A new one‑step, water‑, acid‑, and alkali‑free method for extracting high‑purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply ...

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Scientists have developed a carbon-free, energy-saving method to extract nickel for batteries and stainless steel. To combat climate change and achieve a climate-neutral industry, carbon emissions ...

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Ubaid Manzoor, PhD researcher at the MPI for Sustainable Materials and first author of the Nature publication, using an electric arc furnace to reduce low-grade nickel ores with hydrogen plasma. To ...