BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - ADVANCED PROCESSING FOR CRITICAL MATERIALS EXTRACTION, RECOVERY, SEPARATION, AND PURIFICATION THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT IS TO 1) EVALUATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PHYSICAL UPGRADING OF SAMPLE FEEDSTOCK MATERIALS, 2) EXTRACT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE)/CRITICAL MINERALS AND MATERIALS (CMM) USING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY METHODS, 3) SEPARATE REE/CMM MATERIALS INTO INDIVIDUAL HIGH PURITY RARE EARTH SALTS (RES)/RARE EARTH OXIDES (REO)/CMM PRODUCTS, 4) PRODUCE HIGH PURITY REM/CMM USING INNOVATIVE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, 5) EVALUATE THE OVERALL INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR ENERGY AND MASS BALANCES THROUGH TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS, AND 6) PRODUCE AN ASSOCIATED ENERGY EQUITY FORECAST AND WORKFORCE IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO GAUGE POTENTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN THE EVENT OF ADOPTION OF THE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES BY INDUSTRY.