Rare Earth Recycling (IMAGE)

DOE/Ames National Laboratory

Rare Earth Recycling

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Rare-earth magnet scraps are melted in a furnace with magnesium. Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are improving the process to reclaim rare-earth materials.

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Ames Laboratory -- USDOE

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