Coordination team (CT)

Prof. Koen Binnemans

Scientific promotor

Dr. Ir. Peter Tom Jones

Valorisation promotor

Rabab Nasser

Project Manager

Dipl.-Ing. Lucian A. Onisei

Communication Manager

Steering committee (SC)

Prof. Koen Binnemans

Department of Chemistry

Dr. Ir. Peter Tom Jones

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

Prof. Karel Van Acker

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

Prof. Johan Eyckmans

Department of Economics

Prof. Tom Van Gerven

Department of Chemical Engineering (CIT)

Prof. Jan Fransaer

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

Prof. Bart Blanpain

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

Dr. Ir. Annelies Malfliet

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

Research lines RARE³

Economics and LCA

Dionysios Kontoulis

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

PhD student

Gwendolyn Bailey

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

PhD student (ESR in MSCA ETN DEMETER)

Intensified REE leaching and extraction using ultrasound, light and mechanical activation

Chenna Rao

Department of Chemical Engineering (CIT)

Postdoc

Topic:
Pyro- and hydrometallurgical recovery of rare earth elements from bauxite residue (red mud)

Bart Van den Bogaert

Department of Chemical Engineering (CIT)

PhD Student

Topic:
Separation of rare earths through photochemical redox reactions

Enis Leblebici

Department of Chemical Engineering (CIT)

PhD Student

Topic:
Photoreactor design for treatment of wastewater and recycling streams

Steff Van Loy

Department of Chemical Engineering (CIT)

PhD student

Topic:
Mechanical activation of lamp phosphor waste

Rodolfo Marin

Department of Chemical Engineering

PhD Student

Topic:
MSCA ETN REDMUD (Ultrasound-assisted leaching of rare earths from bauxite residue)

REE extraction by IL technology

Daphne Depuydt

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
Synthesis of ionic liquids extractants for rare earths

Bieke Onghena

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
Separation of rare earths by homogeneous liquid-liquid extraction with ionic liquids

Sofia Riano

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
MC ITN EREAN (Recovery of REEs from magnets by ILs)

Mercedes Regadio

Department of Chemistry

Postdoc

Topic:
Separation of rare earths by split-anion extraction

Arne Van den Bossche

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
Polyhalogenide ionic liquids for oxidative leaching of critical metals

Dzenita Avdibegovic (née Kasapovic)

Department of Chemistry

PhD Student

Topic:
MSCA ETN REDMUD (Recovery of rare earths from bauxite residue with supported ionic liquid phases)

Michiel Van de Voorde

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
Supported ionic liquid phases for extraction and separation of medical radiolanthanides

Martina Orefice

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
MSCA ETN DEMETER (ionometallurgical leaching of rare earths from permanent magnets)

Simona Sobekova Foltova

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
MSCA ETN DEMETER (Separation of rare earths by solvent extraction with ionic liquids)

Raju Banda

Department of Chemistry

Postdoc

Topic:
Recovery of rare earths from lamp phosphors and nickel metal hydride batteries by solvent extraction with ionic liquids

Stijn Raiguel

Department of Chemistry

PhD student

Topic:
Synthesis of triazolium ionic liquids and their use in solvent extraction

Direct electrolytic reduction of REOs to REMs

Other critical metal research

Joris Roosen

Department of Chemistry

PhD Student

Topic:
Use of chitosan derivatives for absorption of REEs

Thu Hoai Le

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

PhD Student

Topic:
Phase relations in REE containing oxide systems

Recai Onal

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

PhD Student

Topic:
MC ITN EREAN (Roasting and selective leaching of magnets)

Stijn Van Roosendael

Department of Chemistry

Scientific Coworker

Topic:
Recovery metal from aqueous solutions by supported ionic liquid phases

Clio Deferm

Department of Chemistry

PhD Student

Topic:
Purification of indium

Federica Forte

Department of Chemistry

Postdoc

Topic:
Solvomoetallurgical leaching of critical metals from industrial process residues

Tom Vander Hoogerstraete

Department of Chemistry

Postdoc

Topic:
Mechanistic study of solvent extraction of rare earths with sterically hindered alkyl phosphonic acids

Nagaphani Kumar Batchu

Department of Chemistry

Postdoc

Topic:
Non-aqueous solvent extraction

Isadora Reis

Department of Materials Engineering (MTM)

PhD Student

Topic:
Separation of rare-earth ions by magnetic fields

Cadiam Mohan Babu

Department of Chemistry

Postdoc

Topic:
Recovery of metal ions from aqueous waste streams by functionalized activated carbon