Metal extraction processes for electronic waste and existing industrial routes: A review and Australian perspective

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 152-179

  Khaliq, Abdul ^a   Rhamdhani, Muhammad Akbar ^a   Brooks, Geoffrey ^a   Masood, Syed ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Electronic waste (e waste); Precious metals (PMs) extractions; Printed circuit boards (PCBs); Pyrometallurgy; Recycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919919901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20799276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/resources3010152     Document Type: Review

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