Scientifically, this is referred to as phytomining. It has the dual benefit of preventing mining while still extracting the metal of interest. Phytomining uses specific species of plants to ...

Nickel contamination can render soils infertile at levels that are currently impractical to treat. Researchers at UMass Amherst are looking at how plants can help these soils and source nickel for ...

In this project, their goal is to develop a chemically and microbiologically catalyzed phytomining (CMPM) technology that will make nickel (Ni) more available for uptake and translocation. They will ...

Molecular biologists at University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass AMherst) are pioneering a method to extract critical minerals such as nickel using plants to transition to clean energy.