Gold Bioleaching from Printed Circuit Boards of Mobile Phones by <i>Aspergillus niger</i> in a Culture without Agitation and with Glucose as a Carbon Source

Hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processes to recover gold (Au) from cell-phone printed circuit boards (PCBs) have the disadvantage of generating corrosive residues and consuming a large amount of energy. Therefore, it is necessary to look for biological processes that have low energy consum...

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Main Authors: Rosalba Argumedo-Delira, Mario J. Gómez-Martínez, Brenda Joan Soto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/9/5/521