Export controls on gallium and germanium: “China wants to negotiate”
Export controls on gallium and germanium: “China wants to negotiate” The export controls imposed by China on the high-tech elements gallium and germanium in the summer sent the economy into panic. According to a China expert, China only wants to gain room for negotiation in the technology war with this step. Just 430 tons of gallium and around 225 tons of germanium were produced worldwide in 2022. Nonetheless […]
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Researchers can filter rare earths from sewage
German middle class news | December 15.12.14, 21, 33:XNUMX pm Scientists want to recycle valuable substances such as rare earths with the help of algae. To do this, they filter industrial wastewater from spoil heaps. The metal ions of the valuable raw materials dock on the surface of the microalgae. Rare earths are used to manufacture high technology products such as smartphones and tablets. Scientists from the Friedrich Alexander University (FAU) gain the elements [...]
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New life for rare earths
Blandina Mangelkramer Kommunikation und Presse Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg FAU scientists want to recycle the valuable substances with the help of algae Sustainable use of resources, for example rare earths, is a central issue when it comes to a large number of high technologies which are used, among other things, in the context of renewable energies. Since rare earths are very difficult to [...]
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