[HTML][HTML] Towards sustainable recycling of critical metals from e-waste: Bioleaching and phytomining

AN Erkmen, R Ulber, T Jüstel, M Altendorfner - … Conservation and Recycling, 2025 - Elsevier
Critical metals are indispensable components of our daily lives, becoming increasingly
scarce due to their irreplaceable functions in electronics. As technological progress fuels …

[HTML][HTML] Bioleaching of chalcopyrite using native Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans isolated in a mining area in Kitwe Zambia

DJ Nangali, J Siame, A Mzula, L Musango, A Mugala… - Scientific African, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the influence of the physical-chemical factors (particle size,
shake flask speed, starting pH, and pulp density) in bioleaching of Zambian chalcopyrite …

Study on the bio-passivation of copper sulfide tailings combined with solid waste to inhibit acidic mine drainage

W Pan, Y Kang, H Liu, Z Liao, S Wang - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) refers to industrial wastewater with low pH and high
concentrations of metals or metalloids and sulfates, which seriously threatens the ecological …

The Geomicrobiology of Biomining

E Pakostova, C Falagan, R Zhang - Geomicrobiology: Natural and …, 2024 - Springer
Metals have a pivotal role in our lives, due to their broad use in a range of industrial and
domestic applications and in emerging technologies. Biomining, which uses …

[PDF][PDF] Scientific African

DJ Nangali, J Siame, A Mzula, L Musango, A Mugala… - academia.edu
This study aimed to assess the influence of the physical-chemical factors (particle size,
shake flask speed, starting pH, and pulp density) in bioleaching of Zambian chalcopyrite …