Em 23 de novembro de 2017, o projeto
"Zeolite synthesis and recovery of rare metals from fly ash using alkaline extraction process and carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants", em colaboração com o Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) e a Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (África do Sul) e com a participação da
Dra. Denise Alves Fungaro, pesquisadora do CQMA do IPEN; foi submetido ao BRICS STI Framework Programme Coordinated call for BRICS multilateral projects - 2nd Call 2017.
