"Sustainable Urban Mining Of Precious Metals | Materials & Chemical Engineering

The rapid revolution in modern industry has led to a significant increase in waste at the end of the product lifecycle. It is essential to close the loop secure resources and join up the circular economy. This book provides a detailed review of extraction techniques for urban mining of precious metals including gold silver and the platinum group. The merits and demerits of various extraction methods are highlighted with possible suggestions for improvements. The feasibility of hybrid extraction techniques as well as the sustainability and environmental impact of every process is explored. Offers a comprehensive review of different techniques used in recycling technology for urban mining of precious metals Describes the concept of urban mining and its correlation with circular economy Discusses feasibility of precious metal extraction and urban mines scope and their potential Explains the subject in-context of sustainability while describing chemistry fundamentals and industrial practices Provides technical flow sheets for urban mining of precious metals with diversity of lixiviant This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in extractive metallurgy hydrometallurgy chemical engineering chemistry and environmental engineering. |Sustainable Urban Mining of Precious Metals | Materials & Chemical Engineering