CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
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In this context, we wish to federate the creation o f a European Institute of Hydrometallurgy strongly link ed to Marcoule
� Ensure independent R&D on hydrometallurgy in Europe� Make the best synergy and use the R&D capitalization knowledge
from nuclear to innovative and complex domains.� Achieve EU’s ambitious goals concerning extraction (versatility,
flexibility, sustainability) and recycling of critical materials.
Critical Minerals are strategic elements for Europe Economy � Europe is dependant on imports for its critical material supply which demand
increases as a result of their increasing use in New Technologies Applications� Europe is evolving to adapt to the new situation, with, for example, the Horizon 2020
funding scheme, which will encompass up to 3.2 b€ for raw materials issuesHydrometallurgy is a technical solution towards inc reasing recovery from existing critical mineral ores or recycled mat erials
� To cover the increased needs for non energetic raw materials, new resources (primary and secondary deposits, resources issued from recycling) must be exploited; those are often lower grade and polymetallic ores, for which conventional purification techniques (Pyrometallurgy) might not be best as well suited as Hydrometallurgy
� As a state owned Research and Development organism, created in 1945, to ensure national security and scientific and technological work in the nuclear field; the CEA1, together with its industrial partners, has developed strong competences and skills in hydrometallurgy an d industrial project management.
1Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives / Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies CommissionMarcoule
Around 120 persons
� Process development lab� Pilot scale plateform� Training professionals
OBJECTIVES OF THE INTERVIEW
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Understand � Your needs with regards to R&D services for the pre-industrialization of
new hydrometallurgical processes� Your level of satisfaction with your current practices (internalization,
subcontracting, others…).
Listen to your feedback regarding the creation of a European Institute of Hydrometallurgy and validate that the Institute’s offer would match your needs and expectations.
Assess if you would be interested in a collaboration with the European Institute of Hydrometallurgy, as a partner or as a customer.
Provide professional training for all level of the organization based on a wide academic network
Provide professional training for all level of the organization based on a wide academic network
Provide technical expertise at all levels of the development process and at all scaleFrom lump-sum turnkey deliveries to comprehensive operational supportFrom detailed process research & development to industrial scale-up expertise
Provide technical expertise at all levels of the development process and at all scaleFrom lump-sum turnkey deliveries to comprehensive operational supportFrom detailed process research & development to industrial scale-up expertise
A EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF HYDROMETALLURGY : 120 PEOPLE, MEANS & SERVICES
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INNOVATEINNOVATE
TRANSFERTRANSFER TRAINTRAIN
Fit for purpose R&D servicesFit for purpose R&D services Professional education & trainingProfessional education & training
24h/24Pilot test platform
24h/24Pilot test platform
Process development lab
Process development lab
Continuous process developmentPhysico-chemical feasibility and robustnessInstrumented test linesProcess Life-cycle Management
Continuous process developmentPhysico-chemical feasibility and robustnessInstrumented test linesProcess Life-cycle Management
R&D at the lab scaleMicro-pilot (integrated tests)Online process tracking
R&D at the lab scaleMicro-pilot (integrated tests)Online process tracking
Simulation expertise & toolsSimulation expertise & tools
From the lab to the pilot testTransient modeling softwareChemical databasesProcesses modeling
From the lab to the pilot testTransient modeling softwareChemical databasesProcesses modeling
Testing Modular Halls•Equipment designed to perform any process steps (leaching tanks, mixer-settler, agitated columns, precipitators, electrolyser)
• Online instrumentation for real-time process piloting
Utilities and materials management
• Preparation hall for treatment of material batchs• Workshops, equipment and accessories storage• Utilities space (gas reactants, demineralized and cold water,
steam, compressed air)• Treatment rooms of liquid and gaseous effluents
EIHEIH
Laboratories in support of theTesting Halls• Chemical analysis services • Research & Development Laboratories in support of
pilot trials
Operation by test campaigns• Duration 1-12 weeks continuously (24/24, 7/7)• Processing capacity: up to 50 kg/h
SOME FEATURES OF THE 5,000 M2 TEST FACILITIES
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SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN HYDROMETALLURGY PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
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Generic Competencies� Chemical Engineering� Fluid mechanics� Analytical chemistry and analytical techniques� Process modeling� Materials Engineering� Operating system� Structural Chemistry
From tube test to modeling and preindustrial work : a powerful and innovative science
� Extracting molecule selection� Characterization of extractant properties� Models development � Process flowsheet design for selected molecules� Devices experimentation� Flowsheet test works� Understanding at the atomic scale of the interactions between
metal and extracting molecules
Modeling/Simulation, for development cost saving an d to limit trials PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE : transient modeling software with chemical database, liquid/liquid extraction and other hydrometallurgical processes
modeling(process tracking, sensitivity analysis, safety with new molecules, rapidity of simulation, process optimization, analytical control…)
Analytical tools, supporting R&DGC/LC, ICP, MS, XRF…
Pretreatment Leaching Metal Recovery Eflluent management
From Concentrate, ores, mattes/laterites, fines, Leaching Tanks : 600LReactors/autoclaves 600LBioreactorsClarifiers : 20L/hLeaching columns up to Ø500 mm
Solid/liquid extractionPrecipitationColumns 10kg/hMembrane processes/Reverse osmosis/nanofiltrationMicro-algae decontaminationEnvironmental expertise
Mixer-settlers with optimized agitating systems (up to 100L/hr)Pulsed columns (from Ø15mm to Ø100mm)
Crushing millsRotary ovens…
Thickeners (Ø500 mm)Reactors
Tankhouse equipment and processes, cathode stripping machine, polymer concrete cells, …
Solvent Extraction
Electrochemistry
Resin columnsReactors 200L
PRECIPITATION Liquid/Liquid extraction
Solid/liquidextraction
Electrochemistry
A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF MANY CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
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CEA has a deep expertise in chemistry separation of different significant elements, such as Rare Earths, Uranium, Plutonium, coming from histor ical and current activities
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H
3
Li
11
Na
19
K
37
Rb
55
Cs
87
Fr
4
Be
12
Mg
20
Ca
38
Sr
56
Ba
88
Ra
21
Sc
39
Y
22
Ti
40
Zr
72
Hf
23
V
41
Nb
73
Ta
24
Cr
42
Mo
74
W
25
Mn
43
Tc
75
Re
26
Fe
44
Ru
76
Os
27
Co
45
Rh
77
Ir
28
Ni
46
Pd
78
Pt
29
Cu
47
Ag
79
Au
30
Zn
48
Cd
80
Hg
5
B
13
Al
31
Ga
49
In
81
Tl
6
C
14
Si
32
Ge
50
Sn
82
Pb
7
N
15
P
33
As
51
Sb
83
Bi
8
O
16
S
34
Se
52
Te
84
Po
9
F
17
Cl
35
Br
53
I
85
At
57
La
89
Ac
58
Ce
90
Th
59
Pr
91
Pa
60
Nd
92
U
61
Pm
93
Np
62
Sm
94
Pu
63
Eu
95
Am
64
Gd
96
Cm
65
Tb
97
Bk
66
Dy
98
Cf
67
Ho
99
Es
68
Er
100
Fm
69
Tm
101
Md
70
Yb
102
No
71
Lu
103
Lr
2
He
10
Ne
18
Ar
36
Kr
54
Xe
86
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LANTHANIDES
ACTINIDES
ASSETS OF THE SITE OF MARCOULE
CEA Marcoule Key Figures1500 employees
700 researchers included
100 PhD/Doctors
500 Millions € annual budget
30 research laboratories
260 priority patents delivered and alive
300 annual scientific publications
� Two renowned research organizations: CEA and ICSM
� R&D at different stages of hydrometallurgical process : development of extracting molecules, separation techniques, development of decontamination processes
� Collaborations with Labex CHEMISYST, BRGM, COMES (French Committee for strategic materials)
� International recognition of R&D
� Ability to carry out large projects (including EU-wide)
� Extensive experience in favor of industrial activities.
� Support of the mining activities of Areva and of fields using rare metals (Renewable energies techno., ICT ...).
� Ability to develop processes from the laboratory to the plant, in collaboration with one or more industrial partners
� Capacity to set up new platforms
An Industrial & Academic Siteof Reference
1ISCM Marcoule Key FiguresMix unity of research between CEA, CNRS, ENSCM and UM2
~70 employees including ~20 PhD/postdocs
20 Millions € support from partnersand contractorsAxis of research: Green chemistry, understand separation, methods and theory, anticipation of life-cycle andoptimization of separation.
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Marcoule
1Institut de Chimie Séparative de Marcoule / Marcoule Institute for Separative Chemistry
CEA HYDROMETALLURGICAL SUCCESS STORIES
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Successful lab test, performances validation and elaboration of a new process to purify uranium for Malvesi refinery
� Development of an innovative eco-friendly waste recycling process� Minimization of experiments and industrial extrapolation thanks to PAREX
From CEA to the Recycling Plant, La HagueCollaboration AREVA/CEA – nuclear reprocessing method for the recovery of uranium and plutonium from spent nuclear fuel. CEA contributions: � Full development from the lab scale to the industrial scale of all the processes,
technologies to the pilot� Development of the process modeling code (PAREX) for the liquid / liquid
extraction steps of the PUREX process
Conception of extraction operating equipment at the industrial scale� Characterization of the flow from the lab scale to the industrial scale
Development of a new precipitation reactor for liquid waste treatment� Process intensification: installation size reduced, higher decontamination
efficiency, reduction of sludge volumes
CONTACTS
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Christine ROSTAINGEIH Project Manager
CEA, Nuclear Energy Direction (DEN)CEA Marcoule, BP 17171 – 30207 Bagnols sur CèzeTel: + 33 (0)4.66.79.65.24E-mail : [email protected]
Marie-Noelle DESSINGESTechnology Transfer Officer
CEA TechTechnology Transfer OfficeCEA Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble CedexTel: + 33 (0)4.78.38.13.44E-mail: [email protected]
CEA key figures
15867 employees
10 research centres
4,3 b€ budget
1608 priority patents delivered and alive
>650 priority patents filing
150 start-up since 1984 in innovative
technologies
Key technologiesTechnological
ResearchDivision
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DefenseSecurity
MilitaryApplications
Division
NuclearEnergy
Nuclear EnergyDivision
Mission DAM : French strategic independance
Mission DEN : French energetic independance
Mission DRT : French industrialisation by innovation
Fundamental Research
Physical Science DivisionLife Science Division
French leading technological research organisation, from fundamental research to applied research
PRESENTATION OF CEAATOMIC ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES COMMISSION
Marcoule
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