Towards sustainable rare-earth-element mining

Henning Prommer ()
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Henning Prommer: CSIRO Land and Water

Nature Sustainability, 2023, vol. 6, issue 1, 13-14

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.

Date: 2023
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