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University of Kentucky Conducts Pilot-Scale Testing for REE Extraction and Recovery in NETL-Supported Initiative
February 17, 2021
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news:

A NETL-supported project at the University of Kentucky (UK) successfully conducted pilot-scale testing in their facility that was designed to extract mixed rare earth elements from coal and coal by-products using advanced extraction technologies, achieving production of mixed rare earth oxide (MREO) concentrates of up to 98% purity and exceeding . . .

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