• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.477-485
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• 2016

As expensive and valuable metals being used in electronic and semiconducting industries are abandoned as industrial wastes after use of them, it is required to recover them from e-wasted electronics parts. Gold which is used for printed circuit boards or electronic equipments, accessories, etc., is one of e-Wasted materials and recently indium, gallium, zirconium, cobalt, molybdenum and lithium are bacome valuable metals to be recovered from the e-wastes. Since the amount of precious metals is now being faced with scarcity, lean too much on area and instability of supply, and industrial demands are rapidly increasing every year, it becomes more important to recover the valuable metals from the industrial wastes. In this review, we introduced technologies and research trend of the recovery processes of valuable metals from the e-wastes in high-tech devices over the world.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2015

The main objective of this study is to recovery valuable metals with metal particle size distributions in waste cell phone PCBs(Printed Circuit Boards) by means of pulverization and nitric acid process. The particle size classifier also was evaluated by specific metal contents. The PCBs were pulverized by a fine pulverizer. The particle sizes were classified by 5 different sizes which were PcS1(0.2 mm below), PcS2(0.20~0.51 mm), PcS3(0.51~1.09 mm), PcS4(1.09~2.00 mm) and PcS5(2.00 mm above). Non-magnetic metals in the grinding particles were separated by a hand magnetic. And then, Cu, Co and Ni were separated by 3M nitric acid. Particle diameter of PCBs were 0.388~0.402 mm after the fine pulverizer. The sorting coefficient were 0.403~0.481. The highest metal content in PcS1. And the bigger particle diameter, the lower the valuable metals exist. The recovery rate of the valuable metals increases in smaller particle diameter with same leaching conditions. For further work, it could improve to recovery of the valuable metals effectively by means of individual treatment, multistage leaching and different leaching solvents.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.48-54
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• 2020

우리나라는 제조업 중심 국가로서 다양한 분야에 많은 양의 금속이 사용되나, 이들 금속이 대부분 수입에 의존하고 있다. 상당수의 금속은 전세계적으로 제한된 부존량 및 생산량에 비해 소비량이 증가하는 실정이다. 어떤 금속들은 부존 및 생산국가가 편재되어 있는 경우가 종종 있어 향후 공급의 불안정성이 우려된다. 또한 이러한 금속이 유해성을 띄고 있을 경우 환경적 측면에서도 문제가 된다. 이를 해결하기 위해 사업장 폐기물내 유해성 유가금속 회수 및 재활용을 통해 공급을 안정화시키고 환경오염을 예방할 수 있으나, 유가 금속의 종류 및 국내 배출업체와 배출폐기물 종류가 매우 많아 초기에 관련 현황파악이 번거롭다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 공공기관 공개자료를 통해 향후 국내산업에 중요한 유해성 유가금속 선정결과를 소개하고, 국내 화학물질 배출·이동량 정보 등을 이용하여 이러한 금속(니켈, 코발트, 망간 등)를 함유 폐기물을 배출하는 업체들을 보다 용이하게 초기 현황파악 하는 방안을 순서도 형식으로 제시하였다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2013

In this study, the microstructure and valuable metals dissolution properties of PDP waste panel powders were investigated as a function of milling parameters such as ball diameter size, milling time, and rotational speed during high-energy milling process. The complete refinement of powder could achieved at the ball diameter size of 5 mm due to sufficient impact energy and the number of collisions. With increasing milling time, the average particle size was rapidly decreased until the first 30 seconds, then decreased gradually about $3{\mu}m$ at 3 minutes and finally, increased with presence of agglomerated particles of $35{\mu}m$ at 5 minutes. Although there was no significant difference on the size of the particle according to the rotational speed from 900 to 1,100 rpm, the total valuable metals dissolution amount was most excellent at 1,100 rpm. As a result, the best milling conditions for maximum dissolving amount of valuable metals (Mg: 375 ppm, Ag 135 ppm, In: 17 ppm) in this research were achieved with 5 mm of ball diameter size, 3min of milling time, and 1,100 rpm of rotational speed.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2015

Distribution of rare earth metals (REMs) and rare valuable metals (RVMs) contents in coal ashes (fly ash, bottom ash, and pond ash) and leachate from 11 coal-fired power plants in Korea were investigated. Coal ashes and leachates were found to contain important REMs and RVMs such as Yttrium (Y) and Neodymium (Nd), which was in the range of 23~75 mg/kg. However, it still requires developing effective recovery and separation methods in order to utilize REMs and RVMs in ash and leachate. Recovery of valuable elements (Y and Nd) from various and extensive ash sources (8.21 million tons/year in 2013) can provide the existing power plants with additional profit; therefore, it can significantly improve economics of the power plants.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.26-40
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• 2000

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 The 6th International Symposium of East Asian Resources Recycling Technology
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• pp.183-187
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• 2001

Present states on reutilization of metal-bearing solid wastes in China including metal-containing gangue, red mud, nonferrous metallurgical slag or residue, arsenical slag, steel - iron slag, waste batteries, were described in detail. The wastes pile up at a large quantity, resulting in seriously potential harm to environment. Most of these wastes, however, contain valuable metals, which are regarded as important secondary resources for extracting metals. Waste slag and batteries with a high grade of metals are treated by a hydro-based and / or pyre-based method for extracting valuable metals. While gangue and waste slag with a low grade are as a raw material in architecture field. In the future, a novel technology, such as high-grads magnetization separation technique and biological technique, will be designed to treat these wastes for protecting environment and recycling valuable components. These wastes, furthermore, are synthetically reutilized to produce various architectural materials, including glass and ceramics.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.14-23
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• 2009

각종 전기전자제품의 제조과정 또는 사용 후 해체 과정에서 배출되는 폐전기전자기기(WEEE) 스크랩으로부터 금, 은, 팔라듐등 귀금속과 구리, 주석, 니켈등 유가금속의 회수는 금속 재활용측면뿐만 아니라 환경 유해물질 저감의 측면에서도 매우 중요하다. 일반적으로 WEEE 스크랩은 여러 종류의 금속과 합금뿐만 아니라 내화 산화물과 플라스틱 성분 등으로 구성된 복합물질이다. WEEE 스크랩에 함유된 귀금속과 유가금속은 가스휘발공정, 건식공정 또는 습식공정으로 회수될 수 있다. 그러나 가스휘발공정과 습식공정은 아직 기초연구단계에 머물고 있는 실정으로, 현재 WEEE 스크랩으로부터 금, 은, 팔라듐 및 구리 등을 회수하기위한 상업적인 플랜트의 대부분은 건식공정으로 이루어지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 WEEE 스크랩으로부터 귀금속 및 유가금속을 회수하는 건식공정에 대하여 소개하고, 폐동슬래그를 슬래그 형성제로 활용하여 WEEE 스크랩으로부터 귀금속 및 유가금속을 회수하기 위한 규모 확대 실험에 대한 결과를 제시한다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 The 6th International Symposium of East Asian Resources Recycling Technology
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• pp.478-481
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• 2001

The spent petrochemical catalyst used in the manufacturing process of terephthalic-acid contains valuable metals such as cobalt and manganese. To recover these metals, sulfuric acid leaching was performed with hydrogen peroxide as a reducing agent. Low extractions of Mn, Co and Fe were obtained by sulfuric acid leaching without reducing agent. With adding hydrogen peroxide as a reducing agent, the high extraction of these metals could be obtained. Different from general leaching experiment, the extraction rates of metal components were decreased with increasing reaction temperature in this case. Under the optimum condition, the extraction rates of Mn, Co and Fe were 93.0%, 87.0% and 100% respectively.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the international symposium on the fusion technology
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• pp.563-568
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• 2003

Recently, the recycled amount of electric, mechanical parts, and appliances in artifacts has increased. These products use valuable rare metals such as platinum group metals and gold, which are included occasionally as additives. Rare metals are maldistributed in the world and most of them are produced in small quantities. A small amount of rare metals used in the appliances causes a large loss of rare metal resources because of the lack of an economically recycling method. The present recycling technologies including physical and chemical separation methods that are considered for recycling of electric, mechanical parts and appliances.