Open AccessNew Sensor Aids Rare Earth Extraction from Acid Mine Drainage
Author(s) -
Jenessa Duncombe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo210629
Subject(s) - extraction (chemistry) , earth (classical element) , rare earth , drainage , acid mine drainage , geology , earth science , mining engineering , environmental chemistry , chemistry , mathematics , ecology , chromatography , biology , mathematical physics
Rare earth elements appear in more than 200 consumer products. The race is on to source these elements from abundant and environmentally damaging mining waste.