CMI Project 4.3.13: Optimizing the economic performance of CMI technologies Research Highlights

Novel SmCo manufacturing method improves economic competitiveness

CMI researchers at Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University and Purdue University conducted the research for this highlight

Annual net cash flow for different levels (X% wt.) of CM powder addition (NPV of all cash flows indicated)

Finding optimal conditions for bioleaching lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) cathode materials

CMI researchers are finding optimal conditions for bioleaching Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO) cathode materials

Bar graph compares the projected global warming impact of different leaching approaches.

Optimizing the economic performance of CMI technologies

Paper “Applying Design of Experiments to Evaluate Market Opportunity for Bioleaching Rare-Earth Elements from Waste Materials” for CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference