Kaiwu Huang
Assistant professor
Kaiwu Huang
311D Holden Hall
445 Old Turner Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060
445 Old Turner Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Research interests
- Flotation simulation and modeling
- Mine tailings reprocessing
- Critical minerals beneficiation and extraction
- Paper recycling and deinking
- Battery recycling
Courses
- MINE3634: Fundamentals of Mineral Processing
- MINE5045: Advanced Mineral Processing
Education
- 2019: Ph.D., Mining Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2015: M.S., Mining Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2013: B.S., Mineral Processing Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)
Selected Publications
- Ofori, K. A., Hanson, W., Huang, K., & Pan, L., “Selective Extraction of Nickel and Cobalt from Serpentine Minerals Using Carbon-Negative Carbonation-Assisted Leaching Technology,” ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.5c00171.
- Oboh, R.K., Huang, K., & Pan, L., “Overcoming heterocoagulation challenge in selective flotation separation between lithium cobalt oxide and lithium manganese oxide,” Separation and Purification Science, 2025, 364, 132480.
- Hamidzadeh, F., Hooshanginejad, A., Huang, K., Phan, T. H., Jung, S., & Pan, L., “Thin Liquid Film View and Shear Stress During the Sliding of Air Bubbles on Tilted Plates,” Langmuir, 2024.
- Folayan, T.-O., Zhan, R., Huang, K., and Pan, L., “Improved Separation between Recycled Anode and Cathode Materials from Li-ion Batteries using Coarse Flake Particle Flotation,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(7), 2023, 2917-2926.
- Huang, K., Strickland, K., Noble, A., Basilio, C., and Yoon, R.-H., “A New Method of Studying the Fundamental Mechanisms Involved in Pigment Liberation from Recycle Papers,” TAPPI Journal, 21(10), 2022, 533-540.
- Huang, K., Keles, S., Noble, A., and Yoon, R.-H., “Development of a Flotation Simulator That Can Predict Grade vs. Recovery Curves from Mineral Liberation Data,” Minerals Engineering, 2022, 107510.