This review discusses the latest trend in recovering valuable metals from spent lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) to meet the technological world's critical metal demands. Spent LIBs are a …

Kinetics, as a fundamental requirement of nearly all industrial activities and engineering
researches, plays a great role in leaching processes. Although there are many pieces of …

Tailings generated during processing of sulfide ores represent a substantial risk to water
resources. The oxidation of sulfide minerals within tailings deposits can generate low-quality …

Highlights•Evolution and current status of biomining technologies.•Mechanistic and
microbiological aspects.•Challenges, opportunities and projected developments in …

Spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are more hazardous due to the presence of several toxic
metals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, manganese, etc. as well as electrolytes such as LiPF …

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

The need to process low-grade and/or complex chalcopyrite-containing ores that cannot be
concentrated is the main driver for the development of hydrometallurgical processes. The …

The influence of potential on the species and surface films formed during electrodissolution
of chalcopyrite were investigated in 0.5 M sulfuric acid solution at 25° C. Cyclic voltammetry …

Rapid and reliable detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) antibody can provide immunological evidence in addition to nucleic acid test for the …

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) makes up a large and increasing fraction of the world's future
copper resources, but is highly refractory to leaching with common lixiviants. Novel lixiviants …