tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post1449478872637667670..comments2024-03-28T07:04:52.697-04:00Comments on Just Like Cooking: Rare Earths, Common ProblemSee Arr Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464185815368499346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post-20483869302391036452011-08-27T22:13:18.151-04:002011-08-27T22:13:18.151-04:00The August 27 issue of Science News has a cover st...The August 27 issue of Science News has a cover story on rare earths.gippgignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post-20353174627833810222011-07-28T16:17:35.715-04:002011-07-28T16:17:35.715-04:00CAN is a reagent I've used hundreds of grams o...CAN is a reagent I've used hundreds of grams of... you just need so damn much! I've mostly used it to make quinonoid building blocks for total synthesis, for which 3+ equivalents is pretty normal and I've seen preps employing up to 10. And that MW of 548 doesn't help. But it's such a beautiful lambent orange.BRSMhttp://eristocracy.co.uk/brsmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010505890506526002.post-41257956071414467992011-07-28T09:47:42.465-04:002011-07-28T09:47:42.465-04:00Neat post See Arr Oh! When the C&EN video crew...Neat post See Arr Oh! When the C&EN video crew visited Penn last week, we talked with <a href="http://www.chem.upenn.edu/chem/research/faculty.php?id=53" rel="nofollow">Prof. Eric Schelter</a>, who thinks developing novel rare earths separations technology could be a way to help secure a reliable rare earths supply for the US.Carmenhttp://cenblog.org/the-haystack/noreply@blogger.com