Membership Category
- Regular
Institution
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue - UQAT
- Université Laval
Discipline(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Material Engineering and Metallurgic Engineering
Expertises
- Rare earth elements
- Hydrometallurgy
- Separation of critical and strategic elements
- Economic analysis of mineralurgical processes
- Recycling and reuse of hydrometallurgical reagents
Biography
After several years in the mining industry (phosphate, nickel and cobalt), I had the opportunity to carry out my master's and doctoral research on the separation and extraction of rare earths. At UQAT, I continue to study the transformation processes of critical minerals, with projects involving graphite, copper, tellurium and rare earths. I also love popularizing and explaining how the elements that surround us are extracted.
The circular economy appeals to me first and foremost because many of these elements can be co-produced during the extraction of other metals, in an effort to maximize resources. The recycling and reuse of reagents used in the metallurgical industry (bases, acids and others) is another fertile ground for reducing the footprint of processes.
