Carlos ARRAMBIDE CRUZ (LTSM) will defend his Ph.D. dissertation entitled "Synthesis methodologies of chelating formo-phenolic resins: towards optimized solid-liquid extraction of strategic metals" on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 2.00 pm (ICSM Auditorium).
Abstract: Extraction of specific targeted species (rare earth, heavy metals, transition metals, radionuclides) from industrial (mining deposit and urban mining) and nuclear effluents is an important issue in the recycling and / or decontamination processes. A large number of organic and inorganic solids, chelating or ion-exchanging materials, have been developed for selective ionic separation by solid / liquid process. Metal-specific ligands incorporate in the structure of the resin itself is an interesting way to perform ion separation taking the advantage of the selectivity of chelating agents. The aims of this project are firstly the synthesis of chelating original systems and then prepare specific ion exchange resins.
