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Resource Circulation Technology Research Team

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

Simple rare-earth magnet recycling process
Recovery of rare-earth elements (REEs) from unconventional sources
New critical metal recovery process from waste LIBs
Highly efficient technologies to recover platinum group metals

Research Team Leader / Greetings

Leader

OISHI Tetsuo

The importance of highly efficient metallurgical and recycling processes is growing even more owing to the recent changes in international trends toward decarbonization and a circular economy. Our research team will contribute to the elimination of metal resource constraints in a zero emission society by establishing processes that can be put to practical use.

Members

Senior Researcher

OGATA Takeshi

Senior Researcher

KASUYA Ryo

Senior Researcher

SUZUKI Tomoya

Researcher

MURATA Takashi

Principal Research Manager (Resource Circulation Technology Research Team)

NARITA Hirokazu

Planning Officer, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission (Resource Circulation Technology Research Team)

KATASHO Yumi

Member

OKI Tatsuya

Member

HAYASHI Naohito

Invited Senior Researcher

TANAKA Mikiya

Technical Staff

KAYUKAWA Rie

Technical Staff

SAITO Tomoko

Technical Staff

TOMITA Kaoru

Technical Staff

YAGUCHI Miki

Technical Staff

YOSHIOKA Kazuko

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.