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AIST : Global Zero Emission Research Center (GZR)Research TeamsResource Circulation Technology Research Team

Resource Circulation Technology Research Team

Social system design and assessment methods for a zero emission society
Efficient Recovery of Critical Metals for a Zero Emission Society

We seek to develop high-efficiency and environmentally friendly recovery technologies for critical metals that are indispensable for producing lithium-ion secondary batteries (LIBs), rare-earth magnets, catalysts, and other products.

Resource Circulation Technology Research Team

Research themes

  • Establishment of a simple rare-earth magnet recycling process
  • Development of technologies for recovering rare-earth elements (REEs) from nontraditional resources and highly efficient technologies to recover platinum group metals
  • Establishment of a new critical metal recovery process from waste LIBs

Concept for social contributions and implementation

Our goal is to establish processes for recycling critical metals from urban mines.

Research Team Leader / Greetings

Leader

NARITA Hirokazu

I have studied the separation of critical metals for many years, and I understand that this field is growing even more important owing to recent changes in international affairs and trends in decarbonization. We will contribute to the elimination of metal resource constraints in a zero emission society by establishing processes that can be put to practical use.

NARITA Hirokazu

Members

Member

OKI Tatsuya

Member

HAYASHI Naohito

Member

NAGANAWA Yuki

Member

OMURA Naoki

Member

FURUSHIMA Ryouichi

Member

MURAKAMI Yuichiro

Invited Senior Researcher

TANAKA Mikiya

Technical Staff

KAYUKAWA Rie

Technical Staff

SAITO Tomoko

Technical Staff

YAGUCHI Miki

We seek to develop high-efficiency and environmentally friendly recovery technologies for critical metals (e.g., Li, Co, Ni, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals (PGM)) that are indispensable for producing lithium-ion secondary batteries (LIBs), rare-earth magnets, PGM catalysts, and other products.

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Research List

Katasho, Y.; Oishi, T., In Situ X-ray Diffraction and Crystal Orientation Analysis for Dy–Ni Electrochemical Alloying and De-alloying in Molten LiCl–KCl–DyCl3, Electrochemistry 2024, 92, 043004

Published APR 01 2024
Papers

Katasho, Y.; Oishi, T.; Haarberg, G.M., Electrochemical Formation of Calcium Hexaboride and Boronizing of Metal Electrodes in CaCl2-Based Molten Salt, Metall. Mater. Trans. B-Proc. Metall. Mater. Proc. Sci. 2024, 55, 266–277

Published NOV 08 2023
Papers

Narita, H; Maeda, M; Tokoro, C; Suzuki, T; Tanaka, M; Shiwaku, H; Yaita, T, Extraction of Se(IV) and Se(VI) from aqueous HCl solution by using a diamide-containing tertiary amine, RSC Adv. 2023, 13, 17001-17007

Published JUN 06 2023
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Uchino, S; Narita, H; Kita, K; Suzuki, H; Matsumura, T; Naganawa, H; Sakaguchi, K; Ohto, K, Extraction Properties of Trivalent Rare Earth Ions from Nitric Acid Using a Triamide-Amine Extractant, Solvent Extr. Res. Dev.-Jpn. 2023, 30, 39-46

Published MAR 23 2023
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AIST : Global Zero Emission Research Center (GZR)Research TeamsResource Circulation Technology Research Team