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Recovery of Value-Added Metals from Copper Refining Streams using Molecular Recognition Technology
Highly selective separation and recovery at high purity of rhenium and palladium
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...