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JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX |
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JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX |
With increasing global demand for critical materials and growing uncertainties in supply chains, the “Innovative Strategies for Critical Material Recovery from Sustainable Feedstocks” symposium will bring together industry leaders, academic researchers, and national laboratory experts.
Additionally, new for 2025 this symposium will feature a tutorial on Wednesday June 11th on this industry that will cover the following topics:
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Monday June 9 | ||
| 10:30 | Sustainable Graphite Production from Plastic and Other Waste Feedstocks | |
| 1:30 | Innovations in Magnet Materials and Manufacturing Techniques | |
| 4:00 | Innovations in Critical Materials - Posters | |
Tuesday June 10 | ||
| 8:30 | Advances in Critical Mineral Separation Technologies | |
| 1:30 | Novel Critical Material Manufacturing and Scale-up Approaches | |
Wednesday June 11 | ||
| 9:00 | E-Waste and Metal Recycling Strategies | |
| 1:00 | Critical Materials Tutorial - Open to all attendees | |
Symposium Program | ||
Monday June 9 | ||
| 10:30 | Sustainable Graphite Production from Plastic and Other Waste Feedstocks | |
| Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Low-temperature production of highly crystalline graphite from unconventional and conventional feedstocks C. Matranga, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US | ||
| Electrochemically Promoted Sustainable Graphite Production from Unconventional Precursors B.P. Thapaliya, S.M. Mahurin, S. Dai, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Upcycling Consumer Plastic Waste By Conversion To Graphitic Carbons: Mechanism(S) And Characterization A. Gharpure, M. Kowalik, A.C. van Duin, R.L. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US | ||
| Laser-induced Transformation of Polymeric Waste into Graphite I.C. Nlebedim, K. Islam, H-W Noh, A. Karati, A. Sakar, P. Shrotriya, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| 1:30 | Innovations in Magnet Materials and Manufacturing Techniques | |
| Session chair: Andriy Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| A Metric Driven Approach to Advancing Critical Materials Research, Development and Demonstration Portfolio J. Mehta, U.S. Department of Energy, US | ||
| Critical-material-lean nitride permanent magnets R.W. Smaha, S. O’Donnell, R. Kuchi, Y. Wu, R. Kinner, S.R. Bauers, F. Johnson, I. Hlova, M.J. Kramer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US | ||
| Near net shape fabrication of anisotropic Nd-Fe-B magnet using hot roll method C. Pan, W. Tang, X. Liu, I. Nlebedim, O. Ryan, J. Cui, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| Thermomagnetic Processing of CeCo-Based ‘Gap’ Magnets M.S. Kesler, M.J Thompson, M.A. Mcquire, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| New Fe-rich Magnets Without Critical Rare Earths A. Palasyuk, A. Raja, O. Palasyuk, D. Schlagel, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| High Torque Permanent Magnet Axial Flux Motors Without Neodymium M. Hays, S. Carr, Orbis Electric, US | ||
| Application of hydrogen processing on rare earth metals recycling M.M. Feng, Polykala Technologies LLC, US | ||
| 4:00 | Innovations in Critical Materials - Posters | |
| Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis for Lithium Conversion A.H.M. Golam Hyder, B. Nuraeni, S. Gallagher, J. Macholz, A. Lipson, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Selective dissolution and re-precipitation by pH cycling enables recovery of manganese from surface nodules P. Butreddy, S. Mergelsberg, J.N. Jocz, D. Li, V. Prabhakaran, A.J. Ritchhart, C.V. Subban, J. Kellar, S.R. Beeler, S.W. Keenan, E. Nakouzi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| Microwave Plasma Treatment of Biochar for Energy Storage Applications B. Stein, BioDiamond, Inc., US | ||
| Mechanochemically-facilitated Lithium Extraction from Hard-rock Mineral Spodumene I. Hlova, V. Gvozdetskyi, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| Geochemistry & Integration J.C. Kennedy, ThREE Consulting / Caldera Holding LLC, US | ||
| Improving efficiency of critical mineral recovery from industrial waste using pulse plasma comminution A. Gavrilenya, I. Alexandroff, Sharp Pulse, US | ||
| Li Concentration from Brines through Carbon Utilization and Electrochemistry M. Shi, A. Mukhopadhyay, Idaho National Laboratory, US | ||
| On-Ramping the Fusion Economy with Kilogram Quantities of Commercial Tritium T.J. Tarnowsky, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US | ||
| Electrokinetically Driven Rare Earth Element Separation by Coated Capillary Arrays K.P. McCarthy, T. Watkins, L.C. Merrill, Sandia National Labs, US | ||
| Pathways to Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Buildout in the United States R.T. Rios, C. Iloeje, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Design Criteria for a Rare Earth Liquid Metal Siphon T. Villalón Jr., Phoenix Tailings, US | ||
| *STUDENT HONORABLE MENTION* Monazite Beneficiation by Flotation Surface Chemistry E. Konadu-Yiadom, C.G. Anderson, Colorado School of Mines, US | ||
| Optimization of Membranes Processes for Critical Mineral Recovery: Conceptual Design, Design of Experiments, and Robust Optimization A.W. Dowling, University of Notre Dame, US | ||
| Lanmodulin-decorated microbes for efficient lanthanide recovery M. Gut, T. Wilhelm, O. Beniston, S. Ogundipe, C.-C. Kuo, K. Nguyen, G. Lindemann, C. Atkins, A. Moyes, A. Furst, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US | ||
| Supply versus Demand Considerations for Critical Minerals R.L. Vander Wal, M.M. Nikiawete, J.H. Heim II, Penn State University, US | ||
| Acid Recycling in Rare Earth Element Extraction and Purification Processes Using Electrodialysis D. Nothaft, K. Issapour, Uplift Geosystems, US | ||
| Rapid Sensing to Facilitate Purification of Rare Earth Element-Containing Process Streams Produced Through Membrane-Assisted Solvent Extraction W. Burgess, S. Crawford, N. Siefert, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US | ||
| Enhanced Domestic Extraction of PGMs. Nickel, Copper and Cobalt from primary sources I. Flores-Aroni, Colorado Schoolod Mines, US | ||
| Templating-Induced Graphitization of Novolac using Graphene Oxide Additives S. Ike, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US | ||
Tuesday June 10 | ||
| 8:30 | Advances in Critical Mineral Separation Technologies | |
| Session chair: Denis Prodius, Ames National Laboratory | ||
| Commercialization of the Acid-Free Dissolution Recycling (ADR) Technology K. Stoll, Critical Materials Recycling (CMR), US | ||
| Protein-based rare earth separations J.A. Cotruvo Jr., The Pennsylvania State University, US | ||
| Advancements in Fundamental Research for Lanthanide Separation S. Pramanik, A. Ivanov, D. Jiang, I. Popovs, S. Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Harnessing hydration and kinetic barrier differences in solid confinement for separation C. Liu, University of Chicago, US | ||
| Enhanced Rare Earth Element Separation via Two-Ligand Solvent Extraction Process S. Jansone-Popova, S. Pramanik, B. Evans, M. Lamb, T. Levitskaia, B. O’Kelley, P. Keller, ORNL, US | ||
| Computationally Guided and Experimentally Validated Design of Custom Chelators for Critical Mineral Recovery S.M. Nations, S.E. Crawford, L.C. Burrows, W.A. Saidi, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US | ||
| Reaching for Targeted Leaching: Towards Selective Rare Earth Dissolution using Tailored Lixiviants N.A. Thiele, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Rare Earth Solvent Extraction Separation Using Multi Ligand Approach T.G. Levitskaia, D.H. Altavilla, N.P. Bessen, S. Jansone-Popova, B. O’Kelley, P. Keller, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| Copper extraction from primary sulfides using chemical and biological processes J. Lee, J. Pearlman, S. Alvarado, Colorado School of Mines, US | ||
| Development and evaluation of bespoke gallium and germanium glycolipid ligands C. Boxley, R. Stolley, C. Atkins, A. Moyes, G. Lindemann, RAMACO Carbon LLC, US | ||
| 1:30 | Novel Critical Material Manufacturing and Scale-up Approaches | |
| Session chair: Alison Fritz, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US | ||
| The Minerals to Metals Supply Chain Research Facility (METALLIC): Accelerating Critical Mineral and Material Technology Deployment & Innovation T.J. Tarka, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US | ||
| Exploiting rare-earth elements to enhance properties of next-generation structural alloys: processing to manufacturing and properties M. Taheri-Moudavi, B. Webler, J. Kitchin, A.I. Torres, Carnegie Mellon University, US | ||
| Rare earth metals production using alternative feedstock that eliminates HF A. Karati, H. Parmar, T. Riedemann, M. Besser, D. Prodius, I.C. Nlebedim, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| Advances in Modeling Capabilities for Critical Mineral Separation Technologies: A PrOMMiS Overview A. Garciadiego, M. Zamarripa, A. Dudchenko, A. Fritz, N. Tran, C.D. Laird, D. Fardis, N. Sahinidis, T. Tarka, NETL, US | ||
| Improving the Economics of REE Recovery from Phosphogypsum by Generating High-Value Coproducts P. Zhang, H. Liang, A. Medley, T. Levitskaia, R. Riman, C. Tsouris, Y. Katsenovich, FIPR Institute, Florida Poly, US | ||
| Modernization of Conventional Critical Materials Production to Achieve Reduction in CAPEX, OPEX and the Scale of Process Systems M.C. Hargett, K.M. Khozan, CVMR (USA) Inc., US | ||
| Exploiting REE Mineralization Through Attrition Scrubbing, Sortation, And Preferential Breakage: The Bear Lodge Project E. Spiller, Colorado School of Mines, US | ||
Wednesday June 11 | ||
| 9:00 | E-Waste and Metal Recycling Strategies | |
| Session chair: Chong Liu, University of Chicago, US | ||
| Electrochemical Recovery of Tellurium from End-of-Life CdTe Photovoltaic Solar Panels A. Mukhopadhyay, M. Shi, H.W. Rollins, D.M. Ginosar, Idaho National Laboratory, US | ||
| Environmentally Impactful and Energy-Efficient Acid-Free Recycling of Rare Earth Elements from e-Waste Magnets for Decarbonized Manufacturing D. Prodius, Ames National Laboratory/Critical Materials Innovation Hub, US | ||
| Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Electronic Waste J. Qiu, Texas A&M University, US | ||
| Wastewater Remediation and Rare Earth Element Recovery from Electronic Waste via Selective Precipitation P. Sun, J.L. Anderson, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| Lanthanide Sulfate Recovery by Synergistic Dimethyl Ether (DME) and Na2SO4 Fractional Crystallization C. Tolbert, C. Stetson, D. Prodius, C. Orme, D. Appy, I. Nlebedim, A. Wilson, Idaho National Laboratory, US | ||
| Direct lithium extraction from brines and recycled lithium ion batteries P. Paranthaman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Protein-based Process for Enhanced Rare Earth Element Separation D.M. Park, P. Diep, Z. Dong, J. Seidel, W. Choi, J. Cotruvo, Y. Jiao, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, US | ||
| Altering Mixing Conditions to Enhance Selective Precipitation of Critical Minerals C.V. Subban, P.J. Valdez, Q. Wang, J. Liu, J.N. Jocz, S. Ramakrishnan, S. Suffield, Pacific Northwest National Lab, US | ||
| 1:00 | Critical Materials Tutorial - Open to all attendees | |
| Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Introduction to Rare Earths and Permanent Magnet Materials (TEA/Lifecycle/Supply Chain of magnets) B.J. Smith, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Mining, Extraction, Processing, Concentration, and Separation C. Anderson, Colorado School of Mines, US | ||
| From Waste to Resource: Secondary and Unconventional Feedstocks A. Fritz, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US | ||
| Magnetism Explored: Fundamentals, Discoveries, Developments, Applications, and Future Prospects A. Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| Metallization/Magnet Fabrication and Manufacturing/Recycling End-of-Life Permanent Magnets J. Cui, Iowa State University, US | ||
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