The global transition to a circular economy calls for research and development on
technologies facilitating sustainable resource recovery from wastes and by-products. Metal …

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 …

Bioleaching (microbial leaching), being an economical and environmental friendly process,
is investigated extensively for metal extraction from secondary solid wastes, viz., electronic …

Compared to conventional extractive techniques, bacterial assisted leaching, also called
“biomining” is an eco-friendly technology that provides improved metal/solid separations …

Urea and thiourea have been successfully deposited at the surface of silica beads (through
one-pot reaction with formaldehyde) for designing new sorbents for U (VI) and Th (IV) …

Mineral biotechnological applications, eg, bioleaching and bio-beneficiation, for waste
treatment and resource recovery have invited due attention owing to their economic and eco …

This review examines the acid and ferric sulfate bioleaching of uranium from low grade ores.
The review traces back the progression of the technology from the time the role of …

The accumulation of mine tailings on Earth is a serious environmental challenge. The
importance for the recovery of heavy metals, together with the economic benefits of precious …

Today, with the ever-increasing concerns about the widespread environmental impact of the
mining industry, the movement of the mineral processing sectors, which heavily rely on …

Uraninite is mined/processed more than any other uranium mineral for the production of
uranium based compounds that are subsequently used to produce nuclear fuel. This review …