The CMI focus area Driving Reuse & Recycling researches energy storage systems, ways to enable and optimize co-production and electric machines. Researchers leading projects in Driving Reuse & Recycling are located at Ames Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Garrison Metals.
News & Highlights
Research Highlight
Metal impurity removal and Ni/Co crystallization
Two CMI technologies named 2021 R and D 100 Award winners
In the News
Idaho National Laboratory wins four R&D 100 Awards
Research Highlight
Characterization of electrolytically produced Ga-REE alloy
Research Highlight
Workforce development for critical materials research
Research Projects
CMI Project 3.1.11: Lithium, Cobalt & Platinum Group Metals Recovery from Lithium-ion Batteries & E-waste
Tedd Lister at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Lithium, Cobalt & Platinum Group Metals Recovery from Lithium-ion Batteries & E-waste"
CMI Project 3.1.13: Sustainable biorecovery of critical elements from lithium ion batteries
David Reed at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Sustainable biorecovery of critical elements from lithium ion batteries"
CMI Project 3.1.14: Sulfur dioxide leaching and electrowinning for the recovery of cobalt, lithium, and manganese from lithium-ion battery cake
Mac McCreless at Garrison Minerals leads the CMI project "Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Leaching and Electrowinning for the Recovery of Cobalt, Lithium, and Manganese from Lithium-ion Battery Cake"
CMI Project 3.1.15: Separation and recovery of Co from e-waste
Ramesh Bhave at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Separation and recovery of Cobalt from e-waste"
CMI Project 3.2.11: Ce gettering of Cu & Fe in aluminum alloy recycling
Ryan Ott at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Ce gettering of Cu & Fe in aluminum alloy recycling"
CMI Project 3.2.13: Biomaterials for critical material dissolution, recovery and separation
David Reed at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Biomaterials for critical material dissolution, recovery and separation"
CMI Project 3.2.14: Switchable solvent dewatering from recovery of critical materials
Aaron Wilson at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI Project "Switchable solvent dewatering from recovery of critical materials"
CMI Project 3.3.13: Recovery of critical materials from dilute electronic waste streams
Denis Prodius at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Recovery of critical materials from dilute electronic waste streams"
CMI Project 3.3.16: Low temperature REE Metal Production
Luis Diaz Aldana at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Low Temperature REE Metal Production"
