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approaches for the recovery of metals from primary and secondary resources. Fortschr Mineral
6(2):54
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metals: key biogeochemical processes for treatment of contamination. FEMS Microbiol Rev 20
(3–4):503–516
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22. Yang Y, Diao M, Liu K, Qian L, Nguyen AV, Qiu G (2013) Column bioleaching of low-grade
copper ore by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in pure and mixed cultures with a heterotrophic
acidophile Acidiphilium sp. Hydrometallurgy 131–132:93–98
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1. Ikhlayel M (2018) An integrated approach to establish e-waste management systems for
developing countries. J Clean Prod 170:119–130
2. Vaccari M, Vinti G, Cesaro A, Belgiorno V, Salhofer S, Dias MI, Jandric A (2019) WEEE
treatment in developing countries: environmental pollution and health consequences—an
overview. Int J Environ Res Public Health 16(9):1595
3. Awasthi AK, Zeng X, Li J (2016) Integrated bioleaching of copper metal from waste printed
circuit board—a comprehensive review of approaches and challenges. Environ Sci Pollut Res
23(21):21141–21156
4. Ning C, Lin CSK, Hui DCW, McKay G (2017) Waste Printed Circuit Board (PCB) recycling
techniques. Top Curr Chem 375(2):1–36
5. Zhou Y, Qiu K (2010) A new technology for recycling materials from waste printed circuit
boards. J Hazard Mater 175(1–3):823–828
6. Petter PMH, Veit HM, Bernardes AM (2014) Evaluation of gold and silver leaching from
printed circuit board of cellphones. Waste Manag 34(2):475–482
7. Jain N, Sharma DK (2004) Biohydrometallurgy for nonsulfidic minerals – a review.
Geomicrobiol J 21(3):135–144
8. Willner J, Fornalczyk A (2013) Extraction of metals from electronic waste by bacterial leaching.
Environ Prot Eng 39(1):197–208
9. He J, Kappler A (2017) Recovery of precious metals from waste streams. Microb Biotechnol 10
(5):1194–1198
10. Brandl H (2002) Metal-microbe-interactions and thier biotechnological applications for mineral
waste treatment. Recent Res Dev Mircobiol 6(January 2002):571–584
11. Priya A, Hait S (2017) Comparative assessment of metallurgical recovery of metals from
electronic waste with special emphasis on bioleaching. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24(8):6989–7008
12. Monballiu A, Cardon N, Tri Nguyen M, Cornelly C, Meesschaert B, Chiang YW (2015)
Tolerance of chemoorganotrophic bioleaching microorganisms to heavy metal and alkaline
stresses. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2015:1–9
13. Martínez-Bussenius C, Navarro CA, Jerez CA (2017) Microbial copper resistance: importance
in biohydrometallurgy. Microb Biotechnol 10(2):279–295
14. Das S, Natarajan G, Ting Y-P (2017) Bio-extraction of precious metals from urban solid waste.
AIP Publishing, Melville, p 020004
15. Bosecker K (1997) Bioleaching: metal solubilization by microorganisms. FEMS Microbiol Rev
20(3–4):591–604
16. Vera M, Schippers A, Sand W (2013) Progress in bioleaching: fundamentals and mechanisms
of bacterial metal sulfide oxidation-part A. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 97(17):7529–7541
17. Gadd GM (2000) Bioremedial potential of microbial mechanisms. Curr Opin Biotechnol 11
(3):271–279
18. Beech IB, Sunner J (2004) Biocorrosion: towards understanding interactions between biofilms
and metals. Curr Opin Biotechnol 15(3):181–186
19. Pollmann K, Kutschke S, Matys S, Kostudis S, Hopfe S, Raff J (2016) Novel biotechnological
approaches for the recovery of metals from primary and secondary resources. Fortschr Mineral
6(2):54
20. White C, Sayer JA, Gadd GM (1997) Microbial solubilization and immobilization of toxic
metals: key biogeochemical processes for treatment of contamination. FEMS Microbiol Rev 20
(3–4):503–516
21. Abdulla H (2009) Bioweathering and biotransformation of granitic rock minerals by actinomycetes. Microb Ecol 58(4):753–761
22. Yang Y, Diao M, Liu K, Qian L, Nguyen AV, Qiu G (2013) Column bioleaching of low-grade
copper ore by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in pure and mixed cultures with a heterotrophic
acidophile Acidiphilium sp. Hydrometallurgy 131–132:93–98
Process Engineering Aspects in Bioleaching of Metals from Electronic Waste
41