Demand for copper is surging with electrification and AI-driven digital infrastructure. MIT spinout SiTration has developed an electrochemical process to economically recover copper and other metals from mining waste streams, potentially converting tailings into a new, lower-impact source of critical materials.
Electro-extraction technique unlocks copper in waste streams
Initiatives to increase electrification and build digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence are among the trends increasing demand for copper (and other critical materials), prompting efforts to identify new sources of the metal. The startup company SiTration, a spinout from the MIT, has developed a method for economically recovering copper and other metals from mining waste streams using electrochemistry.
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