Kunin Technologies

Kunin Technologies is an American vertically integrated ion-exchange technology company developing advanced separation technologies to recover critical minerals from mining waste streams and other overlooked resources. The company works across ion-exchange technology, nano-separation, hydrometallurgy, organic synthesis, materials science and separation science, with the aim of producing more value from each resource while reducing waste.

Its principal product is a proprietary range of mass-manufacturable nano-separation systems built around novel ion-exchange media form factors. These are designed to lower the cost index for micro and nano-scale separation materials. Alongside this, the company runs metal recovery projects targeting seven critical minerals - gallium, germanium, scandium, copper, cobalt, rhodium and gold - drawn from tailings, process liquors and legacy mine sites.

Kunin Technologies operates a 10,000 square foot hydrometallurgical and organic synthesis laboratory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company is venture capital backed and also funded through federal research programmes, including DARPA, reflecting a research-intensive orientation towards domestic critical mineral production and supply chain resilience.