Topics Webinar | Importance of Multidisciplinary Approaches in Critical Metals Production
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Topics Webinar
Importance of Multidisciplinary Approaches in Critical Metals Production
The interest in mining to obtain critical metals has increased in recent decades. Among these metals are cobalt, lithium, rare earth elements, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, niobium, platinum-group metals, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, and strontium. These critical metals are crucial for the energy transition.
This webinar will discuss environmental and technical aspects of critical mineral recovery from secondary sources for application in green energy production. We will discuss technical aspects of battery recycling and challenges for future research on the global production of green hydrogen.
Date: 10 March 2025
Time: 3:00 pm CET | 9:00 am EST| 10:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 820 8707 9177
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
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Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Dilshan Sandaruwan Premathilake
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Architettura, Territorio e Ambiente e di Matematica (DICATAM), Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy;
Dilshan Premathilake is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering at the University of Brescia, specializing in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and hydrometallurgical recycling of lithium-ion batteries. His work focuses on the sustainable recovery of critical raw materials and the techno-economic and environmental assessment of battery recycling technologies. He has conducted extensive research on graphite valorization and environmental footprint calculation for organizations, aiming to optimize resource recovery processes for a circular economy. His expertise lies in developing innovative, ecofriendly solutions for sustainable material management.
Dr. Lucas Fonseca Guimarães
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Architettura, Territorio e Ambiente e di Matematica (DICATAM), Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy;
Currently in possession of a Research Grant at the University of Brescia, Italy. Working on a project about the recycling of Li-ion batteries, which focuses on new hydrometallurgical methodologies and on a circular economic approach. Has expertise in the recovery of critical raw materials from aqueous solutions and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Topics of interest are purification techniques (selective precipitation, solvent extraction, ion exchange, crystallization), leaching, techno-economic analysis, and life cycle analysis.
Dr. Bruno Ramos
Department of Chemical Engineering, FEI University Center, Brazil;
Dr. Ramos is an Assistant Professor in the field of Nanomaterials for Energy Transition and Sustainable Chemical Processes. His work focuses on the synthesis and optimization of nanomaterials for environmental photocatalysis, the development of green processes for ammonia and fuel production, the design and modeling of chemical process equipment, and multiphysics modeling of chemical systems.
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Advances in Metallurgical Processing and Involved Separation Techniques
Edited by Amilton Botelho Junior
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2025
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Advances in Recycling of Valuable Metals—2nd Edition
Edited by Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa, Daniel Assumpcao Bertuol and Amilton Botelho Junior
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025
Submit to Metals