Towards sustainable rare-earth-element mining

Henning Prommer

doi:10.1038/s41893-022-01014-3

Towards sustainable rare-earth-element mining

Henning Prommer

School of Earth and Oceans

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Abstract

Although urgently needed for the decarbonization of our economies, the mining of rare earth elements has a poor environmental record. The use of electrokinetics promises a more efficient extraction while substantially reducing environmental impacts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-14
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01014-3
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

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