New Technique to Extract Rare Earth Elements from Coal Ash
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2017-10-23

A unique, eco-friendly innovation being developed by Purdue University Chemical Engineering's, Linda Wang can extract rare earth elements from waste coal ash and could help the U.S. enter a $4 billion market, reduce pollution, and create high-tech jobs. The value of the products that require rare earth metals is valued at more than $4 trillion per year. Rare earth elements (REE) largely consist of Lanthanides (Lns), a series of 15 metallic elements.

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