Comparative life cycle assessment of copper and gold recovery from waste printed circuit boards: Pyrometallurgy, chemical leaching and bioleaching
Eric L. Schwartz, Haoyang He, Kali Frost, Bichlien H. Nguyen, Oladele A. Ogunseitan, Julie M. Schoenung
Topics & Concepts
BioleachingPyrometallurgyLeaching (pedology)Life-cycle assessmentElectronic wasteWaste managementEnvironmental scienceCopperGold extractionMetallurgySmeltingMaterials scienceEngineeringSoil waterMacroeconomicsProduction (economics)EconomicsCyanideSoil scienceRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesExtraction and Separation ProcessesMunicipal Solid Waste Management