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Gebreslassie G, Desta HG, Dong Y, Zheng X, Zhao M, Lin B. Advanced membrane-based high-value metal recovery from wastewater. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 265:122122. [PMID: 39128331 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Considering the circular economy and environmental protection, sustainable recovery of high-value metals from wastewater has become a prominent concern. Unlike conventional methods featuring extensive chemicals or energy consumption, membrane separation technology plays a crucial role in facilitating the sustainable and efficient recovery of valuable metals from wastewater due to its attractive features. In this review, we first briefly summarize the sustainable supply chain and significance of sustainable recovery of aqueous high-value metals. Then, we review the most recent advances and application potential in promising state-of-the-art membrane-based technologies for recovery of high-value metals (silver, gold, rhenium, platinum, ruthenium, palladium, iridium, osmium, and rhodium) from wastewater effluents. In particular, pressure-based membranes, liquid membranes, membrane distillation, forward osmosis, electrodialysis and membrane-based hybrid technologies and their mechanism of high-value metal recovery is thoroughly discussed. Then, engineering application and economic sustainability are also discussed for membrane-based high-value metal recovery. The review finally concludes with a critical and insightful overview of the techno-economic viability and future research direction of membrane technologies for efficient high-value metal recovery from wastewater.
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- Gebrehiwot Gebreslassie
- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Department of Industrial Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China.
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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Xie Z, Mahmood Q, Zhang S. Copper recovery from waste printed circuit boards using pyrite as the bioleaching substrate. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:34282-34294. [PMID: 38698096 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33536-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) can be bioleached for Cu recovery, but lack of substrate for the bioleaching culture. In this study, using pyrite as a bacterial substrate for bioleaching WPCBs and recovering Cu was explored. The results showed that the WPCBs bioleaching using pyrite as the bacterial substrate was feasible. Mechanical crushing was a suitable WPCBs pretreatment method. The optimal WPCBs and pyrite pulp densities were respectively found to be 1.25% (w/v) and 1.0% (w/v), and the suitable nitrogen source ratio ((NH4)2SO4: (NH4)2HPO4) was deemed as 2 g/L: 2 g/L, achieving a Cu2+ leaching efficiency of 95.60 ± 1.57% in 14 d. Copper in the bioleaching solution can be directly recovery via electrodeposition. The Cu recovery efficiency in 60 min was up to 92.19 ± 1.35% under the optimal condition that the initial Cu2+ concentration and pH were respectively set at 7.34 g/L and 2.75, and the current density was set at 200 A/m2. Copper was found as the dominant metal in the cathode deposits, existing in the form of Cu and Cu2O. This work provided a novel approach for bioleaching WPCBs and recovering Cu.
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- Zexiang Xie
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang L, Fan X, Wang J, Zhang C, Laipan M, Guo J. Tailoring hierarchical nanostructures of tannin acid/alginate beads for straightforward selective recovery of high-purity Au(0) from aqueous solution. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 324:121534. [PMID: 37985108 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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The utilization of biomass materials with functional properties and rational porous structures holds significant potential for the recovery of precious metals from secondary resources, while facing challenges in achieving rapid reduction and high recovery rates of metallic Au(0). Herein, a novel concept of achieving high-purity Au(0) efficiently by tailoring tannin acid (TA) architecture and porous structure of TA-functionalized alginate beads (P-TOSA). Optimized by structural engineering, the hierarchically nanostructured P-TOSA beads demonstrate exceptional selectivity and recovery capacity (756.1 ± 2.7 mg/g at pH 5), while maintaining a recovery efficiency of over 99 % across a broad range of pH values (1.0-8.0) through the synergistic combination of chelation-based chemisorption and phenolic groups-based redox reaction. Notably, the TA-based nanostructure-boosted reduced Au(0) served as nucleation sites, facilitating elongation and migration of gold crystals across the vein network, thus forming a shell composed with 90.4 ± 0.4 % of element gold. UV radiation exposure could further generate a dynamic redox system and expedite Au (III) reduction to ultra-high purity Au(0) (93.3 ± 1.1 %) via abnormal grain growth mode. Therefore, this study presents a practical and straightforward approach utilizing biomass microbeads for recycling precious metals in metallic form without the use of toxic eluents or additional reductants.
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- Lei Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi' an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi' an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi' an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi' an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi' an 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi' an 710021, PR China.
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Cenci MP, Eidelwein EM, Veit HM. Composition and recycling of smartphones: A mini-review on gaps and opportunities. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2023; 41:1512-1528. [PMID: 37052313 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x231164324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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After more than a decade since smartphones became consolidated in the market, many recycling solutions have been proposed to deal with them. To continue developing useful solutions and enable adjustment of routes, this mini-review aims to analyse the current research scenario, presenting relevant gaps, trends and opportunities. From a structured searching and screening procedure, a vast source of data was arranged and is available to extract useful information (43 studies on composition and 93 studies on recycling). The study provides discussions about the history of smartphone development, constituent materials and recycling methods for different components, comparisons between feature phones and smartphones and others. Among some conclusions, the authors highlight the lack of studies on pre-extractive methods, green chemistry, recovery of critical and precious metals, determination of priority materials for recovery and solutions for entire devices. In the end, a list containing six research gaps for composition studies and seven research gaps for recycling studies is provided and may be seen as opportunities for future research.
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- Marcelo Pilotto Cenci
- LACOR, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- LACOR, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- LACOR, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Wang G, Hou J, Yu K, Xu H. Synthesis of AgNPs from waste mobile phone circuit boards using an emulsion liquid membrane method. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 452:131251. [PMID: 36958164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The disposal of mobile phone print circuit boards (WMPCBs) has now been a problem because of the continually increasing production of mobile phones. It could be considered a new source of precious metal but may jeopardize the environment and human health without proper management. An emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) method is applied and improved to recover silver from WMPCBs and prepare AgNPs. The effects of significant operating parameters were studied for a better understanding of the ELM process. Under the optimized conditions i.e., 0.25 % (v/v) Cyanex 302, 6 % (v/v) Span 80, 5 % (w/v) ASC, 3500 rpm emulsification speed, 10 min emulsification time, 300 rpm extraction stirring speed, 10 min extraction stirring time and 3 (v/v) phase ratio, 98.7 % silver was extracted. AgNPs produced were flower structures assembled by a group of individual nanosheets with a diameter of 800-1400 nm and a thickness of 10-14 nm. The purity was 98.7 % and the yield was 96.6 %. AgNPs of oblate spheroidal structure with a diameter of 30-50 nm could be synthesized by controlling the concentration of Span 80 in ELM. The current study intends to fulfill the gap by exploring the recovery of silver from WMPCBs by the ELM method.
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- Guangzheng Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China; Institute of Ecological Civilization, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
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Kahar INS, Othman N, Noah NFM, Suliman SS. Recovery of copper and silver from industrial e-waste leached solutions using sustainable liquid membrane technology: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:66445-66472. [PMID: 37101217 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26951-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Waste electrical and electronic equipment or e-waste has recently emerged as a significant global concern. This waste contains various valuable metals, and via recycling, it could become a sustainable resource of metals (viz. copper, silver, gold, and others) while reducing reliance on virgin mining. Copper and silver with their superior electrical and thermal conductivity have been reviewed due to their high demand. Recovering these metals will be beneficial to attain the current needs. Liquid membrane technology has appeared as a viable option for treating e-waste from various industries as a simultaneous extraction and stripping process. It also includes extensive research on biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceutical, environmental engineering, pulp and paper, textile, food processing, and wastewater treatment. The success of this process depends more on the selection of organic and stripping phases. In this review, the use of liquid membrane technology in treating/recovering copper and silver from industrial e-waste leached solutions was highlighted. It also assembles critical information on the organic phase (carrier and diluent) and stripping phase in liquid membrane formulation for selective copper and silver. In addition, the utilization of green diluent, ionic liquids, and synergist carrier was also included since it gained prominence attention latterly. The future prospects and challenges of this technology were also discussed to ensure the industrialization of technology. Herein, a potential process flowchart for the valorization of e-waste is also proposed.
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- Izzat Naim Shamsul Kahar
- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
- Centre of Lipids Engineering and Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
- Centre of Lipids Engineering and Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Machine learning for predicting the dynamic extraction of multiple substances by emulsion liquid membranes. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Ghorbanpour P, Jahanshahi M. Silver extraction using emulsion liquid membrane system containing D2EHPA-TBP as synergistic carrier: optimization through response surface methodology. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2023; 44:407-415. [PMID: 34424137 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1972346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present investigation deals with silver extraction using an emulsion liquid membrane. The emulsion liquid membrane system consists of paraffin as organic phase, Span 80 as surfactant, Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) and Tributyl Phosphate (TBP) as carrier, and hydrochloric acid as stripping agent. Experiments were designed and modeled by response surface methodology using Design Expert 11 software, which determines the extraction rate as a function of Span 80 concentration, D2EHPA concentration, TBP concentration, HCl concentration, and treatment ratio. The ANOVA results indicate that the model is statistically significant because of the high R2 (0.9828) and the low p-value of <0.0001. The results showed that the silver extraction increases by increasing all affecting parameters up to their optimal values and after that extraction rate decreases with increasing of them. The process was optimized to obtain maximum extraction rate, minimum D2EHPA concentration, and minimum treatment ratio. The optimal conditions were obtained at a surfactant concentration 3.26% (V/V), D2EHPA concentration 0.0045 mol/L, TBP concentration 5% (V/V), HCl concentration 0.56 mol/L, and treatment ratio 0.5. Under these conditions, the silver extraction rate was 99.87%.
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- Payam Ghorbanpour
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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Alexandre-Franco MF, Fernández-González C, Reguero-Padilla G, Cuerda-Correa EM. Olive-tree polyphenols and urban mining. A greener alternative for the recovery of valuable metals from scrap printed circuit boards. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:114112. [PMID: 36007571 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recycling printed circuit boards (PCBs) is becoming a source of precious metals and an alternative to conventional mining. This phenomenon is now known as "urban mining." In this work, a polyphenols-rich plant extract has been obtained from olive-tree leaves, and its ability to contribute to reducing four metals, namely, Ag, Cu, Cr, and Sn, that are present in scrap PCBs has been studied. Three reductants (NaBH4, Fe°, and the olive-tree leaves extract) have been used to recover these valuable metals. An attempt has been made to minimize the concentration of the first two, replacing them with a natural, cheaper, and less toxic reductant. To achieve this goal, a computer-assisted factorial, composed, centered, orthogonal, and rotatable statistical design of experiments (FCCORD) has been used to build the experimental matrix to be carried out in the laboratory and, next, for the statistical treatment of the results. The results show that it is possible to achieve only a partial recovery of the four metals (silver, copper, chromium, and tin) from PCBs leachates by using sodium borohydride, iron, and the extract separately. In other words, none of these three reductants alone can completely remove any of the four metals in the leachate. Nevertheless, using the statistical design of experiments, the total recovery of the four metals has been achieved by combining the three reductants in the appropriate concentrations. Hence, polyphenols-rich plant extracts in general and olive-tree leaves extract in particular can be regarded as promising coadjuvants in the rising field of urban mining.
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- María F Alexandre-Franco
- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas S/n, 06006-Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas S/n, 06006-Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas S/n, 06006-Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas S/n, 06006-Badajoz, Spain.
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Tejaswini MSSR, Pathak P, Gupta DK. Sustainable approach for valorization of solid wastes as a secondary resource through urban mining. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 319:115727. [PMID: 35868187 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The incessant population has increased the production and consumption of plastics, paper, metals, and organic materials, which are discarded as solid waste after their end of life. The accumulation of these wastes has created growing concerns all over the world. However, conventional methods of solid waste management i.e., direct combustion and landfilling have caused several negative impacts on the environment (releasing toxic chemicals and greenhouse gases, huge land use) besides affecting human health. Therefore, it is requisite to determine sustainable alternative technologies that not only help in mitigating environmental issues but also increase the economic value of the discarded solid wastes. This process is known as urban mining where waste is converted into secondary resources and thereby conserves the natural primary resources. Thus, this review highlights the technological advancements in the valorization process of discarded wastes and their sustainable utilization. We also discussed several limitations of the existing urban mining processes and further the feasibility of valorization techniques was critically analyzed from a techno-economical perspective. This paper recommends a novel sustainable model based on the circular economy concept, where waste is urban mined and recovered as a secondary resource to support the united nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). The implementation of this model will ultimately help the developing countries to achieve the target of SDGs 11, 12, and 14.
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- M S S R Tejaswini
- Department of Environmental Science, SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India.
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- Hazardous Substance Management Division in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi, 110011, India
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Wang Y, Chen S, Liu R, Zhang L, Xue W, Yang Y. Toward green and efficient recycling of Au(III), Pd(II) and Pt(IV) from acidic medium using UCST-type ionic liquid. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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