Photo Credit: Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107]
Metal-Loving Microbes Offer A Green Way To Refine Rare Earth Elements
03 Oct 2023 | Abstracted from Phys.org
"Cornell scientists have characterized the genome of Shewanella oneidensis - a metal-loving bacteria with an affinity for rare earth elements - to replace the harsh chemical processing with a benign practice called biosorption.
"S. oneidensis prefers dining on the f-block elements residing in the sixth row of the periodic table, known as the lanthanides...The mutant genes found in the bacteria by the scientists can reduce the length of that rare earth element purification process by almost one-third...€5.2-million (US$5.44-million) starting price"
ADDITIONAL RELATED NEWS LINKS
- What Will It Take to Build a Less Harmful Green Energy Future?
- Like Venezuela's Oil, Greenland's Mineral Wealth Presents An Ice Sheet of Obstacles
- An Owner Points A Thermal Camera At His Electric Truck, And The Result Surprises Even Automotive Experts
- What Next For The Global Governance Of Critical Minerals?
- We Could Get Most Metals For Clean Energy Without Opening New Mines
- Department Of Defense Investment In Rare Earth Mining Company Offers Road Map For Sector Revitalization
- Valuable Rare Earths Discovered in Fly Ash Waste
- Hidden Costs, Rusting Relics: Decommissioning Wind Turbines In The US
- What China's Critical Mineral Ban Means For The US
- Magnet-Free Induction Motor Aims To Nearly Halve Carbon Emissions
RSStream
- BYD's new electric sedan is the size of a Tesla Model 3, but half the price
- Tesla And BYD Are Reframing An Age Old Stock Market Question
- What Is One-Pedal Driving, And Why Do EVs Have It?
- Elon Musk's Tesla Weighs $10.1 Billion Solar Plant, Chamath Palihapitiya Calls It a Bet on Nuclear: Here's Why
- Mercedes-AMG Teases High-Performance Electric SUV Sibling to the GT 4-Door Coupe
- [WSJ Sub Req''d] Orsted Says All Wind Projects on Schedule After Impairments Hit Profit
- Range Rover''s First All-Electric GT Is Unlike Anything It Has Built Before
- So Much Solar: Digging Into the List of Every US Power Plant That Went Online This Year
- 2027 Cadillac Vistiq
- Rivian's long-delayed ALSO e-bike is only delayed a little bit longer
