Cars That Think

APRIL 19, 2022

A recent United Nations provision has banned the use of mercury in spacecraft propellant. Although no private company has actually used mercury propellant in a launched spacecraft, the possibility was alarming enough—and the dangers extreme enough—that the ban was enacted just a few years after one U.S.-based Mercury is a neurotoxin.

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Mercury Fusion United States IDEA 101

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Rio Tinto started the commissioning of industry-leading filter press technology at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Québec, Canada, six weeks ahead of plan and under its CAD $250-million budget. Industrial filtration consists in applying a mechanical pressure to dry bauxite residue, making it easier to store. tailing ponds.

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Mercury Store Canada 2018 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2021

As countries invest in large-scale clean energy transition programs and begin to phase out internal combustion engines, securing the minerals required to build batteries for storing renewable energy and powering electric vehicles is increasingly critical. You can actually see the nodules lying on the seafloor.

Nauru 355

Nauru Waste Mercury Batteries 355