade sulphidic mining waste
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New paper! Sulfur-enhanced reductive bioprocessing of cobalt-bearing materials for base metals recovery
Events
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European Metallurgical Conference EMC 2021
European Metallurgical Conference EMC 2021 - June 27, 2021 - June 30, 2021
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The green transition challenged by the metal supply chain – seminar report (March 2020)
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M18 meeting in Leuven, Belgium (Dec. 2019)
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Public acceptance of mining and recycling in Europe: six recommendations
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CROCODILE project at Manufuture 2019 (Oct. 2019)
Partners in the Spotlight
Interviews
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Meet our CROCODILE colleague: Ludovica Baldassari (Eco Recycling)
Ludovica Baldassari works as project manager at ECO RECYCLING, coordinating the technical engineering team. She is mainly involved in the development of innovative hydrometallurgical processes, prototypes and basic plants design.
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Meet our colleague: Piet Wostyn (SOLVOMET – SIM² KU Leuven)
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Meet our CROCODILE colleague: Didier Michel (COMET)
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Meet our CROCODILE colleague: Zhangqi Wang (ACCUREC)
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Meet our CROCODILE colleague: Anastasia Moschovi (MONOLITHOS)