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Rice University

RARE 2

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Rice University chemist James Tour and postdoctoral researcher Bing Deng set up a flash Joule heating experiment. The lab has adapted its process to extract rare earth elements from coal fly ash, bauxite residue and electronic waste.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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