Rare Earth
Critical Minerals from Ash Processing;
A Circular Economy Solution For Rare Metals
300,000 TPY SonoAsh plant yields:
60,000 TPY of high-carbon, metals and minerals concentrate
There is strong DOD / DOE and market interest in this by-product; we have initiated discussions as a 2nd step in plant development
Development Program 1 – U.S. Department of Energy Partnership
SonoAsh is an industrial sponsor of a DOE CORE-CM program
Focus: Recovery of Carbon Ore, Rare Earths & Critical Metals (CORE-CM)
In collaboration with the Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management
Development Program 2 – Maryland Research Partnerships
3+ years collaboration with University of Maryland, College Park
Supported by 2 MD Innovation Partnerships and 1 MD Industrial Innovation grant programs
Provisional patented filed for critical & rare earth metals recovery
Focus: ash from Chesapeake Bay–Appalachia region with national potential
Vibrance Metals, a SonoAsh spin-off, will commercialize the metals-rich by-product
Presidential Executive Order
SECURING AMERICA'S MINERAL FUTURE
March 20, 2025
Critical minerals are essential for U.S. military readiness, as they are key components in fighter jets, satellites, submarines, smart bombs, and missile guidance systems.
PRIORITIZING U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY; ending American dependence on hostile foreign powers for critical minerals.
• Leveraging National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC)
• The Defense Production Act (DPA)
Mandated coordination with private industry to ensure a stable and resilient domestic supply chain.
Rare Earth Elements
Researchers are trying to figure out how to extract rare earths from coal ash, which, according to the US DoD could yield 11 million tons of rare earths for the U.S.
SonoAsh has an answer.
Various Rare Earths are indispensable in modern manufacturing. The 15 “lanthanide” elements shaded in blue on the second last line of the periodic table below plus Scandium and Yttrium are of particular interest. Since rare earths react with both metallic and non-metallic elements to form useful compounds, they are vital to a wide range of modern technologies.
They power every facet of our modern way of life common to fighter jets, microwaves, wind turbines, and smartphones, as well as a multitude of other technologies that we take for granted.
For the U.S. military, as well as North American companies, finding secure, domestic sources of these precious elements is a matter of national security.
