Fe, Zn and Pb are found in many industrial residues and their effective separation from a deep eutectic solvent was made possible in this work using commercial extractants. The process was validated using mixer-settlers, bringing it one step closer to real life realization. Non – aqueous solvent extraction of Fe, Zn and Pb Fe, Zn and Pb are present in ...

Research of the SOCRATES project done from Ioanna Maria Pateli under the supervision of Andrew P. Abbott at University of Leicester was selected by the Editors of the Green Chemistry journal as one of the most well received articles published in 2020 and was selected to be highlighted on the blog and the community of Green Chemistry as a Green Chemistry Editor’s Choice. This commendation shows ...

Collaborative research of the SOCRATES project members from Outotec Oy, Aalto University and University of Leicester was selected by the Editors of the Green Chemistry journal as one of the hottest article published in 2020. This commendation shows the significance of the topic for a scientific community and highlights the quality of the research. The work published in the Journal ...

The seventh Network-wide Event of ETN SOCRATES took place on from 18 till 19 February 2020 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. During the meeting, the recruited Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and their supervisors, together with representatives of the partner organisations and the project management, monitored the progress of the research projects of SOCRATES. This seventh NWE was the last physical meeting ...

Our ESR 5, Stelios Spathariotis, has won an award at the fourth annual Images of Research Competition at the University of Leicester. The competition challenges entrants to communicate their research to both academic and non-academic public in a single image. The exhibition opened at the Fraser Nobel Hall on 27th November 2019 where 26 images out of the 75 total ...

The International Process Metallurgy Symposium brought together over 170 researchers and industry experts from various fields to share latest results and developments in the area of Process Metallurgy. The key challenge was to progress on the extraction and recovery of metals from primary and secondary raw materials in a sustainable manner to create near-zero waste processes. The symposium took place ...

As a prelude to the series of the World Sustainable Built Environment conferences, a gathering of international doctoral students was organized under the Forum of Young Researchers in Sustainable Building (YRSB19) in Prague last July 1, 2019. I submitted an article discussing the use of industrial by-products, having sources comparable to those of the SOCRATES residues, as non-conventional supplementary cementitious ...

Phase separation is involved in many processes, and although we don’t realize that, some of them are in front of us every moment. For instance our body can function thanks to phase separation and in some specific case develops diseases because of that. A positive example of phase separation which can be found in every living being are membranes, which have ...

While I was working in my research, I got a chance to be a part of the BREAKit project (https://breakitproject.eu/)  which helped me to explore the potential of my beyond technical skills. The project BREAKit “Bringing Research Knowledge to Exploitation: A T‐Shape Itinerary Approach” offers an itinerary for creating and training T-shaped innovation champions through practical training to develop such ...

I had the opportunity to attend the XXth Netherlands’ Catalysis and Chemistry Conference (NCCC) last March. NCCC attracts about 500 participants, including also scientists from industry. NCCC includes lectures by invited speakers, and selected oral papers and posters. PhD candidates are encouraged to present their research, discuss it with leading scientists and representatives from industry. NCCC offers a unique, international ...