PhosphonicS Advanced Scavenger Evaluation
Expert Screening Programme Designed to Help You Develop a Business Case for Investment
Rigorous but flexible. Built around your stream because every stream is different.
PhASE is a rigorous but flexible method to identify the best scavenger and then optimise a protocol for maximum efficiency in your processes. PhASE has been developed on the understanding that each stream is unique, and the optimum recovery process will be different for every client.
What is PhASE
Rigorous but flexible. Built around your stream.
PhASE has been developed to efficiently move from proof of concept to implementation in a flexible way to meet your requirements. The programme begins with sample assessment, including the development and validation of an ICP method and determining the nature of the stream.
At the end of the PhASE programme you have the identification of the best scavenger for your process, a fit-for-purpose solution, and a full information set for your business case and scale-up clearly defined.
~12 weeks
From start to report
Written report
Plus engineering model
PhosphonicS Advanced Scavenger Evaluation Programme
The PhASE Programme
- Scavenger library screening
- Optimal Scavenger
- Thermodynamic profiles
- Kinetic profiles
- Parameter modelling for a plant-scale trial
- Initial commercial model
- Confirmation of process conditions
- Costs
- Return on investment
- Volumes
PhASE 1: Scavenger Library Screening
Testing your stream against a selection of PhosphonicS scavengers based on prior experience and your specific application. Screening identifies the best scavenger for further study.
PhASE 2: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Profiling
Isotherms determine the favourability of the process (thermodynamics), providing the loading of metal on the scavenger as well as the percentage recovery. Kinetics determine the rate of removal. Outputs include parameter modelling for a plant-scale trial and an initial commercial model.
PhASE 3: Trial to Confirm Performance
A trial to confirm the performance of the scavenger based on the outputs of the engineering model. The trial can be in batch, semi-continuous, or continuous mode and can be carried out at a suitable lab or pilot scale.
PhASE 4: Business Case for Implementation
The detailed business case covering costs, return on investment, and volumes. See our case studies for examples of PhASE 4 outcomes.
What You Receive
Everything you need to implement with confidence
At the end of the PhASE programme you have the data, the documentation, and the engineering model to implement the solution at full scale, with no surprises.
Identification of the Best Scavenger
Rigorous screening of the full PhosphonicS scavenger library against your specific stream, identifying the optimal product based on prior experience and your application.
A Fit-for-Purpose Solution
Process parameters optimised specifically for your stream: thermodynamic and kinetic profiles, dosing, contact time, and operating conditions confirmed for your process.
Full Information Set for Scale-up
A complete engineering model providing parameter modelling for plant-scale trial and the data needed to design a full-scale installation with confidence.
Business Case for Investment
A detailed business case covering costs, return on investment, and volumes, giving you everything needed to secure internal approval and proceed to implementation.
Who PhASE Is For
Designed for any industry where metal separation matters
The PhASE programme has been applied across pharmaceutical, mining, electronics, and chemical manufacturing. If your process involves precious metals in a liquid stream, PhASE can find your solution.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Facing ICH Q3D compliance requirements for residual PGMs in APIs or drug products and needing validated data to support a regulatory submission.
Mining and Refining Operations
Looking to quantify and capture the PGM value leaving in process streams, bleed streams, or waste liquors before committing to plant-scale investment.
Electronics Manufacturers
Dealing with precious metal contamination in plating baths or seeking to recover value from rinse waters and spent process solutions.
Chemical Manufacturers
Needing to remove residual homogeneous catalyst metals from product streams or recover PGM value from spent process solutions at production scale.
PhosphonicS Advanced Scavengers
Our collection of advanced scavengers is based on patented smart silica technology.
Selective recovery of precious metals
Highly porous silica for optimised stream flow
Large surface area for higher loadings
Stable in aqueous and organic media
Temperature-resistant scavengers
Easy to implement, scalable technology
More than 8 years of continuous industrial application
Produced on a multi-tonne scale
How to Start
Let's Discuss Your Challenge
The PhASE programme begins with a meeting or email to discuss your process, your stream, and what you are trying to achieve. From there, our scientists design the programme around your specific needs.
There is no obligation and no commitment required at this stage. We discuss your challenge, explain what the programme involves, and agree on scope before any work begins.
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