Content-Length: 262770 | pFad | http://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01459-8

ma=86400 Greener sourcing of rubidium | Nature Sustainability
Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Minerals extraction

Greener sourcing of rubidium

Nature Sustainability volume 7, pages 1552–1553 (2024)Cite this article

Subjects

Alternative extraction methods are urgently needed for a sustainable supply of rubidium. Now research presents a ripening-coupled strategy for efficient rubidium extraction with low energy consumption.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Fig. 1: Illustration of the crystal ripening microextraction strategy.

References

  1. Sharma, S. K. et al. Desalination 556, 116578 (2023).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Xing, P. et al. Hydrometallurgy 203, 105644 (2021).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Chen, X. & Hu, W. Nat. Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01449-w (2024).

  4. Zhang, J. et al. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 57, 4399–4406 (2018).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Gao, L. et al. Solvent Extr. Ion Exch. 38, 753–776 (2020).

  6. Sigel, A., Sigel, H. & Sigel, R. K. O. (eds) The Alkali Metal Ions: Their Role for Life (Springer, 2016).

Download references

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22425061) and the New Cornerstone Science Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

    Lixi Chen & Shuao Wang

Authors
  1. Lixi Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Shuao Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Shuao Wang.

Ethics declarations

Competing interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Chen, L., Wang, S. Greener sourcing of rubidium. Nat Sustain 7, 1552–1553 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01459-8

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01459-8

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing








ApplySandwichStrip

pFad - (p)hone/(F)rame/(a)nonymizer/(d)eclutterfier!      Saves Data!


--- a PPN by Garber Painting Akron. With Image Size Reduction included!

Fetched URL: http://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01459-8

Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy