TECHNOLOGY

REE's could be recovered from an 'urban' mine

Researchers at ETH Zurich are using inorganic molecules to recover REEs

Marie Perrin presents the new recycling approach, holding a fluorescent lamp as raw material and the yellow reagent for separating rare earth metals. (Photo: Fabio Masero / ETH Zurich)

Marie Perrin presents the new recycling approach, holding a fluorescent lamp as raw material and the yellow reagent for separating rare earth metals. (Photo: Fabio Masero / ETH Zurich)

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an new process to recycle rare earth elements (REEs) from electronic waste. Led by Professor Victor Mougel at the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, the project...

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