Potato Wastewater Could Feed Bacteria to Help Recycle High-Tech Devices

Scientists from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Research team found a new way to recycle rare earth elements from electronics and industrial catalysts, as well as high tech devices, through a certain type of bacteria that produces just the suitable organic acids. For this special bacterium to thrive and become useful, INL research scientists found that potato wastewater may serve as its low-cost food source.