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- Title
Biohydrometallurgy of secondary metal resources: a potential alternative approach for metal recovery.
- Authors
Erüst, Ceren; Akcil, Ata; Gahan, Chandra Sekhar; Tuncuk, Aysenur; Deveci, Haci
- Abstract
Research on biohydrometallurgy of secondary metal resources is primarily focused on the leaching of valuable metals. For secondary metal resources biological processing can be an economically more effective and environmentally friendlier alternative to traditional hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processes. Therefore, biohydrometallurgy is a rapidly evolving biotechnology that has already provided revolutionary solutions to old problems associated with recovery of metals by conventional pyrometallurgy and chemical metallurgy. This review evaluates various processes of recovery of metals from waste materials and commercial applications are discussed. Case studies and future technology directions are reviewed. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry
- Subjects
BACTERIAL leaching; METAL recycling; BIOTECHNOLOGY research; PYROMETALLURGY; SCRAP metal recycling
- Publication
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 2013, Vol 88, Issue 12, p2115
- ISSN
0268-2575
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jctb.4164