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
– 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
– 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