Noble metals exhibit broad arrange of applications in industry and several aspects of human
life which are becoming more and more prevalent in modern times. Due to their limited …

This position paper introduces the reader to the concept of solvometallurgy, the term used to
describe the extraction of metals from ores, industrial process residues, production scrap …

Dissolution of metals in organic solvents is relevant to various application fields, such as
metal extraction from ores or secondary resources, surface etching or polishing of metals …

Palladium is established both as an indispensable metal in modern synthetic chemistry and
as a key component in catalytic converters and electronic equipment. The unrelenting …

Heterocyclic thione derivatives of group 10–12 metals (Ni-Pt, Cu-Au, Zn-Hg) are reviewed in
this article. A survey of relatively recent coordination compounds of these metals are …

Inorganic materials are critical components of clean energy technology. For example, rare
earths are key for the function of electric car batteries and in permanent magnets used in …

Abstract Coinage metals Cu, Ag, and Au are essential for modern electronics and their
recycling from waste materials is becoming increasingly important to guarantee the security …

Gold is a scarce element in the Earth's crust but indispensable in modern electronic devices.
New, sustainable methods of gold recycling are essential to meet the growing eco‐social …

Highly concentrated solutions of AlCl3· 6H2O and Al (NO3) 3· 9H2O were investigated for
Au and platinum group metals dissolution. 95% Pd was leached from spent automotive …

Despite the greater awareness of elemental sustainability and the benefits of the circular
economy concept, much waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is still destined …