Technologies to extract, purify critical rare earth metals could be a 'game changer'
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 15:20
in Physics & Chemistry
The technology – developed and patented from the laboratory of Nien-Hwa Linda Wang, Purdue's Maxine Spencer Nichols Professor of Chemical Engineering – has successfully shown to separate the rare earth metals without the devastating environmental effects of conventional acid based methods with high yield and purity.