Ultrafast lasers probe elusive chemistry at the liquid-liquid interface

(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Real-time measurements captured by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory provide missing insight into chemical separations to recover cobalt, a critical raw material used to make batteries and magnets for modern technologies. Results published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces track the dynamics of molecules designed to grab cobalt from solutions containing a mixture of similar species.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news