This review is intent on the environmental pollution generated from printed circuit boards
and the methods employed to retrieve valuable and hazardous metals present in the e …

E-waste, in particular waste PCBs, represents a rapidly growing disposal problem
worldwide. The vast diversity of highly toxic materials for landfill disposal and the potential of …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the solubility of copper in waste printed circuit
boards (PCBs) by bacterial consortium enriched from natural acid mine drainage, and to …

Metal concentrates of printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the residue valuable metals from
which non-metallic components are removed. The non-metallic components show bacterial …

With the development of technologies and the change of consumer attitudes, the amount of
waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is increasing annually. As the core part of …

Abstract Acidothiobacillus ferrooxidans (A. ferrooxidans), an iron-oxidizing bacteria oxidizes
Fe (II) to Fe (III), which is an excellent leaching agent to leach out rare earth elements …

In the previous research, the effects of different addition time and amount of printed circuit
boards (PCBs) on cells growth and metals recovery in separated and mixed culture of …

Redox potential (ORP) was proved to be a key factor in promoting chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2)
bioleaching. Though there are some methods for maintaining ORP reported previously, little …

The world is witnessing a major challenge of energy transition which involves the decline of
fossil fuels specifically, but which increasingly calls on metallic resources, base metals …

The sulfur oxidation activities of four pure thermophilic archaea Acidianus brierleyi (JCM
8954), Metallosphaera sedula (YN 23), Acidianus manzaensis (YN 25) and Sulfolobus …