Report on metal content mobilisation with nanoparticles

This deliverable is related to Task 2.3, in which the concept of target-specific metal mobilisation will be demonstrated using functionalized carbon nano-particles. For this a set of commercially available non-toxic activated carbon particle formulations (as per their MSDS datasheets) will be obtained and engineered to operate under the expected conditions in high-temperature, high-pressure metal bearing formations. The metals to be studied will be based on those contained in sediment-hosted base metal deposits, porhyry sulphide deposits and volcanic hosted massive sulphide deposits with specific interest for precious and strategic metals such as Cu, Ag, Zn, Fe, Au, Pt, In, Mo, and Ni, in the presence of variable concentrations of Ca, Mg, K, Mg, NaCl and silica. Laboratory investigations with simulated and actual core and rock samples will be employed to assess the mobilization of the carbon nano-particles.