The Horizon Europe project HAlMan has released an updated interactive 3D experience, connecting its metallurgical process with the research behind it.
Users can explore the process in a user-friendly visual environment and access related scientific papers, conference presentations and other project outputs. The experience makes it easier to understand how research and testing have supported the development of different processing approaches.
Link to the 3D experience: https://process.halman-project.eu/
“Behind every stage of the HAlMan process is extensive research and collaboration. We wanted to make that work easier to explore, giving visitors an accessible overview and the opportunity to discover the science behind it,” says Linda Kimeisa from WIT Berry, HAlMan Communication Manager.
HAlMan investigates a more sustainable route to producing manganese, its alloys and critical raw materials through hydrogen and aluminothermic reduction. Its objectives include demonstrating the process at pilot scale, developing materials for steel, aluminium alloy and battery applications, and recovering valuable products from processing by-products.
As the project approaches its conclusion, the updated experience brings its process and research outputs together in one place, helping share the knowledge generated throughout four years of collaborative work.
About HAlMan project
Horizon Europe project HAlMan stands for Sustainable Hydrogen and Aluminothermic Reduction Process for Manganese, its Alloys and Critical Raw Material Production. It aims to demonstrate a pilot-scale process combining hydrogen and aluminothermic reduction to produce manganese and its alloys.
The project targets applications in commercial steels, aluminium alloys and battery materials, alongside the production of metallurgical-grade alumina and commercial cements from process by-products. It also investigates the mapping and extraction of critical raw materials, including rare earth elements.
Its four central ambitions are a low carbon footprint, low energy consumption, no solid waste generation and the valorisation of secondary raw materials.
HAlMan brings together 14 partners and three associated partners across 10 countries and is co-funded by the European Union under grant agreement No. 101091936.
