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W. J. Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy
A
grant from the late W.J. Kroll, the inventor of the Kroll
Process for the production of Titanium and Zirconium, enabled
the establishment of an Institute for Extractive Metallurgy
in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
Today the primary focus of the Institute is the development
of new technologies for the physical-chemical processing of
materials. This includes the production and refining of metals,
the processing of wastes and hazardous materials, the recycling
of materials, and the synthesis of advanced materials. The
Institute supports the education of students through the awarding
of fellowships and research assistantships, provides opportunities
for visiting scholars, arranges for the teaching of short
courses in subjects related to the mission of the Institute,
and undertakes a wide range of sponsored research projects.
- Established
in 1973 with a grant from the late famous extractive metallurgist,
Dr. William Justin Kroll
- Financial
support for research from individual research contracts
from industry and federal sources which currently amounts
to $300,000 per year
- Mineral processing
- Extractive
metallurgy (Hydro, pyro & electro-metallurgy)
- Chemical
processing of materials, including materials synthesis
- Processing
of waste materials and the development of clean technologies
- Corrosion
and reactive metals processing
- Production
of new minerals-based by-products
- Process
development research focusing on improved commercial operations
- Recycling
technology
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Sponsoring Organizations: |
- Industry
- Federal
funding agencies
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Method of Technology Transfer: |
- Short Courses
- Publications,
journals, national and international conferences
- Industry
sponsor meetings
- M.S.,
Ph.D. graduates employed by industry and national labs
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Spin-offs / Contributions: |
- Development
of new extractive metallurgy techniques and processes
- Process
control in metal extraction and decrease in waste process
streams
- Patents:
e.g., plastics recycling using flotation techniques; reprocessing
of lead-acid battery wastes; reduced waste process streams
in plutonium processing; recovery of valuable by-products
in electric arc furnace ducts, and rendering remaining dust
non-hazardous
- Development
of new accepted pigments
- Identification
of process parameters for the manufacture of cementite for
use in steel making
- Treatment
technology for automobile shredder fluff
- Thermo
plasma processing
Contact: Kroll
Director, Dr. Patrick R. Taylor, Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering,
(303) 384-2130 |
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