Room: Poster Area
Date: Friday, 22 May 2026
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
Session code 1DV.2
Algae and aquatic biomass production systems
Critical Metals Mining and Carbon Black from Aquatic Biomass Cultivated in Wastewater
Short Introductive summary
The study focuses on the critical minerals (La, Pr, and Nd) recovery from mining and industrial wastewater using biosorption by aquatic biomass. The cultivated biomass is processed using novel flash hydrolysis and thermochemical processes to recover rare earth elements and producing carbon black from the residual organic fractions.
Presenter
Sandeep KUMAR
Old Dominion University, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dpt., USA
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Co-authors:
E. Asmamawu, University of Padova, ITALY
E. Barbera, University of Padova, ITALY
E. Sforza, University of Padova, ITALY
S. Kumar, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA
Session reference: 1DV.2.2