Compost to computer: Bio-based materials used to salvage rare earth elements

ScienceDaily
Aug 19, 2022, 6:29 pm187 pts
What do corncobs and tomato peels have to do with electronics? They both can be used to salvage valuable rare earth elements, like neodymium, from electronic waste. Researchers used micro- and nanoparticles created from the organic materials to capture rare earth elements from aqueous solutions.

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