Source:ScienceAlertRare earth elements are essential for building everything from smartphones to solar power plants, but extracting them from the ground comes with a high cost in terms of expense, effort, and environmental impact. That could be about to change.Researchers have discovered a new way to get some of these elements out of phosphate rock waste (or phosphogypsum) in what could be a huge boost for clean energy development.The trick is using organic acids produced by bacteria to do the hard work of extracting rare earth elements (REEs) from phosphogypsum. The researchers tried a number...
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Source:ForbesAlmost all technological products we use on a daily basis contain a group of elements known as the rare-earth metals. Abundant in technology and deemed by US Department of Energy as 'technology metals' due to the fact that they are used in all sorts of technologies ranging from computers and screens, networks, MRIs, batteries, magnets, automobiles and various types of special optical glasses, as well as a catalyst for oil refining. As a matter of fact, this a small sampling of examples, and the list goes on virtually touching every industry and modern technological devices...
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Source：RUTGERS UNIVERSITYResearchers have found a possible new source of rare earth elements - phosphate rock waste - and an environmentally friendly way to get them out, according to a study published in the Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics.The approach could benefit clean energy technology, according to researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and other members of the Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy effort aimed at bolstering U.S. supply chains for materials important to clean energy.Rare earth elements like neodymium and dysprosium are essential for techno...
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Source:Markets Pioneer“Neodymium Rare Earth Magnets Market Report 2019 to 2024” is the definitive study of the global Neodymium Rare Earth Magnets market. The content includes orientation technology, industry drivers, geographic trends, market statistics, market forecasts, producers, and equipment suppliers.This new study examines Global economic trends, investment environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. Historical data (2008, 2014 and 2018) and long-term forecasts through 2019 and 2024 are...
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