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Articles in academic journals and proceedings

  1. R.M. Rivera, K. Binnemans(2024). Carbon dioxide as a sustainable reagent in circular hydrometallurgy. ChemSusChem 18(3), e202400931. 

  2. R.M. Rivera, P. Bird, G.R.T. Jenkin, A.P. Abbott (2023). A novel method for extracting metals from asteroids using non-aqueous deep eutectic solvents. Scientific Reports 13, 16960.

  3. R.M. Rivera, C.E. Elgar, B. Jacobson, A. Feeney, P. Prentice, K. Ryder, A.P. Abbott(2024). Ultra-fast extraction of metals from a printed circuit board using high power ultrasound in a calcium chloride-based deep eutectic solvent. RSC Sustainability 2(2), 403-414.

  4. E. Daskalopoulou, J.M.Hartley, R.M. Rivera, G.Zante, A.P.Abbott(2023). Anion effect on the redox properties of copper ions in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents. Phys Chem Chem Phys. Jan 24.

  5. R.M. Rivera, P. Hunt, G. Zante, J. Hartley, K. S. Ryder and A. P. Abbott (2023). Catalytic dissolution of metals using deep eutectic solvents. In proceedings of the 61st Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2022, Montreal, Canada (pp. 583-587).

  6. J.M. Hartley, S. Scott, R.M. Rivera, P. Hunt, A.J. Lucio, P. Bird, R. Harris, G.R. T. Jenkin, and A.P. Abbott (2023). Tailoring lixiviant properties to optimise selectivity in E-waste recycling. RSC Sustainability.

  7. G. Zante, R.M. Rivera, J.M. Hartley, A.P. Abbott (2022). Efficient recycling of metals from solar cells using catalytic etchants. J. of Cleaner Production 370, 133552

  8. R.M. Rivera,G. Zante, J. Hartley, K. S. Ryder and A. P. Abbott (2022). Catalytic dissolution of metals from printed circuit board using a calcium chloride-based deep eutectic solvent. Green Chem. 24, 3023-3034.

  9. R.M. Rivera, A. Chagnes, M. Cathelineau, M.C. Boiron (2022). Conditioning of poultry manure ash for subsequent phosphorous separation and assessment for a process design. Sust. Mat. Tech. 31, e00377.

  10. R.M. Rivera, A. Goronovski, T. Van Gerven, A. H. Tkaczyk (2020). Radiological assessment of bauxite residue processing to enable zero-waste valorisation and regulatory compliance. J. of Cleaner Production, 294, 125165.

  11. R.M. Riveraand T. Van Gerven (2020). Production of calcium carbonate with different morphology by simultaneous CO2capture and mineralisation. J. CO2Utilization 41, 101241

  12. R.M. Rivera, B. Xakalashe, G. Ounoughene, K. Binnemans, B. Friedrich, T. Van Gerven (2018). Selective rare-earth element extraction using high-pressure acid leaching of slags arising from the smelting of bauxite residue. Hydrometallurgy 184, 162-174.

  13. R.M. Rivera, G. Ounoughene, A. Malfliet, J. Vind, D. Panias, V. Vassiliadou, K. Binnemans, T. Van Gerven (2018). A study of the occurrence of selected rare-earth elements in neutralised-leached bauxite residue and comparison with untreated bauxite residue.J. Sustainable Metallurgy 5, 57-68.

  14. R.M. Rivera, B. Ulenaers, G. Ounoughene, K. Binnemans, T. Van Gerven (2018). Extraction of rare earths from bauxite residue (red mud) by dry digestion. Minerals Engineering, 119, 82-92.

  15. R.M. Rivera, G. Ounoughene, C.R. Borra, K. Binnemans, T. Van Gerven (2017). Neutralisation of bauxite residue by carbon dioxide prior to acidic leaching. Minerals Engineering, 112, 92-102.

  16. R.M. Rivera, A. Koltsov, B.A. Lazcano, J. Douce (2017). Wettability in water/iron ore powder systems: To the universality of the Cassie model. Int. J. Mineral Processing, 162, 36-47.

  17. R.M. Rivera, B. Xakalashe, G. Ounoughene, K. Binnemans, B. Friedrich, T. Van Gerven. Recovery of rare-earths frombauxite residue slag by high-pressure acid leaching. 2nd International Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference. Athens (Greece), 7-10 May 2018.

  18. R.M. Rivera, B. Ulenaers, G. Ounoughene, K. Binnemans, T. Van Gerven. Behaviour of Silica during Metal Recovery from Bauxite Residue by Acidic Leaching.Travaux 46, Proceedings of 35th International ICSOBA Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 2 –5 October, 2017. Conference of the International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium (pp. 547-556)

Articles presented at international conferences

  1. R.M. Rivera, P. Hunt, G. Zante, J. Hartley, K. S. Ryder and A. P. Abbott (2023). Catalytic dissolution of metals using deep eutectic solvents. 61st Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2022. Montreal, August 21-24, 2022. 

  2. R.M. Rivera, P. Hunt, J.M. Hartley, A.P. Abbott. Iodine as a redox catalyst for metal dissolution in deep eutectic solvents. Collaborative Network for X-Ray Spectroscopy (CONEXS) Conference 2022. Newcastle, March 30 –April 1, 2022.

  3. R.M. Riveraand T. Van Gerven. Amine-based CO2 capture and mineralisation for CaCO3 production. International (Virtual) Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Material Engineering (ACEME 2021), May 16-19, 2021.

  4. R.M. Rivera, A. Samper. Mineral processing and tailings management –Ressources for the 21stcentury. Global Research Consortium on Tailings. Consultation Workshop, Brussels, 22 November 2019. 

  5. R.M. Rivera, G. Ounoughene, K. Binnemans, T. Van Gerven. Use of mineral acids for neutralisation of bauxite residue prior to metal recovery by acidic leaching.2nd International Conference on Applied Mineralogy & Advanced Materials -13thInternational Conference on Applied Mineralogy (AMAM-ICAM2017). Castellaneta Marina -Taranto (Italy), 5-9 June 2017.

  6. R.M. Rivera, G. Ounoughene, K. Binnemans, T. Van Gerven. Recovery of selected rare earths from bauxite residue by dry digestion with multi-stage circulation of leach liquor. 2nd International Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference. Athens (Greece), 7-10 May 2018

Seminar Talks

  1. Green Extractive Metallurgy: Pioneering Sustainable Metal Recovery. Institute of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy at RWTH Aachen University (Germany), 13th of February 2025. 

  2. Sustainable recovery of valuable metals by ELECTRO-IONometallurgy. Material Centre Group Seminar at University of Leicester (UK), 26th of June 2023. 

  3. Rare Earth Elements –The Jewels of bauxite residues. Material Centre Group Seminar at University of Leicester (UK), 29thof Abril 2022. 

  4. Metal recovery from bauxite residue –a challenge to overcome. Seminar on Environmental Physics at the University of Tartu (Estonia), 14thof February 2018.

  5. Recovery of rare earth elements from bauxite residue. Department of Chemical Engineering Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems (ProcESS), Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven. 28thNovember 2017.

  6. Use of CO2 for neutralization of bauxite residue prior to metal recovery by acidic leaching. Department of Chemical Engineering Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems (ProcESS), Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven. 12thMay 2016

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