Canada Research Chair in Urban Mining Innovation
co-Director, Ontario Centre for the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM)
Areas of Expertise
- Critical, Rare earth elements, and Battery materials
- Hydrometallurgy
- Extractive metallurgy
- Process simulation
- Thermodynamic modeling
- Technoeconomic analysis
- System level and financial modeling
- Energy storage and batteries
Current Projects
- Separation of rare earth elements using electrodialysis
- Extraction of rare earths from ionic clays
- Recycling of lithium ion batteries
- Development of lithium ion and aluminum ion batteries
Contact
- Phone: (416) 978-7568
- Email: g.azimi@utoronto.ca
Research Areas
- Urban mining and advanced recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Supercritical fluid extraction
- Carbon management through the development of a “green electrochemical technology” for iron extraction and steel refining
- Industrial solid waste reduction through waste valorization to produce strategic materials like rare earth elements, lithium and cobalt
- Development of innovative materials with unique properties (hydrophobicity, anti-scaling) with far-reaching applications in structural and energy materials sectors
- Energy storage focusing on the development of a new generation (post lithium) of rechargeable batteries
Complete CV available upon request.