Due to the rapid development in electronic industries and high consumer demand, electrical
and electronic equipment have a shorter lifetime in developed and developing countries …

The rapid advancement of technical advancements has resulted in the generation of
substantial amount of electronic trash (e‐waste). The volume of e‐waste created, as well as …

A clean hydrometallurgical process has been developed to efficiently and economically
recover selenium, copper, gold, silver and lead from a copper anode slime. The mixture of H …

A facile environmentally friendly hydrometallurgical approach to recover copper as
nanoparticles from electronic waste (e-waste) has been presented. Selective leaching of …

Using problematic electronic waste to synthesise high-purity nanomaterials can enable
sustainable production and create opportunities to divert waste from landfills. Reported here …

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) from discarded personal computer (PC) and hard disk drive
were crushed by explosion in water or mechanical comminution in order to disintegrate the …

In this study, supercritical methanol (SCM) process was successfully used for the
preparation of ultrafine copper materials from waste printed circuit boards (PCBs) after nitric …

Heavy metal containing solid wastes (HMSWs), the byproduct from industrial activities, bring
severe environmental issues and health risks to human. Separating heavy metals from …

The aim of this work is to demonstrate the possibility of using electric field forces for the
recovery of copper from a fine PVC/Cu granular mixture of low metal content (less than …

The disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) presents a number of environmental problems.
However, there are great opportunities to use this problem waste as a source of value …