Various metals and semiconductors containing printed circuit boards (PCBs) are abundant in any electronic device equipped with controlling and computing features. These devices …
The depletion of the ore reserves in the world necessitates the search for secondary sources such as waste products (tailings and slag). The treatment and cleaning up of such …
E Blumbergs, A Shishkin, K Markus, V Serga… - Metals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) make up 3 to 5% of all electronic waste. The metal content of spent PCBs can reach 40%. They usually contain valuable metals, such as Ag, Au, and Pd …
The unceasing demand for electronic equipment has led to numerous problems, such as environmental damage and raw material shortages. The adoption of circular production …
S Zueva, NM Ippolito, M Passadoro, P Romano… - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Electronic waste grows globally at a rate of 5% annually, which makes electronic waste recycling (WEEE recycling) an urgent task aimed at achieving (i) environmental protection …
TNH Nguyen, SJ Song, MS Lee - Gold Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Etching solutions of spent printed circuit boards contain a small amount of valuable metals like Au (III) and Pd (II). In order to meet the increasing demand for gold and palladium, it is …
Co-processing of PCB leach solutions with effluent streams from PCB manufacturing Page 1 Waste Research Development and Innovation Roadmap Research Report Technical report …
NC de Freitas Juchneski… - Sustainability, 2022 - search.proquest.com
The unceasing demand for electronic equipment has led to numerous problems, such as environmental damage and raw material shortages. The adoption of circular production …
Purpose: In the recent context of the Anthropocene and the ubiquity of ICT, the rise of digital e-waste should be tackled. In this paper, we study the environmental impacts of end-of-life …