Review Article
Year: 2016 | Month: April-June | Volume: 1 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 53-56
A Review on Studies and Research on Gold Recovery from Industrial Solid Waste
Sunil J. Kulkarni
Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
ABSTRACT
Solid waste treatment is becoming more important in industrial waste treatment. The electronic circuits and components contain various hazardous as well as precious materials. The use of heavy metals in the various components of mobiles, computers, remote, chips and other components calls for effective solid waste management. The electronic waste includes used components and electronic goods. These electronic materials and goods contain various valuable metals like gold, silver, platinum etc. These wastes are normally treated unscientifically. These methods are inefficient and at times hazardous. There is need to explore methods which are systematic and efficient. The current review summarizes research and studies for recovery of gold from waste.
Key words: leaching, solvent, recovery, pre-treatment, recycle.