Combining phytoremediation and biorefinery: Metal extraction from lead contaminated Miscanthus during pretreatment using the ionoSolv process

1988 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 414-415

Author(s):

A. Tanaka ◽

M. Yamaguchi ◽

T. Hirano

Keyword(s):

Power Supply ◽

Plasma Polymerization ◽

Vacuum Chamber ◽

Complex Surface ◽

Replica Method ◽

Metal Extraction ◽

High Voltage Power Supply ◽

Negative Glow ◽

Hydrocarbon Gas ◽

Hydrocarbon Molecules

The plasma polymerization replica method and its apparatus have been devised by Tanaka (1-3). We have published several reports on its application: surface replicas of biological and inorganic specimens, replicas of freeze-fractured tissues and metal-extraction replicas with immunocytochemical markers.The apparatus for plasma polymerization consists of a high voltage power supply, a vacuum chamber containing a hydrocarbon gas (naphthalene, methane, ethylene), and electrodes of an anode disk and a cathode of the specimen base. The surface replication by plasma polymerization in negative glow phase on the cathode was carried out by gassing at 0.05-0.1 Torr and glow discharging at 1.5-3 kV D.C. Ionized hydrocarbon molecules diffused into complex surface configurations and deposited as a three-dimensionally polymerized film of 1050 nm in thickness.The resulting film on the complex surface had uniform thickness and showed no granular texture. Since the film was chemically inert, resistant to heat and mecanically strong, it could be treated with almost any organic or inorganic solvents.

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Extraction of polyethylene glycols with dicarbolide solutions in nitrobenzene

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications ◽

10.1135/cccc19901959 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 55 (8) ◽

pp. 1959-1967 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Petr Vaňura ◽

Pavel Selucký

Keyword(s):

Polyethylene Glycol ◽

Molecular Mass ◽

Extraction Constant ◽

Metal Extraction ◽

Polyethylene Glycols ◽

Relative Molecular Mass ◽

Published Data ◽

Average Molecular Mass ◽

Peg 400 ◽

Extraction Constants

The extraction of polyethylene glycol of average molecular mass 400 (PEG 400) with dicarbolide solution in nitrobenzene and of longer-chain polyethylene glycol, of average molecular mass 1 500 (PEG 1 500), with chlorinated dicarbolide solution in nitrobenzene was studied. During the extraction of PEG 400, the polyethylene glycol solvates the Horg+ ion in the organic phase giving rise to the HLorg+ species (L is polyethylene glycol). The obtained value of the extraction constant Kex(HLorg+) = 933 is consistent with published data of metal extraction. Extraction of PEG 1 500 was treated applying the simplified assumption that the thermodynamic behaviour of PEG 1 500 is the same as that of n molecules of polyethylene glycol with relative molecular mass 1 500/n, each solvating one cation. For this model, the value of n = 3.2 ± 1.1 and the values of the extraction constants of the HL1/n,org+ and HL2/n,org+ species were obtained by using the adapted program LETAGROP. This value of n is consistent with published extraction data in the presence of polyethylene glycol with a relative molecular mass from 200 to 1 000.

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Metal extraction from ores by heap leaching

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B ◽

10.1007/s11663-997-0026-2 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 529-545 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Robert W. Bartlett

Keyword(s):

Heap Leaching ◽

Metal Extraction

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Application of a cashew-based oxime in extracting Ni, Mn and Co from aqueous solution

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture ◽

10.1186/s40538-021-00236-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Chi M. Phan ◽

Son A. Hoang ◽

Son H. Vu ◽

Hoang M. Nguyen ◽

Cuong V. Nguyen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Phase ◽

Extraction Efficiency ◽

Acidic Solution ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Metal Extraction ◽

Economic Potential ◽

Cashew Nut ◽

Valuable Metals ◽

Loaded Organic Phase ◽

Cashew Nut Shell

Abstract Background Cashew nut shell is a by-product of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) production, which is abundant in many developing countries. Cashew nut shell liquor (CNSL) contains a functional chemical, cardanol, which can be converted into a hydroxyoxime. The hydroxyoximes are expensive reagents for metal extraction. Methods CNSL-based oxime was synthesized and used to extract Ni, Co, and Mn from aqueous solutions. The extraction potential was compared against a commercial extractant (LIX 860N). Results All metals were successfully extracted with pH0.5 between 4 and 6. The loaded organic phase was subsequently stripped with an acidic solution. The extraction efficiency and pH0.5 of the CNSL-based extractant were similar to a commercial phenol-oxime extractant. The metals were stripped from the loaded organic phase with a recovery rate of 95% at a pH of 1. Conclusions Cashew-based cardanol can be used to economically produce an oxime in a simple process. The naturally-based oxime has the economic potential to sustainably recover valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. Graphic abstract

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Quantitative Determination of the Surface Distribution of Supported Metal Nanoparticles: A Laser Ablation–ICP–MS Based Approach

Chemosensors ◽

10.3390/chemosensors9040077 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 77

Author(s):

Davide Spanu ◽

Gilberto Binda ◽

Marcello Marelli ◽

Laura Rampazzi ◽

Sandro Recchia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Laser Ablation ◽

Quantitative Determination ◽

Metal Nanoparticles ◽

Total Mass ◽

Functional Materials ◽

Metal Extraction ◽

Ms Analysis ◽

Icp Ms

A laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS) based method is proposed for the quantitative determination of the spatial distribution of metal nanoparticles (NPs) supported on planar substrates. The surface is sampled using tailored ablation patterns and the data are used to define three-dimensional functions describing the spatial distribution of NPs. The volume integrals of such interpolated surfaces are calibrated to obtain the mass distribution of Ag NPs by correlation with the total mass of metal as determined by metal extraction and ICP–MS analysis. Once this mass calibration is carried out on a sacrificial sample, quantifications can be performed over multiple samples by a simple micro-destructive LA–ICP–MS analysis without requiring the extraction/dissolution of metal NPs. The proposed approach is here tested using a model sample consisting of a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) disk decorated with silver NPs, achieving high spatial resolution over cm2-sized samples and very high sensitivity. The developed method is accordingly a useful analytical tool for applications requiring both the total mass and the spatial distribution of metal NPs to be determined without damaging the sample surface (e.g., composite functional materials and NPs, decorated catalysts or electrodic materials).

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New EAF Slag Characterization Methodology for Strategic Metal Recovery

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14061513 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

pp. 1513

Author(s):

Nour-Eddine Menad ◽

Nassima Kana ◽

Alain Seron ◽

Ndue Kanari

Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Slag Sample ◽

Steel Slag ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Added Value ◽

Metal Extraction ◽

Magnetic Fraction ◽

Magnetic Components ◽

Physico Chemical ◽

Hematite Fe2o3

The grown demand of current and future development of new technologies for high added value and strategic metals, such as molybdenum, vanadium, and chromium, and facing to the depletion of basic primary resources of these metals, the metal extraction and recovery from industrial by-products and wastes is a promising choice. Slag from the steelmaking sector contains a significant amount of metals; therefore, it must be considered to be an abundant secondary resource for several strategic materials, especially chromium. In this work, the generated slag from electric arc furnace (EAF) provided by the French steel industry was characterized by using multitude analytical techniques in order to determine the physico-chemical characteristics of the targeted slag. The revealed main crystallized phases are larnite (Ca2SiO4), magnetite (Fe3O4), srebrodolskite (Ca2Fe2O5), wüstite (FeO), maghemite (Fe2.6O3), hematite (Fe2O3), chromite [(Fe,Mg)Cr2O4], and quartz (SiO2). The collected slag sample contains about 34.1% iron (48.5% Fe2O3) and 3.5% chromium, whilst the vanadium contents is around 1500 ppm. The Mössbauer spectroscopy suggested that the non-magnetic fraction represents 42 wt% of the slag, while the remainder (58 wt%) is composed of magnetic components. The thermal treatment of steel slag up to 900 °C indicated that this solid is almost stable and few contained phases change their structures.

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Treatment of Copper-Cobalt Alloy with Molten Magnesium for Metal Extraction

Journal of Alloys and Compounds ◽

10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159933 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 159933

Author(s):

Chunxi Zhang ◽

Xueyi Guo ◽

Dawei Yu ◽

Qinghua Tian ◽

Fuhui Cui

Keyword(s):

Metal Extraction ◽

Cobalt Alloy ◽

Molten Magnesium

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Food Waste-Assisted Metal Extraction from Printed Circuit Boards: The Aspergillus niger Route

Microorganisms ◽

10.3390/microorganisms9050895 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 895

Author(s):

Carlotta Alias ◽

Daniela Bulgari ◽

Fabjola Bilo ◽

Laura Borgese ◽

Alessandra Gianoncelli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solid State ◽

Aspergillus Niger ◽

Food Waste ◽

Solid State Fermentation ◽

Printed Circuit Boards ◽

Electronic Waste ◽

Metal Extraction ◽

Circuit Boards ◽

Printed Circuit ◽

Waste Printed Circuit Boards

A low-energy paradigm was adopted for sustainable, affordable, and effective urban waste valorization. Here a new, eco-designed, solid-state fermentation process is presented to obtain some useful bio-products by recycling of different wastes. Urban food waste and scraps from trimmings were used as a substrate for the production of citric acid (CA) by solid state fermentation of Aspergillus niger NRRL 334, with a yield of 20.50 mg of CA per gram of substrate. The acid solution was used to extract metals from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs), one of the most common electronic waste. The leaching activity of the biological solution is comparable to a commercial CA one. Sn and Fe were the most leached metals (404.09 and 67.99 mg/L, respectively), followed by Ni and Zn (4.55 and 1.92 mg/L) without any pre-treatments as usually performed. Commercial CA extracted Fe more efficiently than the organic one (123.46 vs. 67.99 mg/L); vice versa, biological organic CA recovered Ni better than commercial CA (4.55 vs. 1.54 mg/L). This is the first approach that allows the extraction of metals from WPCBs through CA produced by A. niger directly grown on waste material without any sugar supplement. This “green” process could be an alternative for the recovery of valuable metals such as Fe, Pb, and Ni from electronic waste.

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