• Hertel, T., Van den Bulck, A., Onisei, S., Sivakumar, P. P., & Pontikes, Y. (2021). Boosting the use of bauxite residue (red mud) in cement – production of an FE-rich calciumsulfoaluminate-ferrite clinker and characterisation of the hydration.Cement and Concrete Research145, 106463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106463
  • Hertel, T., Van den Bulck, A., Blanpain, B., & Pontikes, Y. (2022). Correlating the amorphous phase structure of vitrified bauxite residue (red mud) to the initial reactivity in Binder Systems. Cement and Concrete Composites, 127, 104410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104410
  • Giels, M., Hertel, T., Gijbels, K., Schroeyers, W., & Pontikes, Y. (2022). High performance mortars from vitrified bauxite residue; the quest for the optimal chemistry and processing conditions. Cement and Concrete Research, 155, 106739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106739
  • Dalaker, H., & van der Eijk, C. (2021). Silicon rich iron alloy from bauxite residue. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 46–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65396-5_8
  • Ekstroem, K. E., Bugten, A. V., van der Eijk, C., Lazou, A., Balomenos, E., & Tranell, G. (2021). Recovery of iron and aluminum from bauxite residue by carbothermic reduction and slag leaching. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 7(3), 1314–1326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-021-00422-7
  • Bullerjahn, F., & Bolte, G. (2022). Composition of the reactivity of engineered Slags from bauxite residue and steel slag smelting and use as SCM for Portland Cement. Construction and Building Materials, 321, 126331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126331
  • Cardenia, C., Balomenos, E., Wai Yin Tam, P., & Panias, D. (2021). A combined soda sintering and microwave reductive roasting process of bauxite residue for Iron Recovery. Minerals, 11(2), 222. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11020222
  • Balomenos, Bauxite Residue as Resource in Europe, Chapter in Blengini, G.A et al. Recovery of critical and other raw materials from mining waste and landfills: State of play on existing practices, EUR 29744 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019, ISBN 978-92-76-03391-2, doi:10.2760/494020, JRC116131
  • Vafeias, M.; Bempelou, A.;Georgala, E.; Davris, P.; Balomenos, E.; Panias, D. Leaching of Ca-Rich Slags Produced from Reductive Smelting of Bauxite Residue with Na2CO3 Solutions for Alumina Extraction: Lab and Pilot Scale Experiments.Minerals2021, 11, 896. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080896

Conferences

  • “Bauxite Residue Handling Practice and Valorisation Research in Aluminium of Greece”
    Balomenos, E., Davris, P., Pontikes, Y., Delipaltas, A., Panias, D.
    2nd International Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices, 7-10 May 2018, Athens, Greece, ISBN-number: 9789082825923, pp 29-38 https://www.zenodo.net/communities/removal/?page=1&size=20
  • “Bauxite residue slag leaching for Al, Ti and Sc recovery.”
    Davris, P. Gelestathi, N. Balomenos, E. Panias, D. Paspaliaris, I.
    2nd International Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 7-10 May 2018, Athens, Greece, ISBN 9789082825923, pp 361-366
  • “Recovery of Secondary Raw Materials from Mining Residues and Waste, case studies and best practices”
    MYTILINEOS
    MINEA Network Conference, 23 May 2019, Berlin, Germany http://www.minea-network.eu/event.php?id=31
  • “Recovery of critical and other raw materials from mining waste and landfills”
    Efthimios Balomenos
    Bauxite Residue as resource in Europe, 15 july 2019, ISBN 978-92-76-08568-3 DOI: 10.2760/600775 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4b410d88-a774-11e9-9d01-01aa75ed71a1
  • “Transforming bauxite residue into high performabce Inorganic Polymers: a feasible solution for all European refineries?”
    Michiel Giels, Tobias Hertel, Platon N. Gamaletsos and Yiannis Pontikes
    3rd International Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 2020 10.5281/zenodo.7625130
  • “Bauxite Residue Reuse Through Combined Operations. Industrial Pilot Modules.”
    Balomenos E. et al.
    Proceedings of the 39th International ICSOBA Conference, 22 – 24 November 2021, Athens, Greece [10.5281/zenodo.6640660]
  • “Evaluation of Alternative Raw Materials and Processes for Alumina Production
    Vafeias M. et al
    Proceedings of the 40th International ICSOBA Conference, 10 – 14 October 2022, Athens, Greece
  • “Turning bauxite residue into resources within a moving EU policy context”
    Christian Leroy
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 30 September 2020
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwVRh9J_nW8
  • “Life Cycle Assessment of construction materials from Bauxite Residue”
    Johan Berg-Pettersen (NTNU)
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 30 September 2020
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVSsw3x3vSM
  • “High silicon iron alloy from Bauxite Residue”
    Halvor Dalaker (SINTEF)
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 29 September 2020
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxqY2KjP1EU
  • “Intensive use of bauxite residue as granular material for hydraulically bound road mixtures for subbase layers construction”
    Martín-Portugués Montoliu, J.J Cepria Pamplona, C. J. Englesen, A. Casas Ocampo
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 30 September 2020
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkeEW3fExa0
  • “Innovations in BR pretreatment”
    Stephen Leite, Christe Nimbona, Kjell Blanhol
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 29 September 2020
    https://conference2020.redmud.org/
  • “Recovery of Scandium from bauxite residue via solvent extraction”
    Bengi Yagmurlu, Carsten Dittrich, Panagiotis Davris, Efthymios Balomenos, Anastasia Pilichou, Dimitrios Panias, Bernd Friedrich
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 29 September 2020
    https://conference2020.redmud.org/
  • “Alkaline alumina recovery from bauxite residue slags”
    Michail Vafeias, Maria Bagani, Buhle Xakalashe, Efthymios Balomenos, Dimitrios Panias, Bernd Friedrich
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 29 September 2020
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-uKoB2N2-c https://conference2020.redmud.org/
  • “Leaching behavior- Comparison of four different Bauxite Residues in three different leaching systems”
    Anastasia pilichou, Eleni Mikeli, Dimitrios Kotsanis, Alexandra Alexandri, Efthymios Balomenos, Dimitrios Panias
    3rd International Bauxite Residu Valorisation and Best Practices Conference, 29 September 2020

Thesis

  • “Dry Digestion of High-Silicoa Slag fro the Extraction of Titanium and Rare-Earth Elements”
    Martha Amwele, Christian Dertmann, Bernd Friedirch
    Chair and Institute for Metallurgical Process Technology and Metal Recycling
    https://www.metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de/#/team/318
  • “Recycling of dominant labradorite slags via dry digestion”
    Maurice Buschmann, Joscha Kortmann, Christian Dertmann, Bernd Friedirch
    Chair and Institute for Metallurgical Process Technology and Metal Recycling
    https://www.metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de/#/team/318

Others

  • “Circular Economy Course”
    Rocco Lagioia
    23 May 2018, Civitavecchia, Italy
  • “Attendance to Raw Material Week 2018”
    EASME / DG Growth
    Raw Material Week Conference, 5 June 2018, Brussels, Belgium
  • Attendance to EEA Inovation Workshop”
    CIDAUT, Several Consortium members
    EEA Innovation Workshop, 20 June 2018, Brussels, Belgium
  • Attendance to “Indo- European Meet on Bauxite Residue /Red Mud”
    Ugo Miretti
    Indo- European Meet on Bauxite Residue /Red Mud, 19 September 2019, New Delhi, India http://www.eu-rei.com/