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Catalysing electrowinning of copper from E-waste: a critical review

Fathima Arshia, Tang Jessie Yuk Bing, Giannis Apostolos, Ilankoon I. M. Saman K., Chong Meng Nan

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/4AD1E115-3B96-4CCB-9C1C-A0B49E129FC9-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134340-
Identifierhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653522008335-
Languageen-
Extent14 pagesen
TitleCatalysing electrowinning of copper from E-waste: a critical reviewen
CreatorFathima Arshiaen
CreatorTang Jessie Yuk Bingen
CreatorGiannis Apostolosen
CreatorΓιαννης Αποστολοςel
CreatorIlankoon I. M. Saman K.en
CreatorChong Meng Nanen
PublisherElsevieren
Content SummarySmart technologies and digitalisation have increased the consumption of scarce metals that threaten the sustainability of intricated industries. Additionally, the growing streams of waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) are significant hazards to public health and the environment. Thus, there is an escalating need to recover metals from e-waste for sustainable management of metal resources. Hydrometallurgical processing of e-waste, involving copper (Cu) leaching and its subsequent recovery from pregnant leach solution (PLS) via electrowinning, has emerged as an efficient strategy to close the recycling loop. Electrowinning from PLS demonstrated higher Cu recovery efficiency and operational feasibility with a lower reagent use and lesser waste generation. Nevertheless, multiple issues challenged its practical implementation, including selective recovery of Cu from PLS containing mixed metals and high energy consumption. This review (1) identifies the factors affecting Cu electrowinning from PLS; (2) evaluates the composition of lixiviants influencing Cu electrowinning; (3) appraises various catalysts developed for enhancing Cu electrodeposition; and (4) reviews coupled systems that minimised process energy consumption. From the literature review, electrocatalysts are prospective candidates for improving Cu electrowinning as they reduced the cathodic reduction overpotentials, enhanced surface reaction kinetics and increased current efficiency. Other catalysts, including bioelectrocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysts, are applicable for dilute electrolytes with further investigations required to validate their feasibility. The coupled systems, including slurry electrolysis, bioelectrochemical systems and coupled redox fuel cells, minimise process energy requirements by systematically coupling the cathodic reduction reaction with suitable anodic oxidation reactions having thermodynamically low overpotentials. Among these systems, slurry electrolysis utilising a single-step processing of e-waste is feasible for commericalisation though operational challenges must be addressed to improve its sustainability. The other systems require further studies to improve their scalability. It provides an important direction for energy-efficient Cu electrowinning from PLS, ultimately promoting a circular economy for the scarce metal resources.en
Type of ItemΑνασκόπησηel
Type of ItemReviewen
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2024-04-24-
Date of Publication2022-
SubjectElectro-metallurgyen
SubjectE-Wasteen
SubjectMetal recyclingen
SubjectCopper electrodepositionen
SubjectElectro-leachingen
SubjectMicrobial electrochemical systemsen
Bibliographic CitationA. Fathima, J. Y. B. Tang, A. Giannis, I.M.S.K. Ilankoon, and M. N. Chong, “Catalysing electrowinning of copper from E-waste: a critical review,” Chemosphere, vol. 298, July 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134340.en

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