A Boone startup, with help from Ames Lab, has found a way to recover essential rare earth elements in an environmentally friendly manner.
Critical Materials Recycling, Inc. (CMR) uses a patented, acid-free process to recover rare elements from high-powered magnets in electronic waste. The process is used in several modern technologies, including hard disk drives, wind turbine magnets, electric vehicle motors, and consumer electronics.
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Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Unlocking Secondary Sources