Utilizing cost-effective pyrocarbon for highly efficient gold retrieval from e-waste leachate

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 6137 - 13
• Main Authors: Fu, Kaixing, Liu, Xia, Zhang, Xiaolin, Zhou, Shiqing, Zhu, Nanwen, Pei, Yong, Luo, Jinming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.07.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/638/169; 639/638/169/896; Alginates; Alginic acid; Central processing units; Chlorine; Circular economy; CPUs; Economics; Electronic waste; Electrons; Gluons; Gold; Heavy metals; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydroxylation; Ions; Leachates; Materials recovery; multidisciplinary; Noble metals; Nucleation; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Reagents; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sorbents

Addressing burdens of electronic waste (E-waste) leachate while achieving sustainable and selective recovery of noble metals, such as gold, is highly demanded due to its limited supply and escalating prices. Here we demonstrate an environmentally-benign and practical approach for gold recovery from...