La investigadora del Laboratory of Metals Bioleaching del SPC “Armbiotechnology” NAS de Armenia ofreció una conferencia sobre la recuperación sostenible de metales.

28 may 2024 - 15:58 CET

El 28 de mayo de 2024, la investigadora del Laboratory of Metals Bioleaching del SPC “Armbiotechnology” NAS de Armenia, la Dra. Arevik Vardanyan, ofreció una conferencia sobre la recuperación de metales de circuitos impresos mediante biolixiviación, titulada "Green Technology for Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)".

Esta actividad, englobada dentro del Programa de Doctorado de Ingeniería Química de la facultad, ha supuesto una gran oportunidad para conocer los últimos resultados de su investigación en la recuperación de metales omo Al, Ni y Cu de residuos de aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos cuya generación es cada vez mayor, mediante un enfoque sostenible, la biolixivación con diferentes microorganismos.

SOBRE AREVIK VARDANYAN

Dr. Vardanyan is a Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Metals Bioleaching at the SPC “Armbiotechnology” NAS of Armenia and Head of the Adjunct research professorship program awarded by the Science Committee of Armenia (ARPI project) entitled “Innovative methods for risks characterization of sites contaminated by metals” (2022-2027). She is a microbiologist and her research refers to the field of biotechnology - bioleaching of metals from ore resources and secondary wastes using microorganisms as an alternative and environmentally friendly technology for metal recovery. She did a postdoc in Liege University (Belgium) focusing on recycling of Cu, Zn, Al and Ni from printed circuit boards. She has published 2 book chapters, 30 scientific papers in peer-review journals and 15 papers in local Armenian journals. Dr. Vardanyan serves as reviewer of international journals including Minerals Engineering, Frontiers in Microbiology, Minerals; Sustainability, et al.