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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

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.

Members

Senior Researcher

OISHI Tetsuo

Senior Researcher

OGATA Takeshi

Senior Researcher

KASUYA Ryo

Researcher

KATASHO Yumi

Associate Manager for Industrial Science and Technology Program, Planning Headquarters (GZR Resource Circulation Technology Research Team)

SUZUKI Tomoya

Member

OKI Tatsuya

Member

HAYASHI Naohito

Member

NAGANAWA Yuki

Member

OMURA Naoki

Member

FURUSHIMA Ryouichi

Member

MURAKAMI Yuichiro

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.