THE ERMES PLANT OWNED BY ENEA

Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile

Rare earths: the pilot plant
of the Trisaia Research CenTRE


REDEFINING MINING, THE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION: FROM MINE TO MARKET

A RESPONSIBLE value chain

At the ENEA - Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile -research centre at Trisaia, a hydrometallurgical pilot plant has been developed for the application of strategic metal separation techniques. ENEA: https://www.enea.it/it/

ENEA disposes of the technical know-how for the industrialization of a demonstration refining prototype plant already tested in Italy, characterized by an all-Italian hydrometallurgical technology that reduces and controls the environmental impact by producing rare earth products with a high purity ranging from 99.9% to 99.99%.

Ermes: the ENEA Refining Plant

  • As published by ENEA, Unità Tecnica Tecnologie Trisaia, the plant "is equipped with a support laboratory for bench-scale process development and a chemical-analytical support laboratory for process control. The study and development of bench-scale and pilot processes, as well as technological innovation on the techniques used to reduce environmental impact and improve the production process are the main targets of these facilities". Source: https://www.trisaia.enea.it/component/jdownloads/?task=download.send&id=4&Itemid=170 

ENEA
Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile

If interested in learning more about the ownership and function of ENEA's Ermes plants, please consult the resources provided through the following links.
Green Mining SRL
AV. Castex 455 Piso 3, Dpto D - Canning Buenos Aires Argentina  
CUIT Nr. 30-71831737-8