Environmental and Chemical Engineering

Environmental and Chemical Engineering (ECE) research unit consist of three research subgroups: Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry and Control Engineering.

ECE participates in teaching in three educational degree programmes: Process Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Chemistry.
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Current events

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MINEARC Webinar 3: Water, Tailings, and Circular Economy

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Save the date: Xplorer 2026 Oulu - Redesign Mining

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10th Oulu Mining Summit conference

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Studia Generalia Seminar: The obligation to investigate and report the exposure to natural radiation in mineral exploration, mining, mineral processing, mining waste and tailings management, and recycling

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Projects

Improve biorefinery operations through process intensification and new end products - BioSPRINT

3dMAmm - Harnessing earth-abundant 3d metals for ammonia activation and functionalization

BioDigi - Organic side streams to sustainable products using digital tools

EXCEED - Cost-effective, sustainable and responsible extraction routes for recovering distinct critical metals and industrial minerals as by-products from key European hard-rock lithium projects

Versatile char – local production as part of the green transition (Era of biochar)

Bio-CCU - Creating sustainable value of the bio-based CO2

SAMHand - Sustainable Autonomous Material Handling

BITUPROP - Biokaasun tuotannon optimointi

ADMA3 Summer/Winter School - Advanced Materials Doctoral Program with Industry

KAVENERO - Kaukolämpö- ja vesihuoltojärjestelmän energiatehokas sektori-integraatio kaupunkien vihreän siirtymän edistämisessä

Tulevaisuuden vetyliiketoimintaa – Case Laanilan teollisuusalue vetyvisio

C1-kemian reitit vihreiden kemikaalien valmistuksessa – C1-to-Chemicals

Rare earth and magnet hub for resilient Europe

Energy-efficient biomimetic membranes for blue energy harvesting

Northern Buildings in Changing Climate (NoBiCC)

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Publications

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21.01.2025

The DIWA Doctoral education pilot educates future water experts at the University of Oulu

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19.12.2024

Oulu's new H2School prepares professionals for an emerging field

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28.08.2024

He Zhao defended his doctoral thesis on the photocatalytic hydrogen production with bismuth halide perovskites

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23.05.2024

New crushing method saves water and energy in mines and produces better battery raw materials - for further testing on other ores

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