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Built-in charge could replace chemical reagents in gold recovery from electronic waste

Recovering valuable metals from electronic waste, mining streams and industrial waste typically requires large quantities of ...

In 2024, University of Illinois researchers showed electricity could recover gold from e-waste with fewer chemicals. 2 years later, a redesigned molecule removes the re…

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new molecule that simplifies and electrifies the recovery of gold ...
Nanowerk

New molecule could make metal recovery cleaner and more efficient

A new electrically active molecule enables cleaner metal recovery by replacing many chemical reagents with electricity, ...
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Electricity-driven molecule cuts chemicals 100x, recovers 89% gold from e-waste

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a molecule that uses electricity ...
Phys.org

First liquid-liquid extraction trial finds porous liquids can separate harmful or unwanted alcohols from mixtures

A world-first study has successfully used porous liquids to achieve liquid-liquid separation for the first time, creating exciting potential for advancing both environmental sustainability and public ...