Improving Filterability of Hydroxide Precipitates in Hydrometallurgical Hydrolysis Processes: A Critical Review

Antonio Clareti Pereira* PhD in Chemical Engineering São Paulo University – USP Belo Horizonte – MG – Brazil DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20098962 Hydrolysis-based precipitation is widely used in hydrometallurgy for impurity removal and metal recovery; however, the resulting hydroxide precipitates frequently exhibit Read More …

Agglomeration of Fine Ores for Heap Leaching: Mechanisms, Design Parameters, and Scale-Up Limitations

Antonio Clareti Pereira* PhD in Chemical Engineering Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Department of Chemical Engineering Belo Horizonte – MG – Brazil DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20046848 Agglomeration of fine ores is a critical pre-treatment step in heap leaching, directly influencing Read More …

Growing Responsibly the Nigerian Commercial Sector Through Marine Board Engineered Wood Energy to Break Critiques

Chukwudi Paulinus Ilo*, Kelechi Thankgod Ezirim & Valentine Ifeanyi Ozono Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 01660, Enugu, Nigeria DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19927426 Investigated was energy to break of the three most used Marine Read More …

Processing of Platinum Group Metals: From Primary Ores to Secondary Resources and Sustainable Recovery Strategies

Antonio Clareti Pereira* Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) – Department of Graduate Program in Materials Engineering, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19670876 Platinum group metals (PGMs), including Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ru, and Os, are Read More …

Nigerian Market High Density Fibre Board (HDF) Engineered Wood Energy to Break Appraisal for Sustainable Economy

Clever Chukwuka Agina, Chukwudi Paulinus Ilo* & Kelechi Thankgod Ezirim *Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, P. M. B. 01660, Enugu, Nigeria DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19483247 Energy to break of the three most used high Read More …

Global Accidents in Solution Mining: Causes, Mechanisms, Consequences and Lessons Learned

Antonio Clareti Pereira* Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) – Department of Graduate Program in Materials Engineering, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19136721 Solution mining has expanded globally as an alternative to conventional mining for salt, Read More …

Mechanical Activation in Metallurgical Processing: Mechanisms, Applications and Industrial Perspectives

Antonio Clareti Pereira, Ph.D.* Department of Graduate Program in Materials Engineering Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18912251 Mechanical activation (MA) has emerged as an effective process-intensification strategy in metallurgical processing, modifying the structural and Read More …

Recovery and Recycling of Spent Ni–Mo–V Catalysts: Technologies, Environmental Drivers and Circular Economy Perspectives

Antonio Clareti Pereira, Ph.D.* Department of Graduate Program in Materials Engineering Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18838023 Spent nickel–molybdenum–vanadium (Ni–Mo–V) sulfide catalysts are widely used in hydrotreating, hydrodesulfurization and residue-upgrading units across the global Read More …

Plastic-Derived Syngas for Metallurgical Applications: Why It Is Not Industrially Viable Yet

Antonio Clareti Pereira* PhD in Chemical Engineering Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Department of Chemical Engineering Belo Horizonte – MG – Brazil DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18739306 Plastic waste has been widely proposed as an alternative carbon source for syngas (CO–H₂) Read More …

Bending Modulus Evaluation of Nigerian Market High Density Fibre Board (HDF) Engineered Wood for Sustainable Economy

Chimaobi Chinedu Okoye, Chukwudi Paulinus Ilo* & Valentine Ifeanyi Ozono Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 01660, Enugu, Nigeria DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18729870 This paper investigated the bending modulus of three widely used high Read More …