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[Audio] Welcome this introduction to our project SPEME, funded under the program STRATEGIA of the FRQNT, that reunite college, university, and industrial partners in Quebec, with the common goal to create a network of experts to improve the mining environmental footprint..
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[Audio] This project targets reducing the environmental impact of rare earth elements (REEs) mining, by providing a full spectrum of novel sorting, extraction, and pollutant removal techniques. The conspicuous implications of mining in the social and natural environment of Québec also underline the necessity of clearly disseminating the current impact of mining on remote communities and the environment by monitoring the leaching and mobility of pollutants. The project combines the expertise of Professor Larivière, a specialist in analytical and separative chemistry, with an inter-sectorial panel of experts in the social and natural sciences and engineering. Such synergies among different fields are required to cover the complexity of the problem represented by the social and environmental impact of mining and to disseminate the experts' knowledge to respond to the concerns of the Indigenous and local communities. The team includes political, economic, and natural scientists, as well as geologists, mining, chemical, and environmental engineers, to offer a complete analysis of the effect of mining activities and propose greener solutions. The collaboration with the industrial partner, Torngat Metals, also prospects the concrete impact of the proposed project..
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Natural Environment Dominic Larivière (Centre en chimie verte et catalyse CCVC-RS-NT) Debra Hausladen (CentrEau-RS-NT) Human Environment Thierry Rodon (Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones CIÉRA- RS-SC) Carlos Ordás Criado (Centre de Recherche en économie de l'Environnement, de l'Agroalimentaire, des Transports et de l'Énergie (CREATE)).
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Environment. Natural Environment Dominic Larivière (Centre en chimie verte et catalyse CCVC-RS-NT) Debra Hausladen (CentrEau-RS-NT) - Detection and immobilization of radionuclides - Environmental mobility of metallic and radioactive polluttants into the environment Human Environment Thierry Rodon (Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones CIÉRA- RS-SC) Carlos Ordás Criado (Centre de Recherche en économie de l'Environnement, de l'Agroalimentaire, des Transports et de l'Énergie CREATE) - Vulgarization of the impact of the mining sector to Autochthones and local Communities - Analysis of economic impact through environmental economy indices.
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Technology. Decarbonization of Mining Industry Georges Beaudoin Nhat Truong Nguyen Peter McBreen - Remineralization of CO2 in tailings to reduce pollutants - Photocatalysis for the transformation of pollutants into fuels Lowering the Environmental Impact of REEs Extraction Faïçal Larachi Dominic Larivière Gabriella Tessitore David Gendron - Use of naturally sourced ligands for the REEs extraction - Use of more environmentally benign separation techniques Optimization of Sorting through Spectroscopy for a Better Use of the Natural Resources Marc Costantin John A. Capobianco - Coupling of different spectroscopic techniques to optimize REEs recovery from ores.