The CMI focus area Diversifying Supply researches how to expand sources of rare earth elements and critical materials, develop transformative processes and find new uses for co-products. Researchers leading projects in Diversifying Supply are located at Ames Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Colorado School of Mines, Missouri S&T, and University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
News & Highlights
In the News
Game-changing rare-earth elements separation technology licensed to Marshallton
Flue dusts yield to simple leaching strategy for indium and copper
Mining News North reports on solving the critical cobalt conundrum
Research Highlight
Neutrons probe Al-Ce alloy structure in operation
Research Highlight
Bugs tease tellurium out of mine tailings—first results
Research Projects
CMI Project 1.1.11: Lithium extraction and conversion from brines
Parans Paranthaman at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Lithium extraction and conversion from brines"
CMI Project 1.1.12: Critical material recovery from ores and lean sources
Vyacheslav Bryantsev at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads the CMI Project "Critical material recovery from ores and lean sources"
CMI Project 1.1.13: Recovery of critical materials as by-products
Corby Anderson at Colorado School of Mines leads the CMI project "Recovery of critical materials as by-products"
CMI Project 1.1.14: Biologically-mediated recovery of tellurium from mine waste
Yoshiko Fujita at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Biologically-Mediated Recovery of Tellurium from Mine Waste"
CMI Project 1.1.15: Physio-chemical Beneficiation of Cobalt-bearing Iron Creek Ores
Corby Anderson at Colorado School of Mines leads the CMI project "Physio-chemical Beneficiation of Cobalt-bearing Iron Creek Ores"
CMI Project 1.1.17: Dissolution by design: selective leaching of rare earth elements using smart lixiviants
Nikki Thiele at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads "Dissolution by Design: Selective Leaching of Rare Earth Elements Using Smart Lixiviants"
CMI Project 1.1.18: Gallium, indium and germanium extraction from zinc residue produced for steel wastes
Michael Moats at Missouri S&T leads the project "Gallium, Indium, and Germanium Extraction from Zinc Residue Produced for Steel Wastes"
CMI Project 1.2.11: New in-silico molecular design methods for improved separations
Marilu Perez at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI Project "New in-silico molecular design methods for improved separations"
CMI Project 1.2.12: Low-temperature electrochemical synthesis of graphite
Sheng Dai at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads the CMI Project "Low-temperature electrochemical synthesis of graphite"
CMI Project 1.2.14: Enhanced separation of critical materials
Kevin Lyon at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Enhanced separation of critical materials"
