Researchers found How Violent Events During Earth's Formation Led to the Scarcity of Moderately Volatile Elements (MVE) Like ...

After a Chinese export ban, can America get gallium and germanium from Canada — or will tariffs get in the way?

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A specialized sponge absorbs pollutants and releases them for reuse—paving the way for cleaner waterways and resource ...

Rising demand for clean tech minerals drives a re-evaluation of recovering low-value mine waste, writes Theresa Smith, ESI ...

With an electric current and hydrogen peroxide, researchers at Penn State have developed a more efficient way to extract ...

This breakthrough could transform the lithium supply chain and support the growing demand for green technology.

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But traditional mining is struggling to keep pace. Declining ore grades, aging mines, and the environmental toll of extraction are all contributing to a supply crunch that threatens to derail the ...

2018). A 0.6 M solution of zinc nitrate hexahydrate (Zn(NO3)2·6H2O) in aqueous ethanol was stirred continuously for 45 minutes to dissolve the salt. Similarly, a 1 M aqueous ethanol solution of NaOH ...

Control of Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, is at stake in a battle challenging the country’s entrenched chaebol system of powerful conglomerates. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and ...