– Seminal role of Pedersen in the development of macrocyclic chemistry as a new field of research – Organization of First Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry at Brigham Young University in 1977 – High metal selectivity stemming from Pedersen’s work and subsequent research at BYU makes possible green chemistry MRT™ processes capable of operating in a...
Category: Green Chemistry, Green Engineering, Circular Economy, Metal Sustainability, Economics
The Application of Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) in the Nuclear Power Cycle: From Uranium Mining and Refining to Power Plant Waste Separation and Recovery, as well as Element Analysis and Isotope Purification
Economic advantages of MRT™ systems over conventional systems
Update on the Application of MRT to Separations in the Copper and Cobalt Industries
Environmental, process, and economic advantages of MRT™ systems over traditional separations technologies
Metals Separations and Recovery in the Mining Industry
– Advantages of highly selective MRT™ processes over ion exchange and chelating ion exchange in metal separations and recovery – Substitution of an MRT™ module in the gold flowsheet for carbon-in-carbon gold processing has significant positive effects on gold and silver recovery with marked reduction in CAPEX and OPEX values
Challenges to Achievement of Metal Sustainability in Our High-Tech Society
– Formal and informal metal recycling with challenges and possible solutions – Global challenges in achieving metal sustainability and how these challenges can be overcome
Molecular Recognition Processes Applicable to the Recovery of Specialty and Toxic Metals in Processing of Base Metal Ores
Strengths of MRT™ systems compared to traditional procedures in metal beneficiation processes include significant improvement in process conditions, short processing time, high selectivity for target species, application to a wide range of metals, significant operating advantages, and an environmentally and ecologically friendly process
Industrial Applications of Molecular Recognition Technology to Green Chemistry Separations of Platinum Group Metals and Selective Removal of Metal Impurities from Process Streams
Principles of green chemistry and description of highly selective MRT™ process
Application of Molecular Recognition Technology Green Chemistry Processes in Extractive Metallurgy, Metal Extraction, and Chemical Analysis
Benefits and economic advantages of MRT™ compared to other separation processes: ion exchange, chelation ion exchange, solvent extraction, chromatography, biological methods
Recycling and Sustainable Utilization of Precious and Specialty Metals
– Global benefits derived from effective metal recycling – Efficient and effective metal recycling can make a major contribution to a circular economy and lead to metal sustainability
Selective Recovery of Platinum Group Metals and Rare Earth Metals from Complex Matrices using a Green Chemistry-Molecular Recognition Technology Approach
– Major advantages, including cost effectiveness, of the MRT™ process over classical technologies for highly selective individual platinum group metal separations – Green chemistry principles applied to platinum group metal separations – Comparison of OPEX and CAPEX costs for MRT™ and solvent extraction in separation and recovery of rare earth elements