Hydrometallurgy

Our hydrometallurgy group has a combined 90 years of operating, consulting and testing experience. 

We provide technical support in the fields related to hydrometallurgy processes including leaching, precipitation, solvent extraction, ion exchange, electrowinning and electrorefining, solid/liquid separation, etc. Hydrometallurgy group also supports operations to meet their environmental objectives by improving water/acid treatment systems to ensure the discharging water and solid waste meet the discharging and landfilling regulations, respectively. The service our group offers include troubleshooting and optimization of existing processes, metal accounting, modifying or re-purposing a process, developing processes and flowsheets, technology assessment and selection, laboratory and pilot testing, etc.

Maysam Moham
Email maysam.moham@xps.ca

Consulting Services

Flowsheet development ​

Technology selection for waste acid and water treatment ​

Technology selection for hydrometallurgical processes​

Process troubleshooting ​

Process optimization and commissioning ​

Technical due diligence

Metals accounting

Testing and Analysis Services

Atmospheric leaching ​

High pressure leaching​

Precipitation ​

Cementation​

Solvent extraction ​

Ion exchange ​

Metal recovery​

Solid-liquid separation

Enabling Technologies and Equipment

Atmospheric leach and neutralization setup ​

High pressure leach autoclave ​

Solvent extraction equipment ​

Ion exchange equipment ​

Potentiostat/Galvanostat