New research shows that magnesium and other metals in mine waste can be solubilized and recovered thanks to acid-producing bacteria. Researcher Nathan van Wyk believes that the method has great ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed sustainable dissolution methods for noble metals. The extraction methods currently in use consume a lot of energy and are detrimental to the ...

Increasingly sustainable methods for dissolving gold, silver and copper from recycled materials Waste computers and cell phones, solar panels and other electronic waste are becoming an important ...