Highlights
- The 2024 Circular Hydrometallurgy Conference brings together top experts to discuss sustainable metallurgical technologies and critical raw material innovations.
- Featuring keynote presentations from leading researchers on topics like lithium recovery, digital twins, solvent extraction, and AI-driven process control.
- A landmark event showcasing European industrial leadership in circularity and advanced hydrometallurgical research from global academic and industry leaders.
Join global leaders in sustainable extractive metallurgy at the 2024 Circular Hydrometallurgy Conference (opens in a new tab), held 9–11 September at KU Leuven, Belgium. This three-day event explores cutting-edge developments in circular hydrometallurgy, featuring renowned experts like Prof. Koen Binnemans (opens in a new tab), Prof. Kathryn Sole (opens in a new tab), Prof. Markus Reuter (opens in a new tab), and Dr. Ryan Ravenelle. (opens in a new tab) From the future of lithium and vanadium recovery to digital twins, electrodeposition, biohydrometallurgy, and eutectic freeze crystallization, the conference showcases breakthrough innovations across academia and industry. Sessions include keynotes, technical presentations, panel discussions, and networking receptions—all anchored in the twelve principles of circular hydrometallurgy.
This conference brings together global leaders in sustainable metallurgical innovation for a deep dive into circular hydrometallurgy. Anchored by the “Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometallurgy” presented by Professor Koen Binnemans, this landmark event explores the science, engineering, and industrial application of hydrometallurgical technologies that minimize waste, close loops, and enable the critical raw material transitions needed for a green and secure future.
The three-day program is structured around four focused sessions featuring keynote presentations, industry case studies, and interactive panel discussions. Highlights include Prof. David Dreisinger on nickel and cobalt recovery from laterites; Prof. Kathryn Sole on solvent extraction in copper processing; Dr. Ryan Ravenelle on the Thacker Pass lithium project; and Prof. Markus Reuter on the role of digital twins in metallurgical systems. Other topics span eutectic freeze crystallization, vanadium recovery, methanesulfonic acid applications, and the cutting edge of AI-driven process control and life cycle assessment.
ICHS 2024 also showcases European industrial leadership in circularity with speakers from BASF, Boliden, Neometals, and SMS group, alongside top researchers from Canada, Australia, South Africa, and beyond. Emerging innovations such as glycine leaching, biohydrometallurgy, nanomaterial-based hazard immobilization, and advanced crystallization techniques round out the agenda. Poster sessions, receptions, and networking lunches offer additional space for collaboration and dialogue.
The symposium concludes with a high-level panel discussion—“Hydrometallurgical Research: Quo Vadis?”—moderated by Peter Tom Jones and featuring thought leaders including Profs. Mari Lundström, George Demopolous, Païvi Kinnunen, and Dr. Ryan Ravenelle. With KU Leuven’s SIM² and SOLVOMET at the helm, ICHS 2024 sets the stage for a new era of integrated, circular hydrometallurgy at the nexus of critical minerals, green energy, and sustainable processing.
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