Inside PNNL’s Lab-Wide Push for Trustworthy Autonomous Science
PNNL Launches Center for Robotics and Autonomy to advance trustworthy autonomous science at speed and scale.
Highlights
River Corridor Science Focus Area
PNNL's River Corridor Scientific Focus Area works to transform understanding of spatial and temporal dynamics in river corridor hydrobiogeochemical functions from molecular reaction to watershed and basin scales.
Non-Equilibrium Transport Driven Separations (NETS)
The Non-Equilibrium Transport Driven Separations (NETS) Initiative is developing and evaluating next-generation separation strategies targeting critical materials.
Coastal Flooding
PNNL's Ocean Dynamic Modeling group develops coupled modeling frameworks to simulate and predict the coastal flooding processes and provide high-resolution datasets to support coastal resiliency and mitigation.
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Amine Functionalization of Graphene Oxide Governs Membrane Stability and Adsorption Capacity in Rare Earth Element Separations
Amine functionalized graphene oxide yields laminates with an enhanced capacity to adsorb rare earth elements, improved water transport, and greater stability for effective membrane-based separation of critical minerals.
Local Magnetic Field Gradients Enable Critical Material Separations
Localized gradients in magnetic fields have long-range effects on the concentration of rare earth ions in solution, facilitating field-driven extraction of critical minerals.
The Ocean is Teeming with Critical Minerals: Here’s How We Could Get Them
PNNL researchers are studying ways to use seawater and seawater-generated chemicals to acquire magnesium, lithium, and other critical materials.
AI Speeds Selective and High-Yield Recovery of Critical Minerals from Industrial Waste
Critical minerals could be sourced from industrial waste at scale thanks to an AI-guided separation workflow developed by researchers at PNNL.