伍斯特理工学院领导的研究团队获得美国国家科学基金所属Growing Convergence Research项目330万美元资助，启动为期五年的研究项目，探索从美国工业废弃物中回收稀土元素和关键矿物的生物启发方法1。根据研究估算，美国煤灰中被困的稀土元素多达1100万吨，价值84亿美元，相当于美国当前原生国内储量的近8倍1。
该项目由Mingjiang Tao教授领导，旨在利用硅藻、海绵和植物等生物过程，从煤灰、赤泥和矿山尾矿中提取这些有价值的材料1。相比传统方法，这一生物启发技术将显著降低能耗和化学物质使用量，通过人工智能和生物分子设计加速发现过程1。该研究涉及来自伍斯特理工学院、George Mason University、加州大学圣地亚哥分校、马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校和布法罗大学的研究人员协力合作1。
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to lead a five-year research initiative aimed at recovering rare earth elements and critical minerals from coal ash, red mud, and mining tailings using bio-inspired methods.1 The project will employ natural processes involving diatoms, sponges, and plants to convert large quantities of industrial waste into valuable materials while minimizing energy consumption and chemical usage.1
An estimated 11 million tons of rare earth elements trapped in America's coal ash are valued at $8.4 billion, nearly eight times the current domestic primary rare earth reserves of the United States.1 Led by Professor Mingjiang Tao, the research team will incorporate artificial intelligence and biomolecular design to accelerate discovery across the two-stage project.1 Researchers from George Mason University, University of California San Diego, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and University at Buffalo will collaborate on the initiative, which is funded through the National Science Foundation's Growing Convergence Research program.1
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