Enhancing and Diversifying Supply Research Highlights

CMI alum recognized by mining industry in Utah

CMI researchers from FIPR Institute conducted the activity for this highlight

image of person head and shoulders: Dr. Ginny Allaedini, Staff Materials Scientist, Moxtex, who was a CMI postdoc December 2017-July 2019

Direct reduction of cerium oxide by liquid aluminum a mechanistic understanding for industrial adaptation

CMI researchers from Ames National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Loukus Tech conducted the activity for this highlight

Direct reduction trial of CeO2 by Al, which is highly exothermic.

Pseudocapacitive separation of REE from dilute sources

CMI researchers from the Idaho National Laboratory, Ames National Laboratory, and University of Idaho conducted the activity for this highlight.

bar chart with a trend line: Figure 2 – Stability and faradaic efficiency of electrode during adsorption and release cycles.

Mechanochemical extraction of lithium at low temperature (MELLT) from α-spodumenes

CMI researchers from Ames National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight.

Flow diagram showing the industry standard processes and the MELLT approach for Li-extraction from α-spodumene

Resolving atomic structure of surface of bastnäsite

CMI researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight.

11th Japan-U.S. Bilateral Meeting on Rare Metals

CMI leaders conducted the activity for this highlight.

image of people standing in a row: Photo from Bilateral Meeting in Kyoto, December 11, 2023

Outreach & collaboration with wider critical materials community

CMI leadership conducted the activity for this highlight.

group of people in classroom-like setting: Panel discussion on materials need for sustainability sponsored by the Focus on Sustainability Subcommittee of the Materials Research Society in San Francisco, April 10-14, 2023.

Bigger is better: scaling lanmodulin column for higher purity

CMI researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Ames National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight.

two line graphs: Testing the LanM separation process with REO (13% Dy of total REE content) generated from end-of-life Nissan Leaf motors. Dissolved (HCl; pH 1) REO solution was adjusted to pH 3 and applied to a 5 cm length (1 ml) or 20 cm length (8 ml) LanM column until ~70% capacity was achieved (immediately prior to breakthrough). The column was subjected to a two-step pH elution process (pH 2.1 and 1.5) and the Nd, Pr, and Dy concentrations were measured. The relative REE composition for each desorption

Unlock the characteristics of phosphogypsum (PG)

CMI researchers from FIPR Institute, Florida Polytechnic University, Rutgers University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Florida International University conducted the activity for this highlight.

Size distribution of main components in PG

Germanium recovery from a domestic zinc plant

CMI researchers from Missouri S&T conducted the research for this highlight.