A new technique enables the use of fatty acids—for example, those found in cooking oil from fast-food restaurants—to dissolve and separate silver. The process requires light and diluted hydrogen ...

Chemists at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) have discovered the best sorbent (based on amino polymers) for extracting silver from solutions. It helps selectively extract the precious metal, even if ...

Researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a new method of extracting silver and aluminum from end-of-life PV cells using iron chloride and aluminum chloride dissolved in brines.

Electronic waste contains precious metals, which can be safely dissolved and separated with recyclable fatty acids, without the use of corrosive substances. A new technique enables the use of, for ...