To develop a set of scalable and tuneable unit operations, to be built as integrated processing plant, featuring the capacity to treat multiple process wastes deriving from primary mineral and metallurgical (primary and secondary) streams. The unit operations are:
Dr. Efthymios Balomenos has spent almost two decades as a post-doc researcher at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). His career began with a
On 22 July 2025, the HEPHAESTUS consortium gathered in Vibo Marina, Calabria region in Italy, for its second project review meeting, marking 36 months of
Nickel and cobalt are indispensable to Europe’s clean energy transition. As electric mobility and renewable energy storage expand, demand for these metals is rising sharply,
Fabio Calzia was born in Imperia, a coastal town near Sanremo in Italy. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of
Loredana Di Sante holds a degree in Chemistry from Sapienza University of Rome and has been with RINA Centro Sviluppo Materiali (RINA CSM) since 1988.
Dr. Stelios Tampouris is a Mining and Metallurgical Engineer with a PhD in Hydrometallurgy from the National Technical University of Athens. He has over 25
