Bioleaching for recovery of metals from spent batteries–a review

F Moosakazemi, S Ghassa, M Jafari… - Mineral Processing and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This review addresses the recovery of metals from all the main types of spent batteries
(including Li-based, Zn-based, and Ni-based batteries) using bioleaching processes …

Integration of microbial and chemical processing for a sustainable metallurgy

S Ilyas, M Kim, J Lee - Journal of Chemical Technology & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bioprocessing for the recovery of metal from divergent resources using the microbial
strategy has emerged as a green technology in metallurgical operations. The limitations to …

A sustainable method for germanium, vanadium and lithium extraction from coal fly ash: Sodium salts roasting and organic acids leaching

H Rezaei, SZ Shafaei, H Abdollahi, A Shahidi… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper proposes an environmentally friendly process for recovering germanium, lithium,
and vanadium from coal fly ash (CFA) using thermal pretreatment and hydrometallurgy. To …

Novel bioleaching of waste lithium ion batteries by mixed moderate thermophilic microorganisms, using iron scrap as energy source and reducing agent

S Ghassa, A Farzanegan, M Gharabaghi, H Abdollahi - Hydrometallurgy, 2020 - Elsevier
Low kinetic is one of the most important disadvantages of bioleaching. The leaching rate can
be increased by employing thermophilic microorganisms. In this research, the moderate …

Bioleaching of Iron, Copper, Lead, and Zinc from the Sludge Mining Sediment at Different Particle Sizes, pH, and Pulp Density Using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

D Rouchalova, K Rouchalova, I Janakova, V Cablik… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Globally, the amounts of metal ore deposits have been declining, so the research directions
investigating the extraction of metals from materials that are classified as waste are gaining …

The reductive leaching of waste lithium ion batteries in presence of iron ions: Process optimization and kinetics modelling

S Ghassa, A Farzanegan, M Gharabaghi… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recycling of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is essential not only to protect the environment but
also to recover valuable metals, such as lithium and cobalt. The effect of ferrous (Fe 2+) has …

A leaching, solvent extraction, stripping, precipitation and calcination process for the recovery of MoO3 and NiO from spent hydrofining catalysts

Y Han, J Chen, Y Deng, T Liu, H Li - Hydrometallurgy, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective recovery of elements from spent catalysts can not only avoid environmental
hazards, but also alleviate the pressure of resource scarcity. This study proposes a …

A novel step-wise indirect bioleaching using biogenic ferric agent for enhancement recovery of valuable metals from waste light emitting diode (WLED)

F Pourhossein, SM Mousavi - Journal of hazardous materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Waste light-emitting diodes (WLED) are of major interest as they are a considered
secondary source of valuable metals with a high potential for polluting the environment. To …

A kinetic study of indium, aluminum, arsenic, and strontium extraction from LCDs using biometabolites produced by Aspergillus niger

A Parsa, N Bahaloo-Horeh, SM Mousavi - Minerals Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste liquid crystal displays (LCDs) contain significant quantities of both valuable and
hazardous metal (loid) s, presenting potential environmental risks alongside valuable …

Spent-medium leaching of germanium, vanadium and lithium from coal fly ash with biogenic carboxylic acids and comparison with chemical leaching

H Rezaei, SZ Shafaei, H Abdollahi, S Ghassa… - Hydrometallurgy, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal fly ash (CFA), produced in coal-fired power plants, is categorized as hazardous waste
and has caused serious environmental impacts. The CFA contains significant amounts of …