Glencore Canada Awards Scholarships to Support Metals Recycling and the Circular Economy
On the occasion of Glencore Canada's 100th anniversary of strategic metals in the country, we have awarded research grants to two students from the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal and the University of Toronto.
These two students will each receive a $20,000 scholarship to support their research project related to the recyclability of metals.
Saleh Rasouli, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at ÉTS, will work in collaboration with Elmira Moosavi, a professor at ETS. His research project aims to develop a thermodynamic database for the recovery of indium, a critical metal, in waste recycling.
Xi Ling, a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, will work with Mansoor Barati, a professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, on the recycling process of lead from lead-acid batteries.
My biggest motivation in life is to have a positive influence on human life. As a materials engineer, I have concerns about how the demands to support human activity affect our planet, nature and, as a result, our lives. I am hoping my project will help industries to design recycling processes for critical metals, such as indium, with less environmental impacts and higher efficiencies.
Saleh Rasouli - Student at École de technologie supérieure
I was motivated to study metal recycling by the concept that this technology treats scrap metal as a resource rather than a waste. In that way, metal recycling lowers the demand for virgin metal and reduces energy consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.
Xi Ling - Student at the University of Toronto
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Recycling: towards a circular economy
