Highly selective separation and recovery at high purity of rhenium and palladium
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Precious Metal Separation and Recovery from Primary and Secondary Sources using SuperLig® Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) Processes
– Green chemistry and green engineering principles applied to metallurgical metal separations – Highly selective individual precious metal separations and recovery at high purity
Selective Separation and Purification of Platinum Group Metals, Rare Earth Elements, and Cobalt from Primary and Secondary Sources using a Green Chemistry SuperLig® Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) Approach
– Highly selective individual separation and recovery from primary ore of palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, and ruthenium at high purity – Highly selective individual recovery of platinum and ruthenium from alloy scrap
Platinum Group Metals: Highly Selective Separations by MRT™ (Molecular Recognition Technology™) – Review of Individual Separations of Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Iridium, and Ruthenium from Industrial Feedstocks and Comparison with Classical PGM Separation Processes
– Single-pass highly selective industrial separations (up to 99%) and recovery at high purity (99.95-99.99%) are described for individual platinum group metals: palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium – MRT™ processes achieve a circular economy and sustainability for highly selective separation and recovery of individual platinum group metals at high purity – Comparison of cost metrics...
Removal, Separation, and Recovery of Heavy Metals from Industrial Waste Streams Using Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT)
– Demonstration of successful and economic removal of regulated heavy metals from acid/alkali waste stream: Cu, Cd, Cr (VI, III), Ni, Pb, Zn, and Ag – Removal of these metals was much more effective using MRT™ than conventional methods – Favorable cost analysis for MRT™ over conventional systems – Favorable payback periods for MRT™ installed...
Charles J. Pedersen: Innovator in Macrocyclic Chemistry and Co-recipient of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
– 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...
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