Qi Liu, PhD
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept
- qliu@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-8628
- Address
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12-285 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Mineral Processing; Oil Sands Processing; Critical Minerals; Energy Minerals
About
Qi Liu holds a BEng in mineral processing (China) and a MASc and PhD in the same field from UBC. He worked at Wuhan University of Technology and Process Research Associates before joining the University of Alberta in 1998. He is a professor of materials engineering, Ron Nolan/Hatch Chair in Sustainable Energy and Mineral Process Technologies (2009-2021), and Glencore Chair in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering.
Research
Qi Liu's research area is mineral separation, solid-liquid separation, and metal ion separation. His research covers critical minerals and energy minerals. Current research focuses on homo-aggregation flotation (HAF), a novel process for mineral separation in the fine and ultrafine particle size range; bitumen extraction and enrichment from oil sands; oil sands tailings dewatering using coagulation, flocculation, and filtration; metal ion separation using magnetic sorbents and magnetic separation.