Cu recovery from E-wastes

Abstract

Due to technological development and increased production efficiency in all industries, recovery of metals from secondary sources is one of the most important issues. Copper is used in a variety of residential and industrial applications, including power generation and transmission (infrastructure), building wiring, transportation, industrial machinery, commercial durables, and electrical and electronic products due to its unique physical and chemical properties, such as high ductility, malleability, electrical and thermal conductivity, and excellent corrosion resistance. For these reasons, electronic waste is a well-known secondary resource rich in copper. This topic focuses on the statistical study of electronic waste and the metals it contains, the mineralogical and elemental identification of copper in electronic waste, and the study of the steps and methods for recovering copper from electronic waste, especially pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, biohydrometallurgy, and their combination.