Chemical and biological extraction of metals present in E waste: A hybrid technology

Journal Article · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2011.12.002· OSTI ID:21612976

Pant, Deepak ^[1]; Joshi, Deepika ^[1]; Upreti, Manoj K ^[2]; Kotnala, Ravindra K ^[3]

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1. Waste Management Laboratory, Dolphin PG Institute, Manduwala, Chakarata Road, Dehradun (India)
2. Indian Oil Corperation, R and D Centre, Faridabad 121007, Haryana (India)
3. National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi 110012 (India)

Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Hybrid methodology for E waste management. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Efficient extraction of metals. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Trace metal extraction is possible. - Abstract: Management of metal pollution associated with E-waste is widespread across the globe. Currently used techniques for the extraction of metals from E-waste by using either chemical or biological leaching have their own limitations. Chemical leaching is much rapid and efficient but has its own environmental consequences, even the future prospects of associated nanoremediation are also uncertain. Biological leaching on the other hand is comparatively a cost effective technique but at the same moment it is time consuming and the complete recovery of the metal, alone by biological leaching is not possible in most of the cases. The current review addresses the individual issues related to chemical and biological extraction techniques and proposes a hybrid-methodology which incorporates both, along with safer chemicals and compatible microbes for better and efficient extraction of metals from the E-waste.

• OSTI ID: 21612976
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Vol. 32, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.12.002; PII: S0956-053X(11)00542-3; Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COST
CURRENTS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EXTRACTION
LEACHING
METALS
POLLUTION
REVIEWS
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
DISSOLUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
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NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WASTES