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Biotechnological strategies for the recovery of valuable and critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - A review.
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Biotechnological strategies for the recovery of valuable and critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - A review.

  • Işıldar A IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands; Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Geomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France. Electronic address: ardaisildar@gmail.com.
  • van Hullebusch ED IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands; Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Universitè Paris Diderot, UMR 7154, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France.
  • Lenz M Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Brugg, Switzerland; Sub-Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Du Laing G Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Belgium.
  • Marra A Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy.
  • Cesaro A Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy.
  • Panda S Mineral-Metal Recovery and Recycling Research Group, Mineral Processing Division, Department of Mining Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, TR32260 Isparta, Turkey.
  • Akcil A Mineral-Metal Recovery and Recycling Research Group, Mineral Processing Division, Department of Mining Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, TR32260 Isparta, Turkey.
  • Kucuker MA Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Waste Resources Management, Harburger Schloßstr. 36, 21079 Hamburg, Germany.
  • Kuchta K Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Waste Resources Management, Harburger Schloßstr. 36, 21079 Hamburg, Germany.
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  • 2018-09-30
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  • Journal of hazardous materials. - 2019
Bioleaching
Bioprecipitation
Biosorption
Biotechnologies
Critical metals
Electronic waste
Autotrophic Processes
Biomass
Biotechnology
Electricity
Electrochemistry
Electrolysis
Electronic Waste
Electronics
Metallurgy
Metals
Waste Management
English Critical raw materials (CRMs) are essential in the development of novel high-tech applications. They are essential in sustainable materials and green technologies, including renewable energy, emissionfree electric vehicles and energy-efficient lighting. However, the sustainable supply of CRMs is a major concern. Recycling end-of-life devices is an integral element of the CRMs supply policy of many countries. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is an important secondary source of CRMs. Currently, pyrometallurgical processes are used to recycle metals from WEEE. These processes are deemed imperfect, energy-intensive and non-selective towards CRMs. Biotechnologies are a promising alternative to the current industrial best available technologies (BAT). In this review, we present the current frontiers in CRMs recovery from WEEE using biotechnology, the biochemical fundamentals of these bio-based technologies and discuss recent research and development (R&D) activities. These technologies encompass biologically induced leaching (bioleaching) from various matrices,biomass-induced sorption (biosorption), and bioelectrochemical systems (BES).
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