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Articles on Tellurium

November 15, 2022

How metal‑munching microbes help the rare, toxic element tellurium circulate in the environment

Owen Peter Missen, Monash University; Barbara Etschmann, Monash University; Jeremiah Shuster, University of Tübingen; Joël Brugger, Monash University, and Stuart Mills, Museums Victoria Research Institute

Tellurium is a critical mineral for renewable energy – but little is known about its environmental effects and how it circulates in the wild.

April 24, 2017

Jon Major, University of Liverpool

Scientists investigating an underwater mountain have found lots of tellurium, a mineral used in some solar panels.

February 2, 2016

Derek Woollins, University of St Andrews

Getting tellurium and phosphorus to form a molecule is stupidly hard and not very glamorous. Here’s why it’s worth the effort.

Derek Woollins
Vice Principal (Research) and Provost, University of St Andrews
Jon Major
Research Fellow, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool
Jeremiah Shuster
Instrument Scientist in the Tübingen Structural Microscopy Core Facility, University of Tübingen
Joël Brugger
Professor of Synchrotron Geosciences, Monash University
Stuart Mills
Senior Curator of Geology, Museums Victoria Research Institute
Barbara Etschmann
Research Officer, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Owen Peter Missen
Lecturer in Environmental Geology, University of Tasmania