Code
05V00812
Duration
01 January 2012 → 31 October 2016
Funding
Ghent University funding
Promotor
Research disciplines
-
Natural sciences
- Inorganic chemistry
Keywords
absorbent
rare earths
adsorption thermodynamics
modeling
mesoporous resins
Project description
Rare earth-specific ligands will be developed to functionalize stable mesoporous phenol or melamine based resins for the removal and recycling of rare earth ions from waste waters and effluents. Kinetic and thermodynamic studies of the separation behavior of these absorbent resins will be performed. A predictive software tool will be developed relating the model parameters with the absorbent properties.