Metallurgy
The Research Group for Metallurgy is led by Prof. Ari Jokilaakso, and our activities cover a large area from the life span of a metal product, starting from the making of metal, continuing with the making of metal products and their behaviour at high temperatures and ending in recycling and waste utilisation.
The current research activities focus on physicochemical fundamentals and modelling of metallurgical operations, slags, mattes, ceramics and other high-temperature materials. Processes that benefit from this research include modern extractive and refining processes for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, casting and solidification as well as materials synthesis and behaviour at high temperatures. The main emphasis is on better understanding of metallurgical phenomena by combining experimental studies with computer simulation and modelling.
The Group’s strengths include expertise in thermodynamics, kinetics and transport phenomena as well as solid qualification in experimental research and material characterization.
Latest publications
Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy (MTG)
Novel recycling process for lead-acid battery paste without SO<sub>2</sub> generation - Reaction mechanism and industrial pilot campaign
Publishing year: 2019
Journal of Cleaner Production
Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Aalto University, Metallurgy (MTG)
Urban mining of precious metals via oxidizing copper smelting
Publishing year: 2019
Minerals Engineering
Aalto University, Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Modelling, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy (MTG)
Upgrading copper slag cleaning tailings for re-use
Publishing year: 2019
Minerals Engineering
Hydrometallurgy and Corrosion, Metallurgy (MTG), Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Cleaner extraction of lead from complex lead-containing wastes by reductive sulfur-fixing smelting with low SO <sub>2</sub> emission
Publishing year: 2019
Minerals
Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy (MTG)
Behavior of tin and antimony in secondary copper smelting process
Publishing year: 2019
Minerals
Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy (MTG)
Desorption kinetic study of mercury species in spent mercury chloride catalyst from polyvinyl chloride production process
Publishing year: 2019
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy (MTG)
Slag–Copper Equilibria of Selected Trace Elements in Black Copper Smelting. Part I. Properties of the Slag and Chromium Solubility
Publishing year: 2019
Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review
Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy (MTG)
Behavior of Waste Printed Circuit Board (WPCB) Materials in the Copper Matte Smelting Process
Publishing year: 2018
Metals
Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy (MTG)
Thermal processing of jarosite leach residue for a safe disposable slag and valuable metals recovery
Publishing year: 2018
Metals
Research group members
