Sentences with phrase «extracting rare earth»

Part of that research explored methods for extracting rare earth elements from ores found outside of China and for recovering those elements from recycled materials.

In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen the United States» dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of extracting rare earths from the drive units and motors of discarded electric and hybrid cars.

Up until now, this means: You extract the rare earth elements from the magnets again.

Not exact matches

Since the mine was completed in 2008, ore has been mined and is now stockpiled, ready for its rare earths to be extracted.

When the two layers come into contact, one of the two rare earth metals is extracted to the solvent, while the other rare earth metal remains in the aqueous layer.»

Rare earths tend to occur in hard rock such as granites, where they lump together in a uniform way that makes them difficult to extract.

Honda will reuse the rare earth elements extracted from batteries in magnetic motors that will power future electric and hybrid vehicles.

The answer lies in whether the University of Kentucky, Virginia Tech and West Virginia University, working with federal energy laboratories, a few coal companies and large manufacturers, can identify ways and locations to economically extract and process rare earth elements from the waste streams left over from mining coal throughout Appalachia and Western Kentucky.

Every one of these alternatives relies on manufacturing methods and materials that are at the upper limits of our technical abilities, and which rely on resources such as rare earths which are difficult and expensive to extract, and which are controlled by only a few nations who may or may not be inclined to export such materials when push comes to shove.