Scientists have uncovered new details explaining why iron oxide minerals are such effective long-term carbon traps in soils.

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Non-uniform distribution of charges on the surface of iron oxides attracts diverse types of organic compounds through mechanisms with different binding energies. While scientists have long known that ...

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Kaolinite, a clay mineral formed through weathering, has long been used in porcelain and is increasingly valued as a building block of modern nanomaterials. Hatice Ünal Ercan examines the broad ...

A plan has been hatched to expand and diversify critical mineral supply chains globally for the booming EV battery industry – will it work? There’s an urgent need for critical minerals to meet the ...

Come inside, look around the house and see how each room relies on the elements. Surviving the day without critical minerals is practically impossible in the modern world. A hundred years ago, society ...

Scientists know iron oxide minerals store large amounts of carbon in soils, but lack a detailed, quantitative understanding of the specific chemical mechanisms that allow them to bind such a wide ...