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 | 2025-present Ph.D. Student Chemistry, Umeå University 2019 MSc Material Chemistry and Mineralogy. U Bremen (Germany) 2016 BSc Applied Geosciences. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) |
Recent News
- July 2025: Poster at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Prague
- May 2025: Joined the Boily group
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Research
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is a significant environmental issue caused by the oxidation of sulfide minerals in rocks during mining activities. Boliden, a prominent Swedish mining company, faces the challenge of preventing the release of acid heavy metals into the environment due to waste rock oxidation and subsequent AMD. As a majority of all 65 closed and 8 active Boliden mines are prone to AMD, it is crucial to find effective methods to mitigate or block AMD, especially that handling costs are in the order of several hundreds of millions of SEK per year.
The process of AMD process releases sulfuric acid and toxic heavy metals, which have detrimental effects on ecosystems and human health. The purpose of this research project is to join forces with the mining company Boliden to combat AMD. We seek to develop an effective and sustainable solution to prevent waste rock oxidation by growth of passive overlayers on the reactive waste rock. This is a multi-scale problem that requires knowledge from the nano- to the field-scale. The collaboration between the Umeå Molecular Geochemistry group and Boliden will tackle challenges at the nanoscale.
Projects
This PhD project is supported by the Umeå Industrial Doctoral School and by Boliden Ph.D. supervisor Jean-François Boily
Boliden co-supervisor: Erik Ronne
Publications
Contact & Delivery Address
Janis Heuer
Department of Chemistry
Linnaeusv. 6
Umeå University
SE-901 87 Umeå
Sweden