XINBO YANG

Assistant Professor

Metallurgical Engineering

  • Assistant Professor
    Metallurgical Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mineral Processing

Critical Materials Recovery and Recycling

Waste Management and Valorization

Advanced Separation Technologies

Process Optimization

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK FOR GALLIUM EXTRACTION AND REFINING TOWARD A DOMESTIC CRITICAL MATERIAL SUPPLY CHAIN
    6 Apr 2026 - 5 Apr 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CHARACTERIZATION OF REACTIVE REFRACTORY METALS WITH LOW OXYGEN CONTENT
    25 Nov 2025 - 13 Aug 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TESTING OF HATCH MANGANESE CHEMICAL PROCESS
    15 Oct 2025 - 31 Aug 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PRODUCTION OF HIGH-GRADE RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND CRITICAL MATERIALS FROM COAL MINE DRAINAGE AIDED BY 3D PRINTED ION EXCHANGE RESIN
    DOI OFC SURFACE MINING RECL & ENFRCMT1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
    DOI OFC SURFACE MINING RECL & ENFRCMT
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    RECYCLE OF GRAPHITE FROM BATTERY ANODE MATERIALS-Yang
    1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    DEVELOPMENT OF A CARBON-NEGATIVE PROCESS FOR COMMINUTION ENERGY REDUCTION AND ENERGY-RELEVANT MINERAL EXTRACTION THROUGH CARBON MINERALIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL CARBON FIXATION
    9 Mar 2023 - 8 Sep 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PREVENTION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE FROM ITS SOURCE: INHIBITION OF PYRITE OXIDATION USING HUMIC RICH FOOD WASTE COMPOST
    1 Nov 2022 - 31 May 2024