Hydrometallurgy Working Group

Areas of work

  • Production, refining and recycling of non-ferrous metals using environmentally friendly and cost-effective technologies
  • Development of processes and plant for the electrolytic and hydrometallurgical extraction and refining of non-ferrous metals, as well as for electroplating
  • Optimisation of technical electrolysis processes, investigation of anode and cathode processes and the effect of additives on the electrocrystallisation of metals
  • Treatment of process solutions and waste water from the metal-producing and metal-processing industries
  • Leaching and separation processes