CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Recovery of critical and precious metals from E-Waste
Ippolito N., Birloaga I., Ferella F., Innocenzi V., De Michelis I., (Corresponding) Vegliò F.
Topic:
Electric and electronic waste
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is the fastest growing waste stream in Europe. This waste contains a high amount of critical and valuable metals as the rare earths defined critical materials from European Commission (2010) and the precious metals. Exhaust fluorescent lamps are...Read more
Red Mud as a Secondary Source of Scarce Metals - Recovery using Red Microalgae
Náhlík V., Čížková M., Singh A., Bišová K., Mezricky D., Rucki M., (Corresponding) Vítová M.
Topic:
Environmental biotechnology and bioenergy
Red mud is a by-product of the production of alumina from bauxite ore. Less than 2% of the red mud produced is currently being reused. The red mud contains a number of residual elements, some at a considerable concentration. The red microalga Galdieria sulphuraria was used to test the accumulation...Read more
Keywords:
red mud, scarce metals, rare earth elements, red algae, Galdieria sulphuraria
