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Critical Minerals Recycling Engineer
Recovers lithium, cobalt and rare earths from used batteries and electronics
£45k–£90k Climate-driven
What it involves
Develops processes to extract and purify critical minerals from end-of-life batteries and electronic waste, reducing dependence on new mining and cutting supply chain risk.
Skills & knowledge needed
HydrometallurgyProcess engineeringChemical separationMaterials recoveryProcess economics
Why it's emerging now
Battery recycling is becoming essential as EV adoption strains supply of critical, geopolitically concentrated minerals.
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