Selective leaching of rare earths, base metals and precious metals from used smartphones

Discarded smartphones represent a valuable source of rare earths (REE), base metals and precious metals. This study focussed on the optimisation of three-stage selective leaching conditions for REE, copper and precious metals (Au and Ag), respectively, contained in printed circuit boards (PCBs) foun...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1993. - (2024) vom: 14. Nov., Seite 1-16
1. Verfasser: Diallo, Salmata (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Tran, Lan-Huong, Larivière, Dominic, Blais, Jean-François
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article E-waste Selective leaching copper precious metals rare earth element
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