Algae Extract Recovers Indium From Liquid-crystal Display Panels

摘要

Scientists from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (JAIST) have devised a technique to recover rare metals from seaweed using extracts of a Japanese cooking ingredient. Researchers from the Kaneko Laboratory at JAIST's School of Materials Science made the discovery using Suizenji nori, a blue-green algae peculiar to Japan, and is now looking to commercialize the process and apply it to remove indium from liquid crystal display (LCD) panels used in such as flat-panel televisions and mobile telephones.