Students of the fourth year of the Geology Degree of the UB visit Cales de Pachs

The students of the subject of Industrial Mineralogy learn more about the application of these types of minerals in Pacs del Penedès

A group of students from the fourth year of Geology at the Faculty of Earth Sciences of the University of Barcelona (UB) have visited the installations of Cales de Pachs in Pacs del Penedès as part of the Industrial Mineralogy subject. The aim of the visit was to learn more about the applications of so-called industrial minerals and the mineralogy of industrial processes.

During the meeting, a dozen students were able to learn more about the most technological aspects of minerals, with a special emphasis on those characteristics and properties that have a greater impact on their future application. In addition, they have been able to study the application of mineralogy in the research and development of different industrial materials such as refractories, cement, glass and, obviously, lime.

The group of students was not only able to learn about industrial materials from the point of view of raw materials, but also delved into the processes in which these materials are used. The application of mineralogy has also been analyzed in the research and evaluation of problems where mineralogy plays an important role, such as environmental aspects in the inertization of industrial waste, the valorization of hazardous and/or special waste or obtaining construction materials.

“With these visits, the student can face and solve both scientific and professional problems”, pointed out from the lime production company.

Cales de Pachs works together with different educational centers to develop new uses for lime, a collaboration that in recent years has allowed the company to develop some innovative applications, especially in the field of sustainability.