source:MetroNewsThe Legislature is considering bills to promote West Virginia production of the rare earth elements that are essential parts of high-tech devices.The House Energy and Manufacturing Committee passed two related bills Thursday afternoon. They’ll now be considered by the House Judiciary Committee.House Bill 4003 is meant to encourage exploration and capitalization of West Virginia’s potential for recovering valuable rare earth elements and other critical materials from mine drainage.Evan Hansen“The problem of pollutant mine drainage is a big deal. It’s a big deal in my district,” ...
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source:LaserFocusWorld group of researchers at Hokkaido University’s Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery in Japan combined blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with a copper-based molecular catalyst to create a more sustainable way to make chemical subunits (single molecules that assemble with others to form a complex)—with potential applications in pharmaceutical and photoelectronic development.The blue LED and copper-based molecular catalyst combo generates a cross-coupling reaction, in which two molecules are joined via a carbon-carbon bond. It’s a widely used type of rea...
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source:Bloomberg GreenAs governments look to secure supplies of crucial rare earth materials, the U.K.’s Pensana Plc signed an agreement with energy company Equinor ASA to look at developing a low-energy method for recycling magnets.The accord is for magnets from wind turbine nacelles -- the central hub that allows it to generate electricity -- to be recycled using hydrogen at Pensana’s hub at the Saltend Chemicals Park. The rare earth company is targeting recycling an annual market of 4,000 tons of end-of-life magnets.Rare earths are crucial to high-tech products from computer hard drives to ...
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source:Phys.orgSunlight, one of the planet's most abundant sources of renewable energy, could be used to power lasers, according to a study from Heriot-Watt University.A sunlight-powered laser could be used instead of fossil fuels to kickstart chemical processes for the energy-intensive production of fertilizer, the scientists say.Conventional lasers are powered by electrical energy from a battery or the grid. Even if renewable generation electricity is used, this requires additional infrastructure and energy is invariably lost along the way.Dr. Erik Gauger from Heriot-Watt's Institute...
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