Ammoniacal leaching and recovery of copper from alloyed low-grade e-waste

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 318-328

  Rudnik, Ewa ^a   Pierzynka, Maciej ^a   Handzlik, Piotr ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ammoniacal leaching; Copper; E waste; Electrolysis; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912535802     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 16118227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-014-0335-x     Document Type: Article

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