Research projects
On-going as project leader (at KTH)
Crystallization of calcium carbonate in natural systems, funded by Formas, 2025.09- 2029.09. Postdoc to be recruited.
Crystallization in Closed Loop Recycling of Battery Materials, funded by WISE, 2025.09- 2030.09.
Recycling of blended cathode materials, funded by STEM, 2024.12- 2027.12. Collaborator Reza Younesi at Uppsala University.
MSA-based circular hydrometallurgy for sustainable, cost-effective production of NMC cathode materials (CICERO), funded by Horizon Europe, 2023.11- 2027.11.
Eutectic freeze crystallization in battery recycling, funded by Formas, STEM and KTH, 2020.08- 2026.12.
New Crystallization Methods for Resource Recovery, collaboration with University of Cape Town (PI Prof. Alison Lewis), funded by STINT, 2020.01- 2025.12.
On-going in collaboration
Kombinerte Elektriske og Termiske Mikrogrid, Forskningsrådet i Norge, 2025- 2029. (T. Harsem, Norkonsult)
Titanium and Gallium Recycling from Red Mud in a Zero Waste Concept - TiGAR, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG, 2025.07- 2028.06. (Stefan Steinlechner, Montanuniversität Leoben)
Upscaling tools for energy efficient recovery of Ni, Co and Mn recovery from battery electrodes, STEM, 2023.09 - 2026-04. (Christophe Duwig, KTH)
Sorption of Se, Mo and Tc to cement under reducing conditions, SKB, 2023.12- 2025.12. (Mats Jonsson, KTH)
Controlled crystallization of rare earth elements from deep eutectic solvents for recycling of permanent magnets, Formas, 2023.01- 2025.12. (Michael Svärd, KTH)
Previous projects, as project leader at KTH
Green Recycling of Battery Materials. Swedish Energy Agency, STEM, 2023.01.09- 2023.12.31.
Selective Vanadium recovery from ALumina Refinery (VALORE). EIT Raw Materials Upscaling project. 2022.01- 2024.12. Coordinated by Mytilinios S.A., Greece.
Scaling up Scandium production from European Bauxite Residues (SCALE-Up). EIT Raw Materials Upscaling project. 2022.01- 2024.12. Coordinated by Mytilinios S.A., Greece.
Eutectic Freeze Crystallization for Recovery of Pure Salts and Water. Formas, Swedish research council for sustainable development. 2021.01- 2023.12.
Antisolvent precipitation to extract the value from end-of-life Nd-Fe-B magnets (ANTISOLVO). ERA-MIN2/ Vinnova. 2021.01- 2023.12. Coordinated by Prof. Koen Binnemans, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Raw Matter ambassadors at schools 4.0, RM@Schools 4.0. EIT Raw Materials Wider Society Learning. 2021.01- 2023.12. Coordinated by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy.
Green Recycling of Battery Materials by Deep Eutectic Solvents. Swedish Energy Agency, STEM. 2020.08.01- 2022.12.31.
Raw Materials Students Internships, RAISE. EIT Raw Materials Wider Society Learning. 2019.07- 2021.12. Coordinated by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy.
Processes for Efficient Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries. Swedish Energy Agency, STEM, 2019.08.05- 2022.12.31.
Recovery of REE by precipitation in the production of fertilizers. Yara (Porsgrunn, Norway), 2018.01- 2018.12.
Raw Matter ambassadors at schools 3.0, EIT Raw Materials Wider Society Learning. RM@Schools 3.0. 2018.01- 2020.12. Coordinated by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy.
Production of scandium compounds and scandium aluminium alloys from European metallurgical by-products, SCALE. Horizon 2020, RIA. 2016.12- 2020.12. Coordinated by Alouminion AE, Greece.
Intensified Flow Separator Infrastructure and Expertise. EIT Raw Materials Network of Infrastructure. INSPIRE. 2016- 2019. Coordinated by KU Leuven, Belgium.
Co-crystallization and phase transformations of Ca, Sr and Eu isosaccharinates. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, SSM, 2016.09- 2017.06.
Impact of cement additives on the mobility of radionuclides. Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co, SKB, 2016.05- 2017.12.
Systems Analysis and Hydrometallurgical Process Development for Recycling of Spent NiMH Battery Systems from the Transport Sector. Swedish Energy Agency, STEM. 2013.12.01- 2018.12.31.
Mobility grants: ERASMUS (2021, 2024, 2025), SASUF (2019), Institut francais FRÖ program (2017), Nobelska stiftelsen (2009), Åke Linders minnesfond (2006 and 2008), Stiftelsen Gustaf Janssons Jernkontorsfond (2006) (Jernkontoret is the Swedish Steel Producers' Association).
