Sustainable processing of Europe's low-grade sulphidic and lateritic nickel/cobalt ores and tailings into battery-grade metals

Informazioni relative al progetto

ENICON

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101058124

DOI

10.3030/101058124

Data della firma CE 8 Giugno 2022

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2022

Data di completamento 31 Maggio 2026

Finanziato da

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Costo totale

€ 6 019 237,50

Contributo UE

€ 6 019 237,00

Coordinato da

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium

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Risultati finali

Documents, reports (3)

Technical report on success of direct simultaneous anodic Co-oxide and cathodic Ni recovery in HCl route

Technical report on success of direct simultaneous anodic Co-oxide and cathodic Ni recovery in HCl route, determining the decision to select the processing strategy (T3.1.1 vs. T3.2.2) for further Co recovery validation (cf. milestone: Decision to continue with direct anodic Co recovery (T3.1.1) or focus 100% on alternative, direct recovery Co-oxide product on anode from purified Co solution (T3.1.2).

Technical report on the success of the various unit processes in the HCl-route for the 5 distinct ENICON input materials

Technical report on the success of the various unit processes in the HCl-route for the 5 distinct ENICON input materials. This provides a basis for the decision to select the 3 most appropriate streams for further process integration and validation (cf. milestone: Selection of 3 most appropriate (cf. TEA) ENICON input streams for further processintegration & validation in T2.3.5 (candidates: FeNi product, Ni laterites, Ni/Co-sulphideconcentrate, MHP/MSP from pyrite tailings, carbonated Ni-silicate tailings))

Report on identified projects for clustering activities

Report on identified projects for clustering activities. TUC will identify all relevant & related EU projects in both Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020. Project coordinators are contacted by TUC.

Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (11)

Electrochemical cobalt oxidation in chloride media

Autori: Iryna Makarava, Jere Vänskä, Agnieszka Kramek, Jacek Ryl, Benjamin P. Wilson, Kirsi Yliniemi, Mari Lundström
Pubblicato in: Minerals Engineering, Numero 211, 2024, ISSN 0892-6875
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.MINENG.2024.108679

Molecular thermodynamic model for solvent extraction of mineral acids by tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP)

Autori: Rayco Lommelen, Koen Binnemans
Pubblicato in: Separation and Purification Technology, Numero 313, 2024, ISSN 1383-5866
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SEPPUR.2023.123475

SpringerPlus

Autori: Konstantinos Komnitsas; Arne Peys; Stylianos Tampouris; Vasiliki Karmali; Georgios Bartzas; Dimitra Vathi; Anna Kritikaki
Pubblicato in: Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2024, ISSN 2193-1801
Editore: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
DOI: 10.1007/S42461-024-01161-5

Separation and Purification Technology

Autori: Rayco Lommelen; Koen Binnemans
Pubblicato in: Separation and Purification Technology, Numero 313, 2023, ISSN 1383-5866
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123475

High-temperature slag engineering in pursuit of effective mineral carbonation of pyroxene-rich ferronickel slag

Autori: Arne Peys, Natalia Pires Martins, Fernando Prado Araujo, Konstantinos Komnitsas, Peter Nielsen
Pubblicato in: Journal of CO2 Utilization, Numero 95, 2025, ISSN 2212-9820
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCOU.2025.103077

Public Health

Autori: Bartzas, Georgios; Komnitsas, Konstantinos
Pubblicato in: Science of The Total Environment, 2024, ISSN 0033-3506
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2024.175902

Cradle to gate life-cycle assessment of battery grade nickel sulphate production through high-pressure acid leaching

Autori: Georgios Bartzas, Konstantinos Komnitsas
Pubblicato in: Science of The Total Environment, Numero 952, 2024, ISSN 0048-9697
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2024.175902

Predictive thermodynamic model for solvent extraction of Iron(III) by tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) from chloride media

Autori: Rayco Lommelen, Brecht Dewulf, Jakob Bussé, Koen Binnemans
Pubblicato in: Separation and Purification Technology, Numero 348, 2024, ISSN 1383-5866
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SEPPUR.2024.127708

Akermanitic clinker unlocks the potential of Mg-silicates for carbonation cured construction materials

Autori: Peys, Arne; Martins, Natalia Pires; Prado Araujo, Fernando; Nielsen, Peter
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Materials, 2025, ISSN 2296-8016
Editore: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/FMATS.2025.1570367

Science of the Total Environment

Autori: Georgios Bartzas , Konstantinos Komnitsas
Pubblicato in: Science of The Total Environment, Numero 952, 2024, ISSN 0048-9697
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175902

Synthesis and Morphology of Slag-based Alkali-Activated Materials

Autori: Konstantinos Komnitsas; Arne Peys; Stylianos Tampouris; Vasiliki Karmali; Georgios Bartzas; Dimitra Vathi; Anna Kritikaki
Pubblicato in: Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2024, ISSN 2524-3462
Editore: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/S42461-024-01161-5

Conference proceedings (10)

Future Trends in World Nickel Production and Consumption

Autori: Tampouris, S., Komnitsas, K.
Pubblicato in: 2023
Editore: EURECA-PRO

Objecticves and ambition towards climate neutrality

Autori: Doitsidis, L., Kritikaki, A., Komnitsas, K.
Pubblicato in: 2023
Editore: EIS

Forensic geometallurgy of Ni-Co laterites: Sustainable processing of Europe's low-grade ores and tailings into battery-grade metals

Autori: Prado Araujo, Fernando; Muchez, Philippe; Andersen, Jens; Magalhães, Nívea; Crane, Richard; Hughes, Hannah
Pubblicato in: 2023

Properties of Alkali Activated Materials produced from Metallurgical Slag and other Additives,

Autori: Komnitsas, K., Karmali, V., Petrakis, E., Kritikaki, A., and O. Pantelaki, O.
Pubblicato in: 2024
Editore: CEMEPE

A preliminary life cycle assessment of a new HCl-based processing route for battery grade Ni/Co production, Management du Cycle de Vi

Autori: Bartzas, G., Komnitsas, K
Pubblicato in: 2024
Editore: MCV 2024

The effect of biochar addition on the properties of alkali-activated materials produced from silicate tailings

Autori: V. Karmali, D. Vathi, A. Kritikaki and K. Komnitsas
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: SUSTENG

Engineering the phase composition of akermanitic carbonatable clinkers to achieve high CO2 reactivity

Autori: Peys, Arne; Pires Martins, Natalia
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15304297

Mineral carbonation of a ferronickel slag-based clinker

Autori: Pires Martins, Natalia; Peys, Arne
Pubblicato in: 2025
Editore: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15304122

Energy transition metals: Future demand and low carbon processing technologies

Autori: Komnitsas, K., Lazos, I., and Eerola, T.
Pubblicato in: 2023
Editore: RAWMAT23
DOI: 10.3390/materproc2023015056

Factors affecting the properties of slag-based alkali activated materials

Autori: Komnitsas, K., Karmali,V., Vathi, D., Kaklamanos, E
Pubblicato in: 2024
Editore: NTUA
DOI: 10.3390/materproc2023015019