| Abstract Scope |
The production of electronic waste materials is growing, but the value many recyclers receive for e-waste is limited by costs associated with collection, transportation, device complexity, environmental issues, refining processing fees, and other factors. One key to increasing recycling is increasing the value for recyclers. Low-cost, bio-oxidation driven heap leaching, solvent extraction (or resin for precious metals), and electrowinning to directly extract and recover copper and precious metals from e-waste can potentially provide economic incentive to increase e-waste recycling. This presentation will discuss the opportunities to utilize these low cost technologies and provide results to show the technical viability in extracting and recovering metals such as copper and gold from e-waste. |