Optimizing mixed culture of two acidophiles to improve copper recovery from printed circuit boards (PCBs)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 250-251, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-245

  Liang, Guobin ^a   Tang, Jianghong ^a   Liu, Weiping ^a   Zhou, Quanfa ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Copper recovery (Cu); Inoculums ratio; Mixed culture; Printed circuit boards (PCBs); Response surface methodology (RSM)

Indexed keywords

ACIDOPHILES; COPPER RECOVERY; INOCULUMS RATIO; MIXED CULTURES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCBS); RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

COPPER; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

COPPER; FERRIC SULFATE; SULFUR;

ACIDITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; GROWTH RATE; LEACHING; OPTIMIZATION; PH; RECOVERY METHOD;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ACIDOPHILE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLEACHING; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRONIC WASTE; INOCULATION; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; RECYCLING; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; METALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84874544346     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.077     Document Type: Article

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