Water-based rare earth recycling emerges

New process skips toxic solvents in rare earth recovery and exposes new magnet chemistries.

In a leap toward a more circular economy, researchers at IOCB Prague have unveiled a novel method of recycling rare earths that uses only water and a specially designed molecule to separate metals from used magnets.

This approach bypasses the complexities, hazardous acids, organic solvents, and high-tempera...