Innovations in Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

2023 Special Symposium sponsored by the Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREaTe)

Critical minerals - such as the rare earth elements lithium, graphite and cobalt - support a wide variety of modern technologies. They power many current and future applications in our world. The Innovations In Rare Earths and Critical Minerals Special Symposium addresses scientific and technological innovations that support and advance the domestic supply chain for these minerals.

Join us for the largest gathering of rare earths and critical minerals experts in North America this June 19-21 in Washington, D.C.

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Co-Chairs

Santa Jansone-Popova
R&D Scientist
Critical Materials Institute, Oak Ridge National Lab

Andriy Palasyuk
Research Scientist
Critical Materials Institute, Ames National Laboratory

Key Speakers

Biomolecular rare earth extraction and separation using lanmodulin
Joe Cotruvo
Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Substitutions as an Effective Strategy for Mitigating Supply Chain Risks
Tom Lograsso
CMI Director, Ames National Laboratory

Considerations for Sustainable Rare Earth Separation
Tomas Villalón
CTO & Co-Founder, Phoenix Tailings

An R&D portfolio to help commercialize America’s abundant unconventional critical mineral resources
Burt Thomas
Technical Portfolio Lead, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Marty Ryan
Vice President
ATI Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies

Lisa Friedersdorf
Assistant Director for Microelectronics, Materials, and Critical Minerals
Office of Science and Technology Policy

Back to Top ↑ 2023 Symposium Sessions
9:00	Challenges and Technologies in Critical Mineral Mining
1:30	Extraction of Critical Minerals
	Tuesday June 20
10:30	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Keynotes
1:30	REE: Advances in Solvent Separation Technologies
3:00	REE: Advances in Solid-Liquid/Ion-Exchange Separation Technologies
4:00	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Posters
	Wednesday June 21
9:00	Rare Earths and Permanent Magnets - Innovations & Challenges

2023 Symposium Program
	Monday June 19

9:00	Challenges and Technologies in Critical Mineral Mining	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
9:00	Full-value Copper Mining: A Gateway to Critical Mineral Resources S. Duyvesteyn, D. Wellman, K. Jenkins, C. Eyzaguirre, C. Smith, Rio Tinto, US
9:20	Understading China’s Rare Earth Subsidies and Structural Advantages J. Kennedy, ThREE Consulting, US
9:40	Rare Earth Elements: Changing Supplies and Market Sector Demands M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
10:00	Portable Luminescent Sensing Technologies for Economically Critical Metal Ions S. Crawford, J. Baltrus, K-J Kim, N. Diemler, National Energy Technology Laboratory/Leidos, US
10:20	Art of the Possible: High Energy Synchrotron X-Ray Radiation for Mine Tailings Characterization in Re-mining Operations G. Ray, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, Cornell University, US

1:30	Extraction of Critical Minerals	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Andriy Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US
1:30	High Efficiency, Green, Clean Domestic Separation and Purification A. Malofsky, S. Potluri, Rare Earth Technologies, US
1:50	Harvesting Rare-Earth Elements from Coal Fly Ash Using Recyclable Reagents L. Stoy, Rivalia Chemical Co., US
2:10	High Temperature Rare Earth Element (REE) Extraction Technology K. Merichko, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, US
2:30	Understanding the Chemistry of REE Leaching from Phosphoric Acid Sludge P. Zhang, H. Liang, A. Medley, T. Levitskaia, Y. Katsenovich, FIPR Institute, Florida Poly, US
2:50	Lithium Extraction using Thermal and Cyclonic Brine Concentration X. Zhang, B. Abbasi, T. Hudson, B. Abbasi, Oregon State University, US
3:10	Application of Supported Liquid Membranes for Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage and other Low-Grade Feedstocks H. Hsu-Kim, A. Middleton, B.C. Hedin, Duke University, US
	Tuesday June 20

10:30	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Keynotes	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
10:30	Substitutions as an Effective Strategy for Mitigating Supply Chain Risks T. Lograsso, Ames Laboratory, US
10:55	An R&D portfolio to help commercialize America’s abundant unconventional critical mineral resources. R.B. Thomas, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
11:20	Biomolecular rare earth extraction and separation using lanmodulin J.A. Mattocks, Z. Dong, G.J.-P. Deblonde, Y. Jiao, D.M. Park, J.A. Cotruvo Jr, The Pennsylvania State University, US

1:30	REE: Advances in Solvent Separation Technologies	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Helen Hsu-Kim, Duke University, US
1:30	Considerations for Sustainable Rare Earth Separation T. Villalon, Phoenix Tailings, US
1:55	The Feasibility of Integrating Electrodialysis with Solvent Extraction for Separation of Rare Earth Elements M. Baghbanzadeh, S. Mosadeghsedghi, K. Volchek, M.E. Sauber, Natural Resources Canada, CA
2:15	Nanoengineered cellulose for the sustainable separation of rare earth elements A. Sheikhi, The Pennsylvania State University, US
2:35	Development of Novel Ligand Chemistries for Light-driven Reactions Toward Separation of Critical Rare Earths A. Ferguson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US

3:00	REE: Advances in Solid-Liquid/Ion-Exchange Separation Technologies	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Helen Hsu-Kim, Duke University, US & Marty Ryan, CREaTe & ATI, US
3:00	Extraction and Purification of REEs from Waste Ores using Chromatographic Separation G. Carlson, Tusaar Corp, US
3:20	Ligand-Associated Sorbents and Solid-Liquid Extraction System for Producing Individually Separated High Purity Rare Earth Elements from Ores and Unconventional Sources T.M. Dittrich, M. Dardona, C. Boxley, S.K. Mohanty, D. Kakaris Porter, C.M. Tummala, S. Praneeth, Wayne State University, US
3:40	Extraction of critical elements from geothermal brine using magnetic core shell particles P.K. Thallapally, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
4:00	Biosorption for Enhanced Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brines G.P. Katz, M.R. Pavia, J. Clarke, Katz Water Technologies, Inc., US

4:00	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Cerium Separation from Energy-Relevant Elements with Structured Ligands H.B. Vibbert, A.W.S. Ooi, A.-H.A. Park, Columbia University, US
	Development of Ligand-based Hybrid Systems to Sustainably Recover Energy-Relevant Metals from Unconventional Resources A.W.S. Ooi, H.B. Vibbert, A.-H.A. Park, Columbia University, US
	Enhancing the Electrophoretic Separation of Rare Earth Elements Through Complexation with Carboxylate Ligands C.L. Tolbert, S.S. Bamane, G.M. Pawar, M.E. Case, C.M. Hill, R.V. Fox, Idaho National Laboratory, US
	Illuminating the Difference in Photochemical Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactivity in Model Rare Earth Metal-Organic Complexes I. Douair, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US
	Global and U.S Rare Earth Element End Use Allocations Balanced by Production M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
	Biologically Based Rare Earth Recovery and Separations S. Napieralski, W.R Henson, C. Immethun, B. Heater, C. Hart, H. Zurier, S. Banta, K. Kucharzyk, Battelle Memorial Institute, US
	Development of Rapid and Scalable Biotechnologies for Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements E. Perkins, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, US
	Scalable Biosorption of Rare Earth Elements Using Bacillus Subtilis Spores C. Clark, A. Thompson, C. Griggs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center, US
	Investigating Recycled Battery Materials using a Range of Analytical Methods C. Stephan, K. Evans, PerkinElmer Inc, CA
	Use of Tetrataenite as a Magnetic Material in Nuclear Engineering Applications D. LaBrier, A. Tahhan-Acosta, C. Pitcher, Idaho State University, US
	Liquid-Liquid Solvent Extraction for the Efficient Recovery of Critical Metals and Rare Earth Elements D. Glatz, Koch Modular Process Systems, US
	Wednesday June 21

9:00	Rare Earths and Permanent Magnets - Innovations & Challenges	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Andriy Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US
9:00	Securing America’s Supply Chains: Highlights of USG Critical Minerals Efforts L.E. Friedersdorf, Office of Science and Technology Policy, US
9:25	NdFeB Permanent Magnets: Projected Demand Comparisons Across End Use Sectors J.W. Heim II, R.L. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
9:45	Mechanically robust high magnetic-performance Sm-Co sintered magnets through microstructure engineering B. Cui, Ames National Laboratory, US
10:05	Enhanced magnetic anisotropy in lanthanum M-type hexaferrites by quantum-confined charge transfer D. Paudyal, C. Bhandari, M.E. Flatté, Ames National Laboratory, US
10:25	Additive Manufacturing of NdFeB Bonded Permanent Magnets: Prospects and Challenges M. Parans Paranthaman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
10:45	Room Temperature Electrorefining of Critical Metals from End-of-Life Permanent Magnets V. Murugesan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US