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- Title
RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS METALS FROM WASTE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
- Authors
Stefănuţ, Mariana Nela; Űrmösi, Zoltan; Fiţigau, Firuţa; Căta, Adina; Sfîrloagă, Paula; Pop, Raluca; Tănasie, Cristian; Boc, Daniel
- Abstract
Printed circuit boards-PCBs are particularly rich in copper and precious metals. Recoveries of metals in our work started with tests for electrodeposition of Au, Ag and Cu from synthetic solutions on graphite and copper electrodes. Processes were studied using cyclic voltammetry in ranges: (-1200)-500 mV and (-800)-(-200) mV and (-400)-1400 mV. Different supporting electrolytes like: H2SO4 0.5M, HCl 0.1M and HNO3 0.1M were used. Electrodeposition of studied metals from real solutions was followed by atomic absorption analyses. The deposit of metals was characterized by scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive-X-ray analysis. Two techniques were applied for recovery the metals from PCBs: aqua regia dissolution (one step) and dissolution in nitric acid and then in aqua regia (two steps). A new conceptual laboratory installation was constructed. Obtained deposits have been contained more than 95% Au and Ag and 97% Cu.
- Subjects
PRINTED circuits; GRAPHITE; COPPER electrodes; PRECIOUS metals; ELECTROPLATING; ELECTROLYTES
- Publication
Environmental Engineering & Management Journal (EEMJ), 2013, Vol 12, Issue 5, p1023
- ISSN
1582-9596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30638/eemj.2013.126