Captured carbon dioxide converts into oxalic acid to process rare earth elements

(Michigan Technological University) Removing carbon dioxide from power plant emissions is a good idea to start with -- and it may have an extra economic benefit. A Michigan Tech engineering is presenting their results this week on turning carbon dioxide into oxalic acid, which is used to process rare earth elements for electronic devices.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 22, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news