A review on recovery processes of metals from E-waste: A green perspective

D Dutta, R Rautela, LKS Gujjala, D Kundu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
E-waste management has become a global concern because of the enormous rise in the
rate of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment's (EEEs). Disposal of waste EEE …

Biorefineries in circular bioeconomy: A comprehensive review

AT Ubando, CB Felix, WH Chen - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Biorefinery is a sustainable means of generating multiple bioenergy products from various
biomass feedstocks through the incorporation of relevant conversion technologies. With the …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

A systematic review of gold extraction: Fundamentals, advancements, and challenges toward alternative lixiviants

Z Liu, X Guo, Q Tian, L Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the birth of cyanidation, it has been dominant in the gold extraction industry. Recently,
with the increasing awareness of environmental hazards and potential risks posed by the …

Recovery of scattered and precious metals from copper anode slime by hydrometallurgy: A review

G Liu, Y Wu, A Tang, B Li - Hydrometallurgy, 2020 - Elsevier
Scattered and precious metals (SPMs: Se, Te, Au, Ag, Pt, and Pd) play an irreplaceable role
in advanced methods and materials, and their global consumption has been growing in …

A review of biocyanidation as a sustainable route for gold recovery from primary and secondary low-grade resources

J Wang, F Faraji, J Ramsay, A Ghahreman - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Gold recovery from limited global resources has gained increasing attention due to a
growing demand for gold and heightened social awareness of the high toxicity and the …

Current overview and future perspective in fungal biorecovery of metals from secondary sources

V Liapun, M Motola - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Microorganisms are intimately involved in many biogeochemical processes that underpin
the transformation of metals and cycling of related substances, such as metalloids and …

Bio-based nitrogen doped carbon-silica composites from low value sugarcane by-products for the selective adsorption of Au (III) from aqueous systems

S Duengsuwan, S Sangon, P Noppawan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the development of carbon-silica composite (CSC) adsorbents with
tuneable surface properties for gold adsorption from silica and molasses. Nitrogen …

Biological approaches for E-waste management: A green-go to boost circular economy

R Dixit, S Kumar, G Pandey - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
E-waste is a pressing situation on human due to its complex composition. Although E-waste
on one hand has some toxic components but at the same time, it would be a promising …

Biohydrometallurgical processes for the recovery of precious and base metals from waste electrical and electronic equipments: Current trends and perspectives

M Desmarais, F Pirade, J Zhang, ER Rene - Bioresource Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The acceleration in technological and economic development in the 21st century has fuelled
a rise in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) production and its use, which combined …