Green Rare Earth Process (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Green Rare Earth Process

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Researchers genetically engineered the metabolic pathways in yeast to produce oxalic acid, which can be used to extract free rare earth elements from low-grade ore. 

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Graphic courtesy Dan Herchek/LLNL

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