RECOVERY OF COPPER FROM WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD

Abstract

This generation can’t be imagined without copper, the most used metal element in electrical and electronic appliances due to its efficient electric conductivity. That causes high yield of copper in the waste stream too. As energy resources are limited, so alternative methods should be developed to recover those energy resources for keeping the ecosystems balanced. The waste printed circuit board (PCB) is the main source of value metals like gold, silver, copper etc. In the present study recovery of copper from waste PCBs using hydrometallurgical route was studied.