Acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment

This work is focused on studying thermal pretreatment and leaching of copper and tin from printed circuit boards (PCBs) from used consumer equipment. Thermal treatment experiments were realized with and without presence of oxygen at 300°C, 500°C, 700°C and 900°C for 30 minutes. Leaching exp...

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Main Authors: Orac D., Havlik T., Maul A., Berwanger M.
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Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty, Bor 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgy
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5339/2015/1450-53391500019O.pdf
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description This work is focused on studying thermal pretreatment and leaching of copper and tin from printed circuit boards (PCBs) from used consumer equipment. Thermal treatment experiments were realized with and without presence of oxygen at 300°C, 500°C, 700°C and 900°C for 30 minutes. Leaching experiments were performed at 80°C in 2M HCl in two stages. The first stage consisted of classic leaching experiments of samples without and after thermal treatment. The second stage consisted of oxidative leaching experiments (blowing of air or oxygen) with the aim to intensify metals leaching. The results of thermal treatment experiments show that maximal mass loss after burning (combustion) was 53 % (700°C) and after pyrolysis 47 % (900 %). Oxidative leaching resulted in complete dissolution of copper and tin after 60. or 90 minutes of thermally treated samples. Pyrolysis and combustion have positive effects on metals dissolution in comparison with samples without thermal pretreatment. Moreover, the dissolution of metals is more effective and needs shorter leaching time.
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spelling doaj-art-2c567fde889a4000a34f9395ffd2fda72025-02-02T09:38:49ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Technical Faculty, BorJournal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgy1450-53392217-71752015-01-0151215316110.2298/JMMB141203019O1450-53391500019OAcidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipmentOrac D.0Havlik T.1Maul A.2Berwanger M.3Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Metallurgy, Department of Non-Ferrous Metals and Waste Treatment, Kosice, SlovakiaTechnical University of Kosice, Faculty of Metallurgy, Department of Non-Ferrous Metals and Waste Treatment, Kosice, SlovakiaRWTH Aachen University, Department of Processing and Recycling, Aachen, GermanyRWTH Aachen University, Department of Processing and Recycling, Aachen, GermanyThis work is focused on studying thermal pretreatment and leaching of copper and tin from printed circuit boards (PCBs) from used consumer equipment. Thermal treatment experiments were realized with and without presence of oxygen at 300°C, 500°C, 700°C and 900°C for 30 minutes. Leaching experiments were performed at 80°C in 2M HCl in two stages. The first stage consisted of classic leaching experiments of samples without and after thermal treatment. The second stage consisted of oxidative leaching experiments (blowing of air or oxygen) with the aim to intensify metals leaching. The results of thermal treatment experiments show that maximal mass loss after burning (combustion) was 53 % (700°C) and after pyrolysis 47 % (900 %). Oxidative leaching resulted in complete dissolution of copper and tin after 60. or 90 minutes of thermally treated samples. Pyrolysis and combustion have positive effects on metals dissolution in comparison with samples without thermal pretreatment. Moreover, the dissolution of metals is more effective and needs shorter leaching time.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5339/2015/1450-53391500019O.pdfrecyclingconsumer equipmentleachingthermal pretreatmentcoppertin
spellingShingle Orac D.
Havlik T.
Maul A.
Berwanger M.
Acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment
Journal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgy
recycling
consumer equipment
leaching
thermal pretreatment
copper
tin
title Acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment
title_full Acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment
title_fullStr Acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment
title_full_unstemmed Acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment
title_short Acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment
title_sort acidic leaching of copper and tin from used consumer equipment
topic recycling
consumer equipment
leaching
thermal pretreatment
copper
tin
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5339/2015/1450-53391500019O.pdf
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