A comprehensive review of urban mining and the value recovery from e-waste materials

LH Xavier, M Ottoni, LPP Abreu - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
E-waste is the source of both hazardous materials and valuable secondary resources. The
challenge is to identify the potential for recovering value from this waste stream for different …

Eco‐friendly electronics—a comprehensive review

MP Cenci, T Scarazzato, DD Munchen… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Eco‐friendliness is becoming an indispensable feature for electrical and electronic
equipment to thrive in the competitive market. This comprehensive review is the first to …

[HTML][HTML] The critical success factors for sustainable resource management in circular economy: Assessment of urban mining maturity level

YA Fatimah, K Govindan, NA Sasongko… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development of population, urbanization, and industrialization increase the
consumption of modern products that generate electronic waste (e-waste) globally. Efforts to …

Innovative bio-acid leaching method for high recovery of critical metals from end-of-life light emitting diodes

F Pourhossein, SM Mousavi, F Beolchini - Resources, Conservation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main objective of this work is to introduce a new green recycling process for recovering
valuable metals from electronic waste. One of the fastest-growing electronic waste streams …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on the recycling technology of silicon based photovoltaic solar panels: Challenges and future outlook

S Preet, ST Smith - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
With the aim of realizing the goals of the Paris Agreement, annual solar power generation on
a global scale using silicon PV panels had exceeded 1000 TWh by the end of 2021. Mass …

Recycling Si in waste crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels after mechanical crushing by electrostatic separation

J Li, S Yan, Y Li, Z Wang, Y Tan, J Li, M Xia… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The photovoltaic (PV) market started in 2000, and the first batch of crystalline silicon (c-Si)
PV panels with a lifespan of 20–30 years are about to be retired. Recycling Si in waste c-Si …

Rare earth elements recovery from secondary wastes by solid-state chlorination and selective organic leaching

S Pavón, T Lorenz, A Fortuny, AM Sastre, M Bertau - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Processing of end-of-life products (EoL) containing rare earth elements (REE) has gained
increasing importance in recent years with the aim of avoiding supply risks. In addition …

Electronic waste in emerging countries: current scenario of generation, policies, and recycling technologies regarding the coronavirus pandemic

AB Botelho Junior, M da Silva, PSS Camargo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The coronavirus pandemic severely impacted on society, from medical to waste generation.
In the case of electronic waste, it was no different. The behavior change increased the …

Optimisation of extraction of valuable metals from waste LED via response surface method

X Wei, Y Gao, J Han, Y Wang, W Qin - Transactions of Nonferrous Metals …, 2023 - Elsevier
The valuable metals were separated and extracted from waste light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
by pyrolysis and leaching process. About 98.16% Ga and 99.54% Y were recycled from the …

Integrated recovery of copper and gold from end-of-life LEDs using two-step leaching process with volatile fatty acids

SR Kong, G Sim, Y Park - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The rising demand for precious metals in clean energy technologies, coupled with their
natural scarcity, has prompted the exploration of innovative processes targeting …