/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9385/all en /newsroom/channels/news/more-sustainable-way-refine-metals-268517 <div>A team of chemists in Canada has developed a way to process metals without using toxic solvents and reagents. The system, which also consumes far less energy than conventional techniques, could greatly shrink the environmental impact of producing metals from raw materials or from post-consumer electronics.</div> <div> </div> Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:56:20 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 31385 at /newsroom