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The 65th Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM 2026)

August 17 – 20, 2026

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309 Articles

Design‑for‑Recycling of Next‑Generation Sodium‑Ion Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities

Student Poster Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 1

Ayesha Tasawar IME-Institute of Process Metallurgy & Metal Recycling, RWTH University

Bernd Friedrich RWTH Aachen University

Two-Step Selective Leaching of Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Aluminum, and Copper from Industrial Mixed Lithium-ion Battery Wastes via Formic Acid and Sulfuric Acid Systems

Student Poster Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 1

Tianyu Zhao Queen's University

Xiangyang Huo Queen's University

Yeonuk Choi Queen's University at Kingston

Farzaneh Sadri Queen's University

Economic Viability of Graphite Recycling from End-Of-Life (EOL) Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs)

People, Health & Culture Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 1

Nooshin Saadatkhah Hatch

Bahman YARI Hatch Ltd.

Sina Kashani Hatch Ltd.

Thomas Bibienne Hatch

Aurubis’ Experience Using Ozone As A Novel Oxidant In Black Mass Recycling Processes

Student Poster Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 1

Andrew Harris Aurubis AG

Leslie Bryson Aurubis AG

Impurity Removal in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Hydrometallurgical Process

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 1

Yumei Han Hatch Ltd.

Recovery of Critical Elements from a Leaching Solution of Spent Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 2

Pit Völs TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy and Purest Materials

Thais Veiga Barreiros Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg - Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy and Purest Materials

Nandira Erninzafitri TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Gunel Rahimli INEMET

Novel Use of Contact Electrification and Electrostatic Separation to Upgrade LIBs Recycling Feedstock

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 2

Benjamin Hotte University of Ottawa

Poupak Mehrani University of Ottawa

Successfully Treating Non-Pyrolysed Black Mass In The Aurubis Li-First Hydrometallurgical Recycling Process

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 2

Andrew Harris Aurubis AG

Leslie Bryson Aurubis AG

Lukas Plessing Aurubis AG

Behaviour of organic and fluorine containing compounds in hydrometallurgical recycling of black mass

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 3

Lukas Plessing Aurubis AG

Andrew Harris Aurubis AG

Leslie Bryson Aurubis AG

Fluoride-free extraction of niobium and tantalum from a pyrochlore-microlite intermediate concentrate via alkali fusion and water leaching

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 3

Benedict Ndagano Ogalabyoshi Université Laval

Salmata Diallo Université Laval

Georgios Kolliopoulos Université Laval

Supercritical CO₂ Extraction of Critical Metals from NMC Black Mass: Phenomenological Modeling

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 3

Mahla Mahmoudi University of Toronto

Gisele Azimi University of Toronto

Fluoride Removal from NMC Black Mass Leachates using Activated Alumina

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Batteries and Recycling 3

Ali Aliyev University of Toronto

Gisele Azimi University of Toronto

EPAL 3 - NEW IMPELLER INNOVATION FOR HPAL APPLICATIONS

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Control and Equipment

Niels Bussmann EKATO RMT

Wolfgang Keller EKATO RMT

Novel Agitator Configuration for Pressure Leach Applications for Moderate Oxygen Flows

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Control and Equipment

Jason Giacomelli SPX FLOW, Inc

Richard Kehn R. E. Mason

Wiktor Mytych ITT Flow

Control Strategies for Blending Ore Streams and Smoothing Feed Disturbances

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Control and Equipment

Bill Tubbs Spartan Controls

Calibration of Kinetic Parameters Using a Heap Leaching Model for Copper Oxide and Sulfide Ores

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Chun-Wei Mo The University of British Columbia

David Dixon The University of British Columbia

Zihe Ren University Of British Columbia

Chih Wei Chao The University of British Columbia

Enhancement of copper dissolution from chalcopyrite in ferric sulfate media by a non-ionic biodegradable surfactant

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Roozbeh Saneie The University of British Columbia

David Dixon The University of British Columbia

Edouard Asselin The University of British Columbia

Bench-scale Microwave Pretreatment and Leaching of a Cu-Zn Sulphide Ore

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Kiana Rahnama Queen's University

Omid Marzoughi McMaster University

Chris Pickles Queen's University

Farzaneh Sadri Queen's University

COMAN process: Selective sulphide precipitation of Cu, Zn, Co and Mn from mining-waste bioleachates

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Pirkka Ollonqvist VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

Direct Nickel Extraction from a Sulfide Ore Concentrate Using Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Fatemeh Hadiani Kapourchali Université Laval

Salmata Diallo Université Laval

Ashish Pandey National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Georgios Kolliopoulos Université Laval

Enhancement of Anoxic Bioleaching of Low-Grade Manganese Ore Using Biochar as a Solid Electron Shuttle

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Tejaswini Das CSIR-IMMT & RMIT University

Aishvarya V CSIR-IMMT, India

Jang Mee Lee RMIT Univeristy

Subhashree Sahoo CSIR-IMMT

Oxidative Dissolution of Chalcopyrite in Alkaline Media

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Zihe Ren University Of British Columbia

Julia Cao The University of British Columbia

David Dixon University of British Columbia

Global Patent Filing Trends for Hydrometallurgical Processing of Mining Waste for Recovery of Critical Minerals

Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia

Van Vekris Marks & Clerk

Kinetic study of stirred tank chalcopyrite leaching at uncontrolled potential in ferric sulfate media with iodine

Muhammad Reza Kurniawan The University of British Columbia

David Dreisinger The University of British Columbia

Wenying Liu The University of British Columbia

Effect of Various Types of Anions on the Oxidative Dissolution of Chalcopyrite

Governance, Law & Systems Symposia

Zihe Ren University Of British Columbia

Vivian Wei The University of British Columbia

David Dixon University of British Columbia