Researchers at China’s Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry have developed a new technique, electrokinetic mining (EKM), for the green and efficient recovery of rare earth elements from weathering ...

A scientific team of metallurgists and geochemists from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry has improved an older concept developed by a mechanical engineer from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to ...

As beneficial as mining has been to the development of human civilization, the impact it has had on the environment is devastating . Mineral extraction over the centuries has at times contributed to ...

Mining rare earth has long been considered a dirty business, as it can lead to water and soil pollution, but a new technology developed by Chinese scientists may reverse the trend, offering a greener ...

Electric vehicles, wind turbines, and LED lighting, which have become commonplace in modern society, are said to be environmentally friendly, but they are said to cause environmental pollution when ...

Mining rare-earth elements has long been considered a dirty business, as it can lead to water and soil pollution, but a new technology developed by Chinese scientists may reverse the trend, offering a ...

Ion-adsorption rare earth deposits (IADs) are primary sources of heavy rare earth elements (HREE), supplying over 90% of the global demand for HREE. However, the current ammonium-salt-based in-situ ...