Recovery of critical and value metals from mobile electronics enabled by electrochemical processing

被引:78
作者
Lister, Tedd E. [1 ]
Wang, Peiming [2 ]
Anderko, Andre [2 ]
机构
[1] Idaho Natl Lab, Idaho Falls, ID 83404 USA
[2] OLI Syst Inc, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927 USA
关键词
Critical materials; Mobile electronics scrap; Recycling; Electrochemistry; Electrowinning; Metal dissolution; PRINTED-CIRCUIT BOARDS; SPOUTED-BED ELECTRODES; SOLVENT-EXTRACTION; RARE-EARTHS; COPPER; WASTE; DISSOLUTION; SCRAP; SPECIATION; BATTERIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.hydromet.2014.08.011
中图分类号
TF [冶金工业];
学科分类号
0806 ;
摘要
Electrochemistry-based schemes were investigated as a means to recover critical and value metals from scrap mobile electronics. Mobile electronics offer a growing feedstock for replenishing value and critical metals and reducing need to exhaust primary sources. The electrorecycling process generates oxidizing agents at an anode to dissolve metals from the scrap matrix while reducing dissolved metals at the cathode. The process uses a single cell to maximize energy efficiency. E vs pH diagrams and metal dissolution experiments were used to assess effectiveness of various solution chemistries. Following this work, a flow chart was developed where two stages of electrorecycling were proposed: 1) initial dissolution of Cu, Sn,Ag and magnet materials using Fe+3 generated in acidic sulfate and 2) final dissolution of Pd and Au using Cl-2 generated in an HCl solution. Experiments were performed using a simulated metal mixture equivalent to 5 cell phones. Both Cu and Ag were recovered at similar to 97% using Fe+3 while leaving Au and Pd intact. Strategy for extraction of rare earth elements (REE) from dissolved streams is discussed as well as future directions in process development. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:228 / 237
页数:10
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