In Norway, as in many other countries, there is a renewed interest in extraction of rare metals. At the same time there are several industries which have used up their most favourable mineral/nature resources and are facing the need to use 'poorer' minerals with higher complexity. Furthermore, stricter regulations and demands to ensure products free from harmful metals and radioactivity also increase the demand on separation procedures. As a consequence of this, the Norwegian industry, both metallurgic and others, have requested the universities to assist in developing modern, sustainable and better methods for extraction and separation of rare metals. This contribution will explain how this challenge is being met at the University of Oslo, where the Section for Nuclear Chemistry has taken a national initiative to rebuild the nearly extinct expertise in hydrometallurgy.

Solvent extraction research at Univsity of Oslo - a common denominator for research related to hydro-metallurgy, nuclear fuel cycle and super-heavy elements

247th National Meeting (2014)

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