Bio-Assisted Leaching of Non-Ferrous Metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards—Importance of Process Parameters

Author:

Vardanyan ArevikORCID,Vardanyan NarineORCID,Aâtach MohamedORCID,Malavasi Pierre,Gaydardzhiev Stoyan

Abstract

The effect of varying process parameters during bio-catalyzed leaching of metals from end-of-life printed circuit boards (PCBs) was investigated. Fragmented PCBs (under 2 mm) were subjected to an indirect bioleaching in a stirred tank reactor while pulp density, pH and initial ferric iron content were varied. An iron oxidizing Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans 61 microbial strain was used to generate the lixiviant through oxidizing Fe(II) to Fe(III). Chemically generated Fe(III) was tested as lixiviant under the same conditions as the biological one for comparative purposes. Cell enumeration during leaching and microscopic observations of the input and leached PCBs were conducted in parallel to shed light on the observed phenomena. The degree of bringing metals in solution was found to depend mainly on ferric iron concentration and pH. For the entire duration being always kept as 24 h, substantial portion of Cu (~87%) was extracted respectively at 1% pulp density (PD), 15.5 g/L Fe3+ and pH 1. For Zn and Ni, nearly 100% recovery was observed at 5% PD, 18 g/L Fe3+ and pH 1.1. The achieved results offer possibilities for further studies at higher pulp density, to ultimately render the bioleaching approach as enabling economical and environmentally friendly technology for urban mining of non-ferrous metals.

Funder

ERAMIN-2 Call 2019, BaCLEM project

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Materials Science,Metals and Alloys

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