Research within the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling I/UCRC will build the basic science, generic solution strategies, and precompetitive, innovative recovery and recycling technologies for a broad spectrum of industries, products, and materials.
- Auto-Al Scrap Material Flow Analysis with Compositional Projections
- Battery Design for Disassembly in Support of Materials Reuse
- Beneficiation of Flat Panel Functional Coatings
- Conditioning of Machined Chips
- Development of Aluminum-Dross Based Materials for Engineering Applications: Reduce land filling and energy usage to recover Al
- Development of Pre-Treatment Technology for Recovering Valuable Metals from Waste Lithium Ion Batteries
- Dezincing of Galvanized Steel
- Electro-Oxidation of Metals & Inorganics in Metallurgical Operations
- Fundamental Study of Lithium Ion Battery Recovery
- Innovative Refining Technologies for Antimony Recovery
- Innovative Refining Technologies for Sb Recovery
- Magnet Separation Recycling Technologies
- Metal Recovery via Automated Sortation
- Molten Metal Compositional Sensing to Enhance Scrap Recycling
- Near Real Time Sub-ppm Detection of Elements in Metals
- Novel Recycling Process Development for Li-Ion Batteries
- Online Slag and Bullion Analysis by LIBS
- Opportunities and Barriers to Resource Recovery and Recycling from Shredder Residue in North America
- Optimization of Concrete Mixture for 3D Printing
- Physical and Chemical Beneficiation for Recycling of Photovoltaic Materials
- Pre-Treatment Processes for Waste PCB’s
- Rare Earth Metals Recovery from Bauxite Residue
- Rare-Earth Recovery from Magnets, Catalysts, and other Secondary Resources
- Recovery of Rare Earth Metals from Phosphor Dust
- Recovery of Rare Earth Metals from Phosphor Dust of Waste Fluorescent Light Fixtures
- Recovery of Valuable Metals from Fines
- Recovery of Valuable Metals from Flue Dust and Other Fines from Mechanical Treatment of e-Scrap
- Recovery of Value-Added Products from Red Mud and Foundry Bag House Dust
- Recovery of Zinc and Iron from EAF Dusts Including Hot Stage Slag Engineering and Energy Recovery
- Recycling of Bag-House Dust from Foundry Sand through Chemical and Physical Benefication
- Recycling of Waterborne Paint Sludge
- Reuse Opportunities for Bauxite Residue
- Separation of Al, SUS and Resin from Waste Printed Circuit Boards
- Separation of Eu and Y from Phosphor Dust
- Synthesis of Inorganic Polymers from Metallurgical Residues
- Vacuum Distillation of Complex Lead Bullion
- Waste Water Treatment Sludge & High Value Grinding Swarf Recycling