Critical Materials Innovation Hub Research Highlights

Breakthrough in valorization of phosphoric acid sludge

CMI researchers from Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR Institute) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted the research for this highlight.

Extraction of Co and Cu from high As legacy cobalt mine tailings

CMI researchers from Idaho National Laboratory conducted the research for this highlight.

Diagram of electrochemical mediated leaching

Lithium sorption cycle provides economic, environmental benefits

CMI researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Purdue University conducted the research for this highlight.

A preliminary feasibility study of potential market applications for non-commercial technology magnets

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory led the activity for this highlight with CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory

A preliminary feasibility study of potential market applications for non-commercial technology magnets

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory led the activity for this highlight with CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory

Bioleaching of critical materials from LIB optimized with modeling

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory, OLI Systems and University of Arizona lead the activity for this highlight with researchers at Rutgers University and Purdue University

image of contour plot shows results grouped in gray and green

Bioleaching of critical materials from LIB optimized with modeling

CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory, OLI Systems and University of Arizona lead the activity for this highlight with researchers at Rutgers University and Purdue University

Fluoride control enables REE recovery from bastnaesite

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines lead the activity for this highlight

Historical vanadium uses in the United States

CMI researchers at Yale University lead the activity for this highlight with Colorado School of Mines

image plots uses of vanadium and industries that use it

Life Cycle Assessment of Al-Ce alloys

CMI researchers at Purdue University and Eck Industries lead the activity for this highlight with researchers at Colorado School of Mines