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

 

Research Projects

 

1. PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS (1986-1989)

Contract Number: ΜΑ1Μ-0017-C(H)

Title:Recovery of nickel from non-sulphide sources using microorganisms - assisted leaching.

Financier: European Union

Budget: 150.000 ECU

Duration: 1/3/1988 - 30/6/1990

Partners: Imperial Colllege of Science and Technology (University of London).

 

2. PENED 1987

Contract Number: 87 ED 89

Title: Recovery of nickel and cobalt form oxide ores using bacterial leaching.

Financier: General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development of Greece

Budget: 5.150.000 Greek drachmas

Duration : 16/5/1989 - 15/4/1991

 

3. PENED 1991

Contract Number: 91 ED 639

Title: Biohydrometallurgical method for recovery of manganese from low- grade manganese ores of the Greek territory.

Financier: General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development of Greece

Budget: 6.000.000 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 19/11/1993 - 12/5/1996

 

4. BRITE-EURAM II

Contract Number: BRE2-CT94-1020

Title: A new approach to the metallurgical treatment of nickeliferous laterites.

Financier: European Union.

Budget: 776.000 ECU.

Duration: 1/5/1994 - 31/3/1998

Partners: University of Hertfordshire (England), Universidade do Minho (Portugal)

 

5. PAVE 1992

Contract Number: 92 ΒΕ 48

Title: Exploration and exploitation of nickeliferous ores of Northern Greece Financier: General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development of Greece

Contractor: G.M.M.S.A. LARCO

Sub-contractor: National Technical University of Athens.

Budget of sub-contractor: 10.000.000 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 17/8/1994 - 17/2/1997

 

6. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN GREECE AND CYPRUS, 1996-1997

Title: Exploitation of low-grade ores of the Greek territory using environmentally safe and low energy methods.

Financier: General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development of Greece and Planning Office of Cyprus.

Budget: 2.021.250 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 20/12/1995 - 30/6/1998

Partners: Hellenic Copper Mines Ltd

 

7. PRIVATE COMPANY

Title: Neutralization of arseniferous solution from biooxidation of gold ores and toxicity tests of the produced precipitate.

Financier:  TVX Hellas S.A.

Budget: 483.800 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 18/6/1999 - 9/7/1999

 

8. PRIVATE COMPANY

Title: Bioleaching of gold and copper ores of Northern Greece.

Financier: TVX Hellas S.A.

Budget: 3.121.100 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 1/8/1998 - 28/2/1999

 

9. PENED 1999

Contract Number: 99 ED 296

Title: Industrial exploitation of solid residues produced during the hydrometallurgical treatment of Greek laterites by the HELLAS method.

Financier: General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development of Greece

Budget: 56.000.000 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 31/1/2000 - 31/7/2001

 

10. PAVE 1997

Contract Number: 97 ΒΕ 75

Title: Development of a mixed hydro-pyrometallurgical method for the exploitation of low-grade nickel oxide ores.

Financier: General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development of Greece

Contractor: G.M.M.S.A. LARCO

Sub-contractor: National Technical University of Athens

Budget of sub-contractor: 18.450.000 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 23/12/1999 - 22/12/2001

 

11.  PRIVATE COMPANY

Title: Investigation of the leachability of Albanian laterites by the technique of heap leaching using dilute sulphuric acid.

Financier: European Nickel PLC

Budget: 16.297.882 Greek drachmas.

Duration: 1/2/2000 - 31/12/2003