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I do hope coal companies come to realize coal is worth far more in valuable rare earth elements than burning it. Maybe then they'll stop pushing their coal fuel
by Firerouge 9y ago
I do hope coal companies come to realize coal is worth far more in valuable rare earth elements than burning it. Maybe then they'll stop pushing their coal fueled pipe dreams.
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- volundr- 9y agoAs a rare earth ore, most coal has very little value. From a practical standpoint, this is interesting but not particularly actionable, unless it is a process that is cheap and preserves the other industrial utility of coal.
- dmurray 9y agoUnfortunately for your hopes, it looks like the goal of this process is to be able extract rare earths from the coal and still burn the carbon. That would make coal more viable as a fuel, rather than less.