– 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...
Archives: Publications
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
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