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Christian Ekberg is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering, materials science, and chemistry. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, mechanical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and global and planetary change.

The primary focus of Ekberg's work centers on topics such as radioactive element chemistry and processing, nuclear materials and properties, extraction and separation processes, radioactive contamination and transfer, chemical synthesis and characterization, recycling and waste management techniques, and radioactivity and radon measurements.

Ekberg has published in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to journals such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Annals of Nuclear Energy, and Radiation Physics and Chemistry.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Lithium-ion batteries - Current state of the art and anticipated developments, 2020, Journal of Power Sources
  • Harmless disposal and resource utilization for secondary aluminum dross: A review, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Application of geopolymers for treatment of industrial solid waste containing heavy metals: State-of-the-art review, 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Study on glass-ceramics made from MSWI fly ash, pickling sludge and waste glass by one-step process, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • An overview of solvent extraction processes developed in Europe for advanced nuclear fuel recycling, part 1 - heterogeneous recycling, 2020, Separation Science and Technology

Collaborative work features frequent coauthors such as Anna-Elina Pasi, Teemu Kärkelä, Shengen Zhang, Niklas Hansson, and Kastriot Spahiu, reflecting a network engaged in multidisciplinary research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Lithium-ion batteries - current state of the art and anticipated developments

    Michel Armand;Peter Axmann;Dominic Bresser;Mark Copley

  • Recovery of precious metals from electronic waste and spent catalysts: A review

    Yunji Ding;Shengen Zhang;Bo Liu;Huandong Zheng

  • Reclaiming rare earth elements from end-of-life products: A review of the perspectives for urban mining using hydrometallurgical unit operations

    Cristian Tunsu;Martina Petranikova;Marino Gergorić;Christian Ekberg

  • An overview and historical look back at the solvent extraction using nitrogen donor ligands to extract and separate An(III) from Ln(III)

    Christian Ekberg;Anna Fermvik;Teodora Retegan;Gunnar Skarnemark

  • Removal of hazardous metals from MSW fly ash-An evaluation of ash leaching methods

    Karin Karlfeldt Fedje;Christian Ekberg;Gunnar Skarnemark;Britt-Marie Steenari

  • Indium recovery from discarded LCD panel glass by solvent extraction

    Jiaxu Yang;Teodora Retegan;Christian Ekberg

  • Separation of rare earths and other valuable metals from deep-eutectic solvents: a new alternative for the recycling of used NdFeB magnets

    Sofia Riano;Martina Petranikova;Bieke Onghena;Tom Vander Hoogerstraete

  • Characterization and leaching of real fluorescent lamp waste for the recovery of rare earth metals and mercury

    Cristian Tunsu;Christian Ekberg;Teodora Retegan

  • A hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of rare earth elements from fluorescent lamp waste fractions

    Cristian Tunsu;Martina Petranikova;Christian Ekberg;Teodora Retegan

  • Hydrolysis of Metal Ions

    Paul L. Brown;Christian Ekberg

  • A TBP/BTBP-based GANEX Separation Process. Part 1: Feasibility

    Emma Aneheim;Christian Ekberg;Anna Fermvik;Mark R. St. J. Foreman

  • Hydrolysis of Metal Ions: Ekberg/Hydrolysis of Metal Ions

    Paul L. Brown;Christian Ekberg

  • Studies on the Hydrolytic Behavior of Zirconium(IV)

    Christian Ekberg;Göran Källvenius;Yngve Albinsson;Paul L. Brown

  • Separation of Actinides(III) from Lanthanides(III) in Simulated Nuclear Waste Streams using 6,6′‐Bis‐(5,6‐dipentyl‐[1,2,4]triazin‐3‐yl)‐[2,2′]bipyridinyl (C5‐BTBP) in Cyclohexanone

    Mikael Nilsson;Christian Ekberg;Mark Foreman;Michael Hudson

  • ACSEPT-Partitioning technologies and actinide science: Towards pilot facilities in Europe

    S. Bourg;C. Hill;C. Caravaca;C. Rhodes

  • Extraction Properties of 6,6′‐Bis‐(5,6‐dipentyl‐[1,2,4]triazin‐3‐yl)‐[2,2′]bipyridinyl (C5‐BTBP)

    Mikael Nilsson;Sofie Andersson;François Drouet;Christian Ekberg

  • Studies on the Complexation Behaviour of Thorium(IV). 1. Hydrolysis equilibria

    Christian Ekberg

  • Guidelines for thermodynamic sorption modelling in the context of radioactive waste disposal

    T. E. Payne;V. Brendler;M. Ochs;B. Baeyens

  • Recovery of critical materials from mine tailings: A comparative study of the solvent extraction of rare earths using acidic, solvating and mixed extractant systems

    Cristian Tunsu;Yannick Menard;Dag Øistein Eriksen;Christian Ekberg

  • Study on glass-ceramics made from MSWI fly ash, pickling sludge and waste glass by one-step process

    Shizhen Zhao;Bo Liu;Yunji Ding;Junjie Zhang

  • Separation of Heavy Rare-Earth Elements from Light Rare-Earth Elements Via Solvent Extraction from a Neodymium Magnet Leachate and the Effects of Diluents

    Marino Gergoric;Christian Ekberg;Britt-Marie Steenari;Teodora Retegan

  • Extraction of actinides with different 6,60-bis(5,6-dialkyl-[1,2,4]-triazin-3-yl)[2,20]-bipyridines (BTBPs)

    Teodora Retegan;Christian Ekberg;Isabelle Dubois;Anna Fermvik

  • A TBP/BTBP-based GANEX Separation ProcessPart 2: Ageing, Hydrolytic, and Radiolytic Stability

    Emma Aneheim;Christian Ekberg;Anna Fermvik;Mark Foreman

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Modolo
Giuseppe Modolo Forschungszentrum Jülich
Gregory R. Choppin
Gregory R. Choppin Florida State University
Michael J. Hudson
Michael J. Hudson University of Reading
Ingmar Persson
Ingmar Persson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Dirk Bosbach
Dirk Bosbach Forschungszentrum Jülich
Karsten Pedersen
Karsten Pedersen University of Gothenburg
Kristina Edström
Kristina Edström Uppsala University
Hu Liu
Hu Liu Zhengzhou University
Leena-Sisko Johansson
Leena-Sisko Johansson Aalto University
Michael G. B. Drew
Michael G. B. Drew University of Reading

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