By Dave Melanson F
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 11, 2024) — Longtime University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research investigator Jim Hower, Ph.D., has contributed a chapter to the recently published book, “Rare Earth Elements: Sustainable Recovery, Processing, and Purification.”
Hower, who also has an appointment in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the world’s top coal petrographers and rare earth element researchers.
Rare earth elements are among the critical materials that are considered the building blocks for modern society. These elements are used in the development of all the products