Bioengineering technologies for harvesting rare earth elements from waste

该项目旨在优化组件的功能，使稀土元素（ree）能够从废物中收获。稀土元素是构建清洁能源技术和电子产品所必需的。稀土供不应求，稀土在工业废料中流失。预计该项目将为回收目前在采矿和电子废物中损失的稀土元素提供途径。该方法包括鉴定、测试和工程选择来自富集稀土的植物和微生物的组分。这些组件将用于推进分离技术，从复杂混合物中实现目标稀土的差异收获。废物中稀土元素的再利用是未来能源可持续发展的关键。

This project aims to optimise the function of components that enable rare earth elements (REEs) to be harvested from waste. REEs are needed for building clean energy technologies and electronics. Demand for REEs exceeds supply and REEs are lost in industrial wastes. This project is expected to provide avenues for recycling the REEs that are currently lost in mining and electronic wastes. The approach involves identifying, testing and engineering selective components derived from REE-accumulating plants and microorganisms. The components will be used to advance separation technologies, enabling differential harvesting of target REEs from complex mixtures. Reuse of REEs from waste is key to energy sustainability in the future.