<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-22T07:57:45Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/9E5BBD4D-B193-4777-8868-CBABC977E63D" ns1:id="9E5BBD4D-B193-4777-8868-CBABC977E63D"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/1366B975-B10D-4ABF-9FFA-01D1BBAB6926" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/8AA6A12F-4CC4-4F35-AC9A-D5E4ED8A6AFE" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/8AA6A12F-4CC4-4F35-AC9A-D5E4ED8A6AFE" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2024-09-29T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/663768B3-B55D-4380-AD6C-E8578E6DA20E" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2024-05-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">10118319</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Demagnetisation of and Preparation of End of Life High Performance Magnets for Reprocessing</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>* MPI have been successful in securing funding from InnovateUK for an Innovation Exchange (IX) challenge, in partnership with Ionic Technologies.
* Ionic Technologies are seeking some advanced demagnetisation solutions, to complement their first-of-kind end-of-life permanent magnet recycling process, and MPI are very well positioned to provide the benefit of their expertise and resources to identify possible demagnetisation routes.
* MPI have existing pilot equipment that can investigate 3 different variables, individually or in combination, and will lead to a continuous process for demagnetisation treatment.
* Ionic Technologies have patented processes for the hydrometallurgical pre-treatment and separation of REEs, recovered from end-of-life permanent magnets and production dross and swarf.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>