NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
SCHOOL OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Section of Metallurgy and Materials Technology
Laboratory of Metallurgy
 
HYDROMETALLURGY UNIT
 
 

Publications of the Members of the Hydrometallurgy Unit

 

 

Scientific Research Papers

  1. P.E. Tsakiridis, P. Oustadakis, A. Katsiapi, M. Perraki and S. Agatzini-Leonardou: Synthesis of TiO2 nano-powders prepared from purified sulphate leach liquor of Red Mud, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 194 (30), 2011, pp. 42-47.

  2. A. Katsiapi, P.E. Tsakiridis, P. Oustadakis, S. Agatzini-Leonardou: Cobalt recovery from mixed Co-Mn hydroxide precipitates by ammonia-ammonium carbonate leaching, Minerals Engineering, 23 (8), 2010, pp. 643-651.

  3. P. Oustadakis, P.E. Tsakiridis, A. Katsiapi , S. Agatzini-Leonardou: Hydrometallurgical process for zinc recovery from EAFD. Part I: Characterization and Leaching by diluted sulphuric acid, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 179 (1-3), 2010, pp. 1-7.

  4. P.E. Tsakiridis, P. Oustadakis, A. Katsiapi, S. Agatzini-Leonardou: Hydrometallurgical process for zinc recovery from EAFD Part II: Downstream processing and zinc recovery by electrowinning, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 179 (1-3), 2010, pp. 8-14.

  5. M. Katsioti, O. Mauridou, A. Moropoulou E. Aggelakopoulou, P.E. Tsakiridis, S. Agatzini-Leonardou, P. Oustadakis: Utilization of Jarosite/Alunite residue for mortars restoration production, Materials and Structures, 43 (1), 2010, pp. 167-177.

  6. S. Agatzini-Leonardou, P.E. Tsakiridis, P. Oustadakis, T. Karidakis, A. Katsiapi, "Hydrometallurgical process for the separation and recovery of nickel from sulphate heap leach liquor of nickeliferrous laterite ores", Minerals Engineering, 22 (14), 2009, pp. 1181-1192.

  7. S. Agatzini-Leonardou, P. Oustadakis, P.E. Tsakiridis, Ch. Markopoulos, "Titanium leaching from red mud by diluted sulfuric acid at atmospheric pressure" Journal of Hazardous Materials, 157 (2-3), 2008, pp. 579-586
     

  8. Oustadakis P., Agatzini-Leonardou S., Tsakiridis P.E., "Bulk precipitation of nickel and cobalt from sulphate leach liquor by CaO pulp", Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy (TIMM C), 114 (4), 2007, pp. 245-250. 

  9. Oustadakis P., Agatzini-Leonardou S., Tsakiridis P.E., "Nickel and cobalt co-precipitation from sulphate leach liquor by MgO pulp as neutralizing agent", Minerals Engineering, 19 (11), 2006, pp. 1204-1211.
     

  10. Katsioti M, Tsakiridis P.E., Agatzini-Leonardou S., Oustadakis P., Examination of the jarosite-alunite precipitate addition in the raw meal for the production of sulfoaluminate cement clinker, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 131 (1-3), 2006, pp. 187-194.
     

  11. Tsakiridis P.E., Agatzini S., Oustadakis P., Katsioti M. and Mauridou E., “Examination of the Jarosite-Alunite Precipitate Addition in the Raw Meal for the Production of Portland Cement Clinker”. Cement and Concrete Research, 35, Issue 11, November 2005, pp. 2066-2073.
     

  12. Tsakiridis P. E. and Agatzini-Leonardou S., “Simultaneous solvent extraction of cobalt and magnesium in the presence of nickel from sulphate solutions by Ionquest 801”. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 80 (11) 2005, pp. 1236-1243.
     

  13. Tsakiridis P. E., and Agatzini S. L., “Solvent extraction of aluminium in the presence of cobalt, nickel and magnesium from sulphate solutions by Cyanex 272”. Hydrometallurgy , 80 (1-2), 2005, pp. 90-97.
     

  14. Karidakis T., Agatzini-Leonardou S. and Neou-Syngouna P., “Removal of magnesium from nickel laterite leach liquors by chemical precipitation using calcium hydroxide and the potential use of the precipitate as a filler material”. Hydrometallurgy, 76, 2005, pp. 105-114.
     

  15. Agatzini S., Karidakis T. and Tsakiridis P.E., “Use of Gypsum/Brucite Mixed Precipitate Instead of Gypsum in Portland Cement”. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 80 (3), 2005, pp. 320-324.
     

  16. Katsioti M., Boura P., Agatzini S., Tsakiridis P.E. and Oustadakis P., “Use of jarosite/alunite precipitate as a substitute for gypsum in Portland cement”. Cement & Concrete Composites, 27 (1), 2005, pp. 3-9.
     

  17. Tsakiridis P.E. Agatzini-Leonardou S., and Oustadakis P., “Red Mud Addition in the Raw Meal for the Production of Portland Cement Clinker”. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 116 (1-2) 2004, pp. 103-110.
     

  18. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Zafiratos J.G., “Beneficiation of a Greek serpentinic nickeliferous ore- Part II. Sulphuric acid heap and agitation leaching”. Hydrometallurgy, 74 (3-4), 2004, pp. 267-275
     

  19. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Zafiratos J.G. and Spathis D., “Beneficiation of a Greek serpentinic nickeliferous ore - Part I: Mineral Processing”. Hydrometallurgy, 74 (3-4), 2004, pp. 259-265.
     

  20. Tsakiridis P. E., and Agatzini-Leonardou S. L., “Process for the recovery of cobalt and nickel in the presence of magnesium from sulphate solutions by Cyanex 272 and Cyanex 302”. Minerals Engineering, 17 (7-8), 2004, pp. 913-923.
     

  21. Agatzini-Leonardou S., “Leaching of nickeliferous laterite and pre-roasted laterite with sulphuric acid at atmospheric pressure”. Honorary Volume to the memory of Professor A. Kontopoulos, Athens, 2004, pp. 95-109, (N.T.U.A. Publications).
     

  22. Tsakiridis P. E. and Agatzini S. L., “Process for the recovery of cobalt and nickel in the presence of magnesium and calcium from sulphate solutions by Versatic 10 and Cyanex 272”. Minerals Engineering, 17 (4), 2004, pp. 535-543.
     

  23. Tsakiridis P. E., and Agatzini S. L., “Simultaneous solvent extraction of cobalt and nickel in the presence of manganese and magnesium from sulphate solutions by Cyanex 301”. Hydrometallurgy, 72 (3-4), 2004, pp. 269-278.
     

  24. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Neou-Syngouna P. and Karidakis T., “Removal of magnesium from sulphate solutions by chemical precipitation”. Trans. Instn. Min. Metall. (Sect. C: Mineral Process. Extr. Metall.), 107, 1998, C87-164.
     

  25. Agatzini – Leonardou S., Dimaki D. and Androulakaki A., “Precipitation of MnO2 from sulphate solutions by biological oxidation of Mn2+”. Technica Chronika, Scientific Journal of the Technical Chamber of Greece, Section V vol.17 No 1-2, 1997, pp. 33-42.
     

  26. Tzeferis P.G. and Agatzini – Leonardou S., “Nickel extraction from laterites using microbial leaching”. Technica Chronika, Scientific Journal of the Technical Chamber of Greece, Section C, vol.14, No 2, 1994, pp. 49-70.
     

  27. Tzeferis P.G. Agatzini S. and Nerantzis E.T., “Mineral leaching of non-sulphide nickel ores using heterotrophic micro-organisms”. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 18, 1994, pp. 209-213.
     

  28. Tzeferis P.G. and Agatzini – Leonardou S., “Leaching of nickel and iron from Greek non-sulphide nickeliferous ores by organic acids”. Hydrometallurgy, 36, 1994, pp. 345-360.
     

  29. Zafiratos J. and Agatzini S., “Semi-continuous bacterial leaching of a low-grade manganese dioxide ore”. Erzmetall, 47(9), 1994, pp. 572-578.
     

  30. Alibhai K.A.K., Dudeney A.W.L., Leak D.J., Agatzini S. and Tzeferis P., “Bioleaching and bioprecipitation of nickel and iron from laterites”. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 11, 1993, pp. 87-95.
     

  31. Koutsomichalis A., Kritsalis P., Zevgolis M. and Agatzini S., “Temperature distribution of a Soderberg electrode in ferronickel production”. Mineral Wealth, 75, November-December 1991, pp. 21-28.
     

  32. Tzeferis P., Agatzini S., Nerantzis E.T., Dudeney A., Leak D. and Alibhai K., “Bioleaching of Greek non-sulphide nickel ores using microorganisms assisted leaching process”. Forum for Applied Biotechnology ’91,  Gent, Belgium, September 25-27, 1991 and included in Med. Fac. Landbouww. Rijksuniv. Gent, 56 (4a), 1991, pp.1797-1802.
     

  33. Agatzini S., Mayrikiou E., Xenidis A. And Kontopoulos A., “Removal of iron (III) from sulphate solutions of iron-nickel-cobalt by di-2-ethyl-hexyl-phosphoric acid”. Mineral Wealth, 38, September- October 1985, pp. 17-28.
     

  34. Agatzini - Leonardou S., “Use of factorial design and analysis in metallurgical experimentation”. Mining and Metallurgical Annals (Hellenic Society of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers), 54, Nov. 1983, pp. 51-54.
     

  35. Agatzini - Leonardou S., “Factorial designs in the strategy of chemical experimentation”. Mineral Wealth, 32, September 1984, pp. 37-47.
     

  36. Agatzini S. and Burkin A.R., “A statistical approach to the precipitation of iron as goethite”. Trans. Instn Min. Metall. (sect. C: mineral Process. Extr. Metall.), 94, 1985, C105-13 

 

Congresses

  1. Zafiratos J. G. and Agatzini-Leonardou S., “Aerobic and anaerobic bacterial leaching of manganese”. 15th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium, Athens, September 14-19, 2003, Proceedings (CD form).
     

  2. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Oustadakis P., “Removal of aluminum and chromium from leach liquors produced by sulphuric acid leaching of nickel oxide ores”. IX Balkan Mineral Processing Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, September 11-13, 2001, Proceedings (Eds: G. Onal, S. Atak, A. Guney, M. Celik and A. Yuce), pp. 525-529.
     

  3. Stamboliadis Η., Vasilas P., Agatzini-Leonardou S., Zafiratos I., Nikolaou I. and Pierrakou K., “Recovery of gold, silver and copper from a pyrite –chalcopyrite ore from Chalkidiki”. 3rd Mineral Wealth Congress, Athens, Greece, November 22-24, 2000 Proceedings, vol. B, pp. 303-311.
     

  4. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Karidakis T. And Neou –Syngouna P., “Removal of magnesium from laterite leach liquors by chemical precipitation and industrial use of the produced precipitates”. 3rd Mineral Wealth Congress, Athens, Greece, November 22-24, 2000 Proceedings, vol. B, pp. 241-249.
     

  5. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Dimaki D., Zafiratos I., Karidakis T., Tsakiridis P., Oustadakis P. Frogoudakis E., Apostolopoulos G., “Heap leaching of a Greek nickeliferous ore on a pre-semi-industrial scale”. 3rd Mineral Wealth Congress, Athens, Greece, November 22-24, 2000, Proceedings, vol. B, pp. 149-154.
     

  6. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Dimaki D., Zafiratos I., Karidakis T., Tsakiridis P., Oustadakis P. and Xydas C., “An integrated hydrometallurgical process for the efficient and economic beneficiation of the Greek nickeliferous laterite ores”. 3rd Mineral Wealth Congress, Athens, Greece, November 22-24, 2000, Proceedings, vol. B, pp. 135-140.
     

  7. Agatzini S., Tsakiridis P., “Cobalt magnesium separation by solvent extraction with bis(2,4,4-trimethyl-pentyl) monothiophosphinic acid”. XXI International Mineral Processing Congress, Rome, Italy, July 23-27, 2000, Proceedings (Ed: P. Massacci), vol. A, pp. A6/22-A6/32.
     

  8. Agatzini-Leonardou S. and Tsakiridis P., “Simultaneous cobalt and magnesium extraction from nickel sulphate solutions”. XX International Mineral Processing Congress, Aachen, Germany, September 21-26, 1997, Proceedings (Eds: H. Hoberg and H. von Blottnitz), vol. 4, pp. 271-283.
     

  9. Agatzini-Leonardou S., Dimaki D. and Mposkos E., “Extraction of nickel and cobalt from Greek low-grade nickel oxide ores by heap leaching”. Nickel-Cobalt 97 International Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, August 17-20, 1997, Proceedings (Eds: W. C. Cooper and I. Mihailov), vol. 1, pp. 489-503.
     

  10. Agatzini S. and Tzeferis P., “Bioleaching of nickel-cobalt oxide ores”. The AusIMM Proceedings, No 1, 1997, pp. 9-15.
     

  11. Agatzini – Leonardou S., Tsakiridis P., Neou- Syngouna P. And Kaselouri B., “Nickel- cobalt separation in sulphate solutions by solvent extraction with Cyanex 272”.  1st National Congress of Chemical Engineering, Patra, Greece, May 29-31, 1997, Proceedings, pp. 283-288.
     

  12. Zafiratos J.G. and Agatzini – Leonardou S., “Continuous bacterial leaching of a low-grade manganese dioxide ore”. TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 9-13, 1997, Proceedings, EPD Congress 1997 (Ed: B.Mishra), pp. 553-568 (TMS: Warrendale).
     

  13. Agatzini – Leonardou S. and Zafiratos J.G., “Nickel, cobalt and chromium recovery from nickel laterite leach liquors by biosorption using immobilized algal biomass”. TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 9-13, 1997, Proceedings, EPD Congress 1997 (Ed: B. Mishra), pp. 535-551 (TMS: Warrendale).
     

  14. Guise L., Castro F. and Agatzini S., “Precipitacao hidrolitica de aluminio, cromio, cobalto e niquel em solucoes sulfuricas: fenomenos de corpecipitacao”. 7th National Meeting of the Portuguese Materials Society, Aveiro, September 17-20, 1995, Proceedings (Ed: Ana M. Segadaes), vol.1, pp.251-258.
     

  15. Dionisio M.A., Castro F., Agatzini S. and Dimaki D., “Lixiviacao em coluna de minerios lateriticos de niquel e cobalto : aspectos cineticos”. 7th National Meeting of the Portuguese Materials Society, Aveiro, September 17-20, 1995, Proceedings (Ed: Ana M. Segadaes), vol. 1, pp. 307-313.
     

  16. Agatzini – Leonardou S. and Dimaki D., “Heap leaching of poor nickel laterites by sulphuric acid at ambient temperature”. International Symposium “Hydrometallurgy ‘94”, Cambridge, England, July 11-15, 1994, Proceedings, pp. 193-208 (IMM and SCI: London)
     

  17. libhai K, Leak D.J., Dudeney A.W.L., Agatzini S. and Tzeferis P., “Microbial leaching of nickel from low-grade Greek laterites”. Engineering Foundation Mineral Bioprocessing Conference, Santa Barbara, California, June 16-22, 1991, Proceedings (Eds: R.W. Smith and M.Misra), pp. 191-205 (TMS: Warrendale).
     

  18. Agatzini S., Kontopoulos A., Maraboutis P. and Xenidis A., “Removal of iron from iron-nickel-cobalt solutions by precipitation and solvent extraction techniques”. International Symposium on Iron Control in Hydrometallurgy, Toronto, Canada, October 19-22, 1986, Proceedings (Eds: J.E.Dutrizac and A.J. Monhemius, Ellis Horword Ltd, 1986), pp. 353-373.
     

  19. Panagiotopoulos Ν., Agatzini S. and Kontopoulos A., “Extraction of nickel and cobalt from serpentinic type laterites by atmospheric pressure sulfuric acid leaching”. Paper no A86-30 presented at the 115th TMS-AIME Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1986.
     

 

Literature Reviews

  1. Agatzini - Leonardou S. And Zafiratos I., “Biosorption of heavy metals on microbial mass – Use of algae biomass for metals extraction”. Honorary Volume to the memory of K. Konofagos, Athens, 1998, pp. 163-176 (N.T.U.A Publications).
     

  2. Zafiratos J.G. and Agatzini-Leonardou S., “The use of microorganisms in the leaching of manganese ores”. Mineral Wealth, 85, July-August 1993, pp.15-22.
     

  3. Agatzini - Leonardou S. And Tzeferis P., “Biotechnology and Metallurgy: Use of microorganisms in the treatment of oxidized ores and industrial minerals”. Mineral Wealth, 80, September –October 1992, pp. 7-23.