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Enhancing and Diversifying Supply

CMI researches ways to expand the supply of rare-earth and other critical resources through innovative processes and finding new uses for co-products.

As CMI begins its third phase of operation in 2023, the CMI focus area Enhancing and Diversifying Supply (which was known as Diversifying Supply during CMI Phase I and Phase II) will conduct research around the themes of Advancing Mineral Characterization and Beneficiation and Innovative Separations and Recoveries. For questions or more information, please contact cmidirector@ameslab.gov.

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Image of BM clay and three milled products, BM clay, BM clay+CaO and BM clay+Na2CO3

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Mechanochemical processing of lithium mudstone for facile water extraction

Image of BM clay and three milled products, BM clay, BM clay+CaO and BM clay+Na2CO3

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Mechanochemical processing of lithium mudstone for facile water extraction

Figure: Terminal velocity from settling tests (top) and settling velocity of 400 mesh gypsum (Eq. 1, R2=1) and monazite/xenotime (Eq. 2, R2=1) particles (bottom).

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Overcoming the ultimate hurdle for REE recovery and utilization of phosphogypsum (PG) waste

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Electrochemical leaching of cobalt from cobaltite

bar chart showing downward trend

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Lixiviants unlock unusual REE leaching patterns from industry feedstock