Crosscutting Research Research Highlights

Understanding relative metal prices and availability: Combining physical and economic perspectives

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines conducted the research for this highlight

Best-fit, log-linear relationships and 95% confidence between prices and abundance

CMI summer internship leads to employment with Tesla

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory were involved with this highlight

CMI sorbents and forward osmosis reduce environmental impacts

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Purdue University conducted the research for this highlight

CMI sorbents and forward osmosis reduce environmental impacts

CMI researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Purdue University conducted the research for this highlight

LCA schematic of lithium recovery from geothermal brines using CMI innovations in sorbent and membrane technology.

Copper, cobalt, and nickel supply chain analysis for electric vehicle deployment scenarios

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory and Colorado School of Mines conducted the research for this highlight

Projected EV sales for low electric vehicle (EV) growth (NPS) and high EV growth (EV30) given different chemistries.

CMI internship leads to full-time employment at INL

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory conducted the research for this highlight

For the publication, "Critical material content in modern conventional U.S. vehicle electronics” Mike Severson identified and disassembled numerous vehicle computer modules prior to analysis of elemental content.

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)

Reconciling diverging views on mineral depletion - a modified cumulative availability curve applied to copper resources

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines found diverging views on mineral depletion using a modified cumulative availability curve applied to copper resources

Modified Cumulative Availability Curve integrating copper reserves and resources. The vertical axis indicates the estimated extraction cost in different countries. The horizontal axis indicates remaining contained copper from known deposits.

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.

Contribution to book on gallium oxide and related alloys

CMI research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been published in a book chapter summarizing state-of-the-art theoretical understanding of point defects in gallium oxide