WIBS Talk - Recycling of Electronic waste (E-waste) with Mild Redox-Active Ligands
Date and time is TBD
|Pullman
James G. Moberly – Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Idaho Kristopher V. Waynant – Dept of Chemistry, University of Idaho
Time & Location
Date and time is TBD
Pullman, 735 Alene Ct, Pullman, WA 99163, USA
About The Event
Social: 6:30 PM
Talk: 7:00 PM
Abstract: Over the past two decades the demand for new and exciting electronic devices has intensified the need for the raw materials to make those devices including copper, gold, platinum, silver, nickel, etc. (not to mention the lithium). An underexplored source for those metals is electronic waste (e-waste). In 2022, it was estimated that e-waste generated had a value of $91 Billion dollars. Instead of traditional high energy metallurgy techniques for metal recovery, our team uses a mild (ligand-based) chemical process to oxidatively dissolve the metals and recover them electrochemically regenerating the ligand and making the system recyclable. This seminar will discuss the concept, the ongoing projects, and the needs for scaling up.