US scientists figure cost-effective way to extract rare earths from coal

A group of researchers from Penn State, led by the US Department of Energy (DOE) has discovered that rare earth elements can be extracted from two coal by-products through an ion-exchange process. The new mineral processing technique has the potential...

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