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Enhancing and Diversifying Supply Research Highlights

Molten fluorides for rare earth electro-reduction

CMI researchers create model for molten fluorides for rare earth electro-reduction

image of lab equipment at Colorado School of Mines

Tools for ligand design now more powerful

CMI research improves tools for ligand design

diagram of metal complexes

Efficient leaching eliminates costly cracking step in rare earth mining

CMI research shows efficient leaching eliminates costly cracking step in rare earth mining

process diagram shows efficient leaching eliminates costly cracking step in rare earth mining

CMI achieves more efficient, less polluting rare earth metal production

CMI research achieves more efficient, less polluting rare earth metal production

diagram of conductance cell

Dramatic energy savings result from new molten-salt method for graphite synthesis

CMI research finds dramatic energy savings result from new molten-salt method for graphite synthesis

SEM image of hard carbon after electrochemical treatment

Direct reduction slashes Al-Ce alloy cost

Successful manufacturing demonstration of the production of Al-Ce alloy using direct reduction of commercial-grade cerium carbonate and oxide

colonies of Al11Ce3 inter-metallic phase responsible for strength

Thermodynamic informed Al-Ce alloy development for Advanced Manufacturing (AM)

CMI, with CALPHAD, developed an Aluminum-Cerium-Magnesium-Silicon alloy with improved casting and mechanical properties

Aluminum-Cerium-Magnesium-Silicon alloy with voids

CMI’s Al-Ce research on major journal cover

CMI-developed Al-Ce alloys featured on the cover of a high-impact journal

CMI-developed Al-Ce alloys featured on the cover of a high-impact journal

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