Reducing the European deficit of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), by upscaling to industrial relevant levels a novel cost-efficient and miniaturised PGMs recovery and raw material production process October 4 th 2018 Platirus Project - General presentation Dr Emma Goosey – Env-Aqua Solutions Ltd H2020 Clustering Forum, Athens
Life Cycle Assessment Objectives • Comparison of PLATIRUS developed technologies. • Comparison of energy uses for current operations and PLATIRUS technology. • Assess the impacts of regional and localised recycling opportunities. • Assess the impacts of recovering PGMs from low concentration reserves. • Comparison of economic input-output in a changing market. PGMs Recovery using Secondary Raw Materials
Considerations for the PLATIRUS LCA • What are the EU initiatives and how does the PLATIRUS technology impact upon them? • Do different process designs deliver different levels of functionality? (e.g. is 99% purity significantly better than 97%?) • What is the relative cost of operations and how do these compare to the fluctuating market? PGMs Recovery using Secondary Raw Materials
PLATIRUS is a project funded by the European Commission. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n° 730224 Project website: www.platirus.eu Main Project Contact: TECNALIA Dr. Amal Siriwardana (Project Coordinator) Amal.Siriwardana@tecnalia.com PGMs Recovery using Secondary Raw Materials
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