Adsorptive Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory is seeking industry partners to commercialize an adsorptive process for recovering heavy rare earth elements and critical minerals from coal and related waste streams through licensing or cooperative research and development.

United States of America > ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY


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Nov 10, 2026 10:00 PM
Sep 14, 2026 04:26 PM
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory is seeking industry partners to advance and commercialize a patented adsorptive process for recovering heavy rare earth elements and critical minerals—including gallium, germanium, vanadium, cobalt, and nickel—from coal, coal refuse, mine tailings, acid mine drainage, and other coal-derived or industrial streams. The process combines physical feedstock pre-concentration through flotation or sonication-enhanced flotation with adsorption columns and pH-swing regeneration to produce concentrated, high-purity materials. The technology is designed for continuous operation, short sorption contact times of less than five minutes, high selectivity, low pressure drop, regenerability, and reduced chemical and energy consumption. Interested entities must submit a statement of interest describing their company and address, a point of contact with address and telephone number, and relevant expertise or facilities. Potential collaboration may involve licensing and/or cooperative research and development under nondisclosure agreements; this notice is not a procurement.

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NAICS541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSCAV57R&D-MINING RECLAM METHS-COMERCLIZ
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rare earth recovery technologycritical mineral extractioncoal waste processing
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Sep 14, 2026 04:26 PM-Published Date
Nov 10, 2026 10:00 PM-Response Deadline
Jan 10, 2027-Inactive Date
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