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Research

MAIN RESEARCH PROJECTS

The LAREX has a body of researchers dedicated to scientific and technological research.

The research results from industrial and academic themes. Thus, the center is in line with technological demands or process improvement on the part of industrial and public sectors. Thus, the center’s objective is to produce knowledge for an effective advance of innovation and promotion.

The following is a list of activities carried out in recent years:

Degradation of sulphates and reduction of organic matter in aluminum refining

Iron recovery from zinc mine tailing

Recovery of Vanadium Ore Mine Sterile

Extraction and recovery of ions present in the effluent generated by cyanide-free

Recycling electric car batteries

Obtaining of rare earth elements from mining wastes

Ion exchange chelating resins

Spent Catalyst Recycling

Treatment of effluents from artisanal gold mining

Recovery of Economic Interest Metals From By-Products Generated in Cassiterite Smelting

Syntheses of Copper and Silver Nanoparticles of the Recycling of PCBs

Recovery of Metals in LED Lamps

Recovery of magnesium sulfate from a zinc tailing

– Aluminium Recycling

– Cell Phones Recycling

– Batteries Recycling

– Tires Recycling

– Solvent Extraction

– Recycling of steel slag

– Synthesis of carbon nanotubes from the combustion of waste

– Pyrolysis and combustion of waste plastics

– Waste treatment of ornamental rocks

– Treatment of dust from electric arc furnaces

– Treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD)

– Biotechnology applied to the treatment of AMD

– Co – processing of wastes containing heavy metals in cement kilns

– Production of cellular concrete from waste

– Recycling of waste for the production of mineral wool

– Recovery of gold from printed circuit boards

– Incorporation of waste in red ceramics

– Recycling of PET and PVC