ValorAMD - Microbial valorisation of acid mine drainage sludge

Project team: Leonidas Matsakas (project leader), Paul Christakopoulos, Alok Kumar Patel, Ulrika Rova

Partners: Boliden Mineral AB

Duration: 2019

Funded by the Centre of Advanced Mining and Metallurgy - CAMM2

The aim of ValorAMD is to establish a novel biological process for the treatment of mine wastewater with the simultaneous production of high-value products. More specifically, ValorAMD aims to establish a process for the treatment of mine wastewater at mild and non-hazardous conditions, without the generation of materials that need further treatment (e.g. sludge). At the same time, the process will facilitate the recovery of valuable metals from the wastewater and the formation of metal nanoparticles with varied composition and morphology. These metal nanoparticles can be used in wide range of advanced applications, such as medical imaging, magnetic data storage, semiconductors, optoelectronics and cancer therapy among others.