Chinese announce new separation breakthrough

[DOC]

China Unveils Major Breakthrough in Heavy Rare Earth Separation Technology-A Strategic Leap in Extraction Efficiency

Chinese researchers develop groundbreaking DOAM-PPA extractant for heavy rare earth separation, potentially revolutionizing critical minerals processing technology.

rareearthexchanges.com

• Chinese Academy of Sciences develops novel DOAM-PPA extractant with unprecedented selectivity in heavy rare earth element separation
• New extractant achieves 86% extraction rates and outperforms existing Western and Chinese separation technologies
• Research signals China’s strategic advancement in rare earth processing midstream technologies
• The development challenges global supply chains

 

[John]

Wow...great find @DOC

Yep...China is currently lightyears ahead.

USA needs to commit billions to the 'rare earth education sector'. This is not even a 'thing' at the moment. But if the west is to decouple....who is going to staff it?

Maybe Trumps's defunding universities might be a little short sighted? Or maybe he can take that funding and build new mining and mnaufacturing schools all across USA?

 

[John]

btw....i think that the universtities currently teaching subjects that align with the oil and gas industry are well suited to picking up the 'rare earth education' gap. Most of the processing is similar in nature to oil and gas.

So who are the big 'oil and gas' universities? Maybe they can pivot and help with this crisis. And it is a crisis.

 

[DOC]

Agree John. We can look into those universities, see which ones have some promise