Hub & Spoke Model

CoE Consortium

IIT Hyderabad hosts the Hub, coordinating academic, R&D, and industry spokes across India and Australia.

Hub

IIT Hyderabad

R&D Spokes

National R&D institutions contributing deep technical expertise in materials, minerals, and metallurgical processing.

Industry Spokes

Industry partners providing raw material access, pilot-scale validation, and pathways to technology deployment at TRL 7-8.

Academic Spokes

Partner universities in India and Australia contributing research capacity, student training, and international collaboration.

Consortium Spokes

Strengths of the CoE Spokes

IIT Kharagpur

Academic Spoke

Sustainable metal extraction lab; recycling of solar panels, tantalum capacitors, and catalysts
Vanadium extraction & recycling; rare earth metal production (Al-La, Al-Ce, Al-La-Ce, Al-Sc, Nd-Pr, Nd-Pr-Dy alloys)
Major contributions: a Nature publication · 11 patents (5 PCT) · 6 grants (3 in process)
One technology on battery and PCB recycling transferred; two technologies on rare earth recycling transferred

UNSW

Academic Spoke

Research focus: cutting-edge sustainable materials & processes, with emphasis on environmental, social & economic benefits
SMaRT MICROfactorie® technology for cost-effective green materials recycling
Relatively low entry costs for establishing recycling; a decentralised solution
Increases safety by minimising transport of waste products; delivers local jobs and economic returns

ARCI

R&D Spoke

Strengths pending

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CSIR-CECRI

R&D Spoke

Strengths pending

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Consortium

Leadership

Leadership names pending

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