Laboratory of Hydroelectrometallurgy

 

  

  

Head of the Laboratory

Nazira Makhmutovna Seidakhmetova, PhD

 

The laboratory staff consists of 12 employees, including: 1 Doctor of Chemical Sciences (D.Sc.), Academician; 1 Candidate of Chemical Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent); 1 Candidate of Technical Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent); 1 Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent); 1 PhD; 3 Doctoral students; 1 Master’s degree holder.

 

Leading specialists:

A.B. Baeshov, E.A. Mazulevsky, N.M. Seydakhmetova

 

 

 

Brief description of the laboratory’s activities

Conducting fundamental, exploratory, and applied research in the field of processing mineral and man-made raw materials; development of new technologies; execution of experimental and pilot-scale engineering projects and trials.

 

Main scientific directions

Development of technologies for processing mineral and man-made raw materials using pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, and electrometallurgical methods (Re, Os, V, Sb, Ba, Zn, Ti). 

 

List of services provided

  1. Development of technologies for processing mineral and man-made raw materials using pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, and electrometallurgical methods (Re, Os, V, Sb, Ba, Zn, Ti).
  2. Physicochemical analysis of metals, element determination: 
    • Mo, W – colorimetric method,
    • Re, Os – colorimetric method,
    • Sb – volumetric and colorimetric methods,
    • Pb, Zn, Fe – volumetric method,
    • Silicate analysi (SiO2, CaO, Fe, Mg),
    • Hg – volumetric method,
    • Pb – phase method,
    • Cu – volumetric method,
    • Organic substances – volumetric method,
    • Na2CO3, NaOH – volumetric method.

 

List of Developed Technologies, Materials, and Methods

  1. Development of a technology for the extraction of rhenium and osmium from copper smelting cakes and sludges, resulting in the production of ammonium perrhenate with AR-00 purity and metallic osmium (2003–2018).
  2. Development of a technology for obtaining antimony metal of grade Sb 99.5 from antimonate raw materials (2012–2017).
  3. Technology for producing thin TiO₂ oxide films for solar cells by post-polarization dissolution of titanium alloy scraps (under program BR09458955 for 2021–2023).
  4. Technology for producing composite coatings with a specified structure and properties (under program BR09458955 for 2021–2023).
  5. Technology for producing fine-grained tungsten carbide as dispersion-strengthening phases for composite material synthesis (under program BR09458955 for 2021–2023).
  6. Development of an innovative technology for extracting zinc and lead from volatilized products of polymetallic raw material electric smelting using pyrometallurgical methods under controlled atmosphere and vacuum processes (under program BR19777171-OT-24 for 2023–2025).
  7. Development of composite electrochemical coatings based on zinc with the inclusion of metal oxides and sulfides (under program BR19777171-OT-24 for 2023–2025).
  8. Development of a carbon-free technology for producing high-purity antimony from lead production by-products (under program BR23991563 for 2024–2026).
  9. Development of electrochemical methods for obtaining sulfates and chlorides of trivalent and tetravalent titanium from titanium waste in the form of scrap, pieces, and shavings in aqueous solutions (under program BR23991563 for 2024–2026).
  10. AP19578967 – “Development of a technology for obtaining vanadium electrolyte for secondary power sources from Kazakhstan’s black shale ores” (Young Scientists Competition, 2023–2025).
  11. AP23487029 – Development of an innovative technology for rhenium and osmium leaching from lead cakes of copper production in column-type apparatus (Grant funding competition for 2024–2024).
  12. AP23485523 – “Development of a technology for obtaining spodumene concentrate and lithium carbonate from pegmatite lithium ore deposits” (Grant funding competition for 2024–2026).

 

Technical Equipment

  1. Stirring devices – 3 units (PE8100 with stand ES2720)
  2. Muffle furnaces – 2 units (SNOL-30/1100, 2024; LOIP LF-9/11, 2022)
  3. Drying ovens – 3 units (SNOL-67/350, 2012)
  4. Planetary mill – 1 unit (Model SQM-1L, 2024)
  5. Potentiostat-Galvanostat – 1 unit (Model P-45X, 2024)
  6. Single-channel power supplies – 2 units (60 V, 5 A, Matrix MPS-6005D, 2023)
  7. Disc grinder – 1 unit
  8. Analytical equipment – Photometers – 2 units (ZOM KFK-3-01, 2024)

 

Contact Information

Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, st. Zhandosova, 67

 +7-778-2034223,

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