Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals from This Unloved Mineral with No Waste

Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals from This Unloved Mineral with No Waste

A startup venture in New Zealand has discovered a way to extract critical battery minerals from rocks piled up as waste in mining operations. Olivine is of little value beyond a smattering of niche uses like the semi-precious peridot production, sauna rocks in Finnish saunas, and a substitute for dolomite in steel works. Aspiring Materials, […] The post Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals from This Unloved Mineral with No Waste app…