The metal recycling processes in the waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are mainly pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy, whereas hydrometallurgy is considered as an efficient but less environmentally friendly process. In this study, a green amino acid, glycine, was used to replace traditional inorganic acids to extract Cu from WPCBs by investigatin...
The metal recycling processes in the waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are mainly pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy, whereas hydrometallurgy is considered as an efficient but less environmentally friendly process. In this study, a green amino acid, glycine, was used to replace traditional inorganic acids to extract Cu from WPCBs by investigatin...
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The function of microbial contact leaching to pyrite oxidation was investigated by analyzing the differences of residue morphologies, leaching rates, surface products, and microbial consortia under different conditions in this study. This was achieved by novel equipment that can control the redox potential of the solution and isolate pyrite from mi...
The function of microbial contact leaching to pyrite oxidation was investigated by analyzing the differences of residue morphologies, leaching rates, surface products, and microbial consortia under different conditions in this study. This was achieved by novel equipment that can control the redox potential of the solution and isolate pyrite from mi...
The distribution of the metal-bearing mineral grains within a particulate ore prepared for leaching, and the impact of this spatial heterogeneity on overall extraction efficiency is of key importance to a mining industry that must continuously target ever-reducing grades and more complex ore bodies. If accessibility and recovery of the target miner...
Copper and iron dissolution of Zijinshan low-grade copper sulfide ores was investigated in ore-packed columns. At 60 degrees C and pH 1.0, 37.1 g Fe(III) L-1 permitted effective copper dissolution and inhibited the activity of iron-oxidizing microorganisms. At 30 degrees C, microorganisms stimulated Fe(II) and pyrite oxidation, resulting in 85 and ...
High-grade natural chalcocite (Cu2S) was leached in column under controlled redox potential (Eh). To satisfy the requirements of the shrinking core model, the conditions in the column were kept as uniform as possible by adopting a short height of the middle chalcocite layer, high acid Fe-2(SO4)(3) feed and high irrigation rate. The effects of temp...
The catalytic effect of Ag+ and Cu2+ on the dissolution of realgar was studied. In the absence of these catalysis ions, little realgar can be leached by Fe3+ either with or without bacteria. Silver ion can enhance the chemical leaching and bioleaching rate remarkably, while the catalytic effect of copper(II) ion was not so obvious. The catalytic me...
Remigio Ruiz
