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AI LLM March 16, 2026

Agentic workflow enables the recovery of critical materials from complex feedstocks via selective precipitation

Authors

Andrew Ritchhart, Sarah I. Allec, Pravalika Butreddy, Krista Kulesa, Qingpu Wang, Dan Thien Nguyen, Maxim Ziatdinov, Elias Nakouzi

Abstract

We present a multi-agentic workflow for critical materials recovery that deploys a series of AI agents and automated instruments to recover critical materials from produced water and magnet leachates. This approach achieves selective precipitation from real-world feedstocks using simple chemicals, accelerating the development of efficient, adaptable, and scalable separations to a timeline of days, rather than months and years.

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arXiv ID: 2603.15491
Provider: ARXIV
Primary Category: cond-mat.mtrl-sci
Published: 2026-03-16
Fetched: 2026-03-17 06:02

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