New Rare Earth Element Extraction Technology | Department ...
Sep 27, 2016· Using this method, the brine is then passed through a magnetic separator to remove the nanoparticles containing rare earth elements. The now nanoparticlefree brine is recirculated to recover more rare earths from the geothermal fluids. What''s more, PNNL test results showed a nearly perfect rare earth element extraction rate of % ...