Synthesis and application of tuneable carbon–silica composites from the microwave pyrolysis of waste paper for selective recovery of gold from acidic solutions
Konstantina Sotiriou, Nontipa Supanchaiyamat, Tengyao Jiang, Intuorn Janekarn, Andrea Muñoz García, Vitaliy L. Budarin, Duncan J. Macquarrie, Andrew J. Hunt
Abstract
of gold and with 99.5% removal being achieved at concentrations mimicking those of real-life mine tailing wastes. All materials pioneered in this research display great potential as selective adsorbents for the recovery of gold from acidic media.
Topics & Concepts
PyrolysisMicrowaveMaterials scienceCarbon fibersMicrowave heatingComposite materialWaste managementChemical engineeringComposite numberComputer scienceTelecommunicationsEngineeringRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesExtraction and Separation ProcessesAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal