Selective recovery of copper from copper tailings and wastewater using chelating resins with bis-picolylamine functional groups

Industrial and mining wastewater, along with copper tailings, are typically highly acidic and contain copper and other heavy metals, which may contaminate and damage the environment. Copper (Cu) is, however, a valuable metal, making its removal and recovery from such wastewater and tailings environm...

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Main Authors: Kosisochi Ibebunjo, Youssef El Ouardi, John Kwame Bediako, Anna Iurchenkova, Eveliina Repo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024037976