Selective Recovery of Copper from Waste Printed Circuit Boards by Ammoniacal Solvoleaching
摘要
This study introduces an innovative method for the selectiveSelective extraction of copperCopper from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs)Waste Printed Circuit Boards (WPCBs) using a single-stage leachingLeaching and solvent extraction (SX) process, employing the organic extractant, 2-hydroxy-5-nonylacetophenone oxime (LIX 84-I)LIX 84-I, with addition of a small amount of NH4OH (ammoniacal solvoleaching). CopperCopper can be selectively recovered by the proposed ammoniacal solvoleaching; following the optimization of leachingLeaching parameters, over 68% of Cu from WPCBs was recovered. Copper can then be efficiently stripped from the loaded organic solution using H2SO4. Notably, LIX 84-ILIX 84-I maintains its extraction efficiency through multiple leaching-stripping cycles. AmmoniacalAmmonia solvoleaching offers a practical and sustainableSustainable method for the simple and selectiveSelective extraction of Cu from WPCBs.