Critical Materials Institute Research Highlights

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Preparation, evaluation and characterization of rare earth alloys directly from oxide intermediates

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

Rare earth metals from environmental-friendly recycling and reduction processes

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

CMI trains students in critical materials research at Ames

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

Chemical laboratory automation accelerates process development

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

Al-Ce alloy promotes pathways for lower REE criticality

CMI researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Colorado School of Mines, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Yale University and Eck Industries conducted the research for this highlight

Role of cobalt and rare earth supply chain interactions for EV growth

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

Production of cathode grade Co and Ni salts from recycled lithium-ion batteries

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

Ni/Co metal alloy rounds produced from LIB black mass

CMI researchers at Garrison Metals, REQYRD and Irish Metals conducted the research for this highlight

image of gray round metal discs that are Ni/Co metal alloy rounds, ~3 cm diameter, 99.5% purity.

Next-generation technology demonstrated for REE separations

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

Microbial transformation of soluble tellurium demonstrated

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and First Solar conducted the research for this highlight