Plants can literally mine metals from underground and harvest them naturally
“And that has a huge impact because you need less chemicals in that process.”
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Secondly, there is protein engineering where you use the cell's tiniest building blocks to use the magnetic structures to extract minerals such as lithium and magnesium and manganese from liquid waste streams. And that has a huge impact because you need less chemicals in that process. And then thirdly, you could use plants. And you have plants that accumulate nickel from underground. They accumulated through their roots and bring it up so that you can harvest the plants
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Dr. Isabella Fandrych explains three innovative biotechnology approaches to mineral extraction that could revolutionize mining. She covers protein engineering using magnetic structures to extract lithium and magnesium from waste streams, and describes how certain plants can naturally accumulate and harvest nickel through their root systems.
Why this clip
Reveals cutting-edge biotech solutions that could disrupt traditional mining methods and address critical mineral supply challenges.
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