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2019
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Recovery of gallium from smartphones - Part I: Thermal and mechanical pretreatment

Abstract
The aim of this study was the investigation of possibilities to produce a gallium-rich intermediate product from discarded smartphones. For this purpose, pyrolysis followed by mechanical treatment including ball milling and sieving were performed. It was found that the applied procedure is suitable to enrich Ga, Au, Nd and Dy in a fine fraction, whereas the majority of Cu, Fe, Ni and Sn is collected in the coarse fraction. During a subsequent metallurgical assessment, a metallurgical processing route was developed with respect to selective winning of Ga as well as the recovery of rare earth elements, Cu and precious metals.
Author(s)
Flerus, Benedikt
RWTH Aachen, IME; Fraunhofer ISC
Billmann, Laura
RWTH Aachen, IME
Bokelmann, Katrin
Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung ISC
Stauber, Rudolf
Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung ISC
Friedrich, Bernd
RWTH Aachen, IME
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European Metallurgical Conference, EMC 2019. Proceedings. Vol.3
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European Metallurgical Conference (EMC) 2019
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  • Smartphones

  • recycling

  • Gallium

  • pyrolysis

  • metal recovery

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