Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100100165

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP100100165

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of a novel process for recovering fluoride from spent pot-lining as AlF2(OH) using industrial waste solutions. Every year approximately 40,000 tonnes of a hazardous waste known as spent pot-lining is generated by Australia’s aluminium industry. It contains significant levels of leachable cyanide and fluoride and is currently being stored awaiting a suitable treatment technology. This project will develop a novel low-energy and low-cost process for extracting the fluoride as a useful aluminium fluoride product that can be recycled back into the aluminium industry; destroy the cyanide; and recover other components for use in the metallurgical industry. If commercialised the benefit will be an end to the stockpiling of spent pot-lining in Australia, a more sustainable aluminium industry, and protection of the world’s natural fluoride resources.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-02-2010

End Date: 19-06-2015

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $80,007.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Hydrometallurgy | Mineral Processing/Beneficiation | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Membrane and Separation Technologies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Basic metal products (incl. Smelting) | Aluminium | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Aluminium | Basic metal products (incl. Smelting) | Hydrometallurgy | Land and water management | Membrane and Separation Technologies | Mineral Processing/Beneficiation | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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