Deputy Secretary Menezes tours Critical Materials Institute Deputy Secretary Menezes tours Critical Materials Institute
LLNL: E-waste-eating protein creates rare earth elements CMI researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory published research on lanmodulin, a small protein which is a bio-sourced alternative to extract, purify and recycle rare earth elements from various sources, including electronic waste.
Research conducted at Ames lab critical to national security, U.S. official says The Des Moines Register reported on the Secretary of Energy visit to Ames Laboratory on June 17, 2020
It's all part of the grind: CMI's new hard drive shredder serves up plenty of material for recycling science CMI Research into recovery of rare-earth materials from electronic waste is getting a boost from an industrial shredder than can quickly turn obsolete hard drives into pulverized scrap.
ORNL receives four 2020 FLC technology transfer awards CMI-funded research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used membrane solvent extraction to create a cost-efficient recycling of rare earth elements. This earned a US patent, was licensed to Momentum Technologies and won a national FLC award for technology transfer.
American Manganese announces purity from recycling test results on EV battery materials for DOE CMI project American Manganese announces up to 99.72% purity from recycling test results on electric vehicle battery materials for U.S. Department of Energy Critical Materials Institute project
INL: Sustainable e-recycling process economically competitive with current practices As they discard their cellphones, Americans are throwing away nearly $200 million in unrecovered gold every year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The problem until now has been a lack of affordable or environmentally friendly recycling options. An alternative, less toxic process developed at Idaho National Laboratory may offer a way to affordably recover precious metals from electronic devices, according to a recently published analysis.
STEM Magazine From Trash to Treasure: Electronic waste is mined for rare earth elements STEM Magazine for educators features CMI research in "From Trash to Treasure: Electronic waste is mined for rare earth elements"
INL: Peculiar fluids offer clean alternative to traditional rare earth separation CMI research based at Idaho National Laboratory investigates unique materials that don’t behave like normal solids, liquids or gases and could displace toxic chemicals used in metal production processes.
CMI bacteria capture rare earths from electronic waste CMI researchers created gel beads with special bacteria that can absorb critical materials from electronic waste. This is a next step from earlier research where CMI researchers developed bacteria that can select rare earth elements.
