Electronic waste generation, recycling and resource recovery: Technological perspectives and trends

ER Rene, M Sethurajan, VK Ponnusamy… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing population and increased disposal of end-of-life (EoL) electrical and electronic
products have caused serious concerns to the environment and human health. Electronic …

Advancements in the treatment and processing of electronic waste with sustainability: a review of metal extraction and recovery technologies

E Hsu, K Barmak, AC West, AHA Park - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The amount of electronic waste (e-waste) globally has doubled in just five years, from
approximately 20 million tons to 40 million tons of e-waste generated per year. In 2016, the …

Bioleaching metal-bearing wastes and by-products for resource recovery: a review

I Tezyapar Kara, K Kremser, ST Wagland… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The global transition to a circular economy calls for research and development on
technologies facilitating sustainable resource recovery from wastes and by-products. Metal …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnological strategies for the recovery of valuable and critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)–A review

A Işıldar, ED van Hullebusch, M Lenz… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Critical raw materials (CRMs) are essential in the development of novel high-tech
applications. They are essential in sustainable materials and green technologies, including …

Electronic waste generation, regulation and metal recovery: a review

R Nithya, C Sivasankari… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Waste will become the major resource in the future circular economy. In particular, E-waste
is a major sector growing at an annual rate of about 2 million tonnes (Mt) with rising users of …

Waste printed circuit boards recycling: an extensive assessment of current status

B Ghosh, MK Ghosh, P Parhi, PS Mukherjee… - Journal of cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid proliferation of electronic devices in the last two decades has compelled the
researchers to find a remedy for one of the most toxic and hazardous waste materials–the …

Advances in physiochemical and biotechnological approaches for sustainable metal recovery from e-waste: A critical review

A Islam, AM Swaraz, SH Teo, YH Taufiq-Yap… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) has been generated due to the
tenacious scientific development and therefore, the improvement of expectations for …

Recycling pathways for platinum group metals from spent automotive catalyst: A review on conventional approaches and bio-processes

S Karim, YP Ting - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal-bearing solid wastes are an important secondary source of metals. Compared to
mining from ores, the recovery of metals, especially precious metals from rich secondary …

Emerging technologies for the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from the end-of-life electronic wastes: a review on progress, challenges, and perspectives

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, FD Castro, S Prasad… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The demand for rare earth elements (REEs) has significantly increased due to their
indispensable uses in integrated circuits of modern technology. However, due to the …

Recovery of gold from secondary sources—A review

S Syed - Hydrometallurgy, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents an overview of the various methodologies used in the recovery of gold
from secondary sources. Gold recovery is interesting due to its vast industrial applications …