Past Projects

Chenbo (Sophie) Xu, MASc (2020)

Design of a continuous freeze concentration unit to recover water from industrial effluents

Dazhi Ren, MASc (2020)

Ferric leaching of pyrrhotite under controlled pH and ORP conditions

Jeffrey Martin, MASc (2019)

Improved modeling of the membrane process in forward osmosis

Georgios Kolliopoulos, Ph.D. (2019)

Hybrid forward osmosis-freeze concentration (FO-FC) process design (experimental and modeling)

Igor Guzman, Ph.D. (2018)

Redox potential measurements of aqueous systems at high temperature and pressure

Srinath Garg, Ph.D. (2017)

Investigating the bioleaching kinetics of pyrrhotite concentrate using indigenous microbial cultures

Georgiana Moldoveanu, Research Associate

Recovery of rare earth ions adsorbed on clay minerals

George Kolliopoulos, PostDoc

Purification and recycle of industrial water via forward osmosis

Eric Shum MASc (2017)

Recovery of water from effluent streams by freezing technology

Frank Cheuk

Investigation on the thermodynamics and kinetics of precipitation of rare earth elements from the leachate of ion adsorption clays

Kurtis Judd, MASc (2016)

Acidic ferric sulphate leaching of pyrrhotite tailings at 55-80 °C and at constant redox potential

Georgiana Moldoveanu, Research Associate

Management/control of calcium sulphate scale deposition in the heater train during pressure acid leach of laterite ores

Nazanin Samadifard, MASc (2015)

Prevention of acid formation during bioleaching of pyrrhotite

Wendy Han Zhou, MASc (2014)

Dissolving Ni from an ultramafic low-grade nickel sulphide deposit by minimizing co-dissolution of gangue elements

Michael Carlos, MASc (2013)

Modeling of iron and magnesium chloride solutions using OLI Systems

Douglass Duff, MASc (2013)

Saprolite leaching and iron control in concentrated magnesium chloride brines

Anirudha Dani, MASc (2013)

Alkaline pressure oxidation of pyrite

Tasnuva Zakir, MASc (2011)

Scale formation in green liquor systems of the kraft process

Ilya Perederiy, Ph.D. (2011)

Recovery of base metals from slags by high pressure oxidative leaching

Sam Roshdi, MASc (2011)

Chemical modeling of ammonia solutions in Ni/Co hydrometallurgy

Zoran Jankovic, Ph.D. (2010)

Direct (in-situ) pH measurement at high temperature and pressure in hydrometallurgical processes

Ghazal Azimi, Ph.D. (2010)

Evaluating the potential of scaling due to calcium compounds in hydrometallurgical processes

Samuel Peters, MASc (2010)

Alkaline pressure oxidation of refractory gold ores

Ramanpal Saini, MASc (2009)

Monitoring free acid in hydrometallurgical solutions with an electrodeless conductivity sensor

Irina Bylina, PostDoc (2005 – 2008)

Study of thermodynamic properties of aqueous systems

Matthew Jones, MASc (2008)

Magnesium solubility in mixed electrolytes

Morteza Baghalha and Yunjiao Li, PostDoc (1999 – 2001 and 2005 – 2006)

Recovery of base metals from slag by high pressure oxidative leaching

Ming Huang, Ph.D. (2007)

Electrical conductivity and acidity of high temperature aqueous sulphate solutions

Michael Reid, MASc (2005)

Hematite solubility in H2SO4 from 130-170 °C and 23-270 °C

Gursaran Singh, MASc (2005)

From low-grade limonite to TiO2 using hydrometallurgy: kinetic study on leaching of limonite in HCl/H2SO4

Dimitrios Kambossos, MASc (2005)

Ferric scale characterization and dissolution during sulphuric acid leaching of limonitic laterites

Miranda Cheung, MASc (2004)

Modeling of the nickel and cobalt kinetics during pressure acid leaching of laterites using Aspen Plus 11.1 and OLI

Jeffrey Adams, Ph.D. (2004)

Gypsum scale abatement in continuous hydrometallurgical reactors

James Brown, MASc (2004)

Development of novel experimental techniques for pressure oxidation of nickel sulphide ore

Jesus Casas and Haixia Liu, Visiting Professor and Research Associate

High temperature thermodynamic modeling of autoclave laterite leaching systems

Xuetang Zhu, MASc (2002)

Solubility of hydronium alunite under direct sulphuric acid pressure leaching conditions

Morteza Baghalha, Ph.D. (1999)

Thermodynamics of aqueous solutions at high temperatures

Dmitri Rubisov, Postdoc (1993 – 1998) and Research Associate (1998 – 1999)

  • Modeling and optimization of limonite leaching in continuous autoclaves
  • Neural net modeling of aqueous metallurgical processes
  • Development of the electrochemical kinetics models for gold ore cyanidation
  • Mathematical modeling of the pressure oxidation process of refractory gold-bearing ores and concentrates

Panagiotis Perdikis, MASc (1996)

Scale formation and prevention during sulphuric acid leaching of limonitic laterites

Xiao Hong Ye, MASc (1995)

Population balance modeling of a particulate dissolution-precipitation reaction sequence: hydronium alunite synthesis

Dimitrios Georgiou, MASc (1995)

Kinetics of nickel dissolution during sulphuric acid leaching of laterites

Peimeng Ling, MASc (1994)

Kinetic study of gold ore cyanidation

Brian Blakey, MASc (1994)

Synthesis and solubility of hydronium alunite under direct sulphuric acid pressure leaching conditions