Lithium batteries power much of our modern engineering, including smartphones, electric vehicles, pacemakers, and industrial aircraft. Unfortunately, the process of extracting lithium from the Earth ...
New research shows that magnesium and other metals in mine waste can be solubilized and recovered thanks to acid-producing bacteria. Researcher Nathan van Wyk believes that the method has great ...
A groundbreaking method of recycling electronic waste could revolutionize the extraction of precious metals for green technologies. Gisele Azimi, a professor at the University of Toronto and an expert ...
The production of rare earth metals is a global $4 billion annual market that continues to grow as new electronics, computerized engines for aircraft, warships, electric automobiles, magnets and other ...
One of the biggest arguments against the clean energy transition is that mining techniques to power EVs and devices create waste and deplete resources. However, researchers have been working to ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new method improves the extraction and separation of rare earth elements—a group of 17 elements critical for technologies such as smart phones and electric car batteries—from ...
Copper extraction is a pivotal component of modern metallurgical processes, underpinning the global demand for high-purity copper in electrical, construction and industrial applications. The ...
Scott Dunbar receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) under a Discovery Grant and from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of ...
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