• Architecting an open-source IIoT framework for real-time control and monitoring in the bioleaching industry 

      Tarres Puertas, Marta Isabel; Brosa, Lluís; Comerma Montells, Albert; Rossell Garriga, Josep Maria; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023-12-29)
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      Electronic waste (e-waste) contains toxic elements causing an important impact on environmental and human health. However, the presence of valuable metals, such as copper or gold, among others, make recycling a necessity ...
    • Copper recovery from PCBs by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: toxicity of bioleached metals on biological activity 

      Benzal Montes, Eva; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Cano Larrotta, Ana María José Candelaria (Springer, 2020-04-01)
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      The suitability and limits of bioleaching for copper recovery from printed circuits boards has been stated with new strategies and methodologies. The process has been tested using a continuous column reactor simulating ...
    • E-waste valorisation by recovering valuable metals with microorganisms 

      Benzal Montes, Eva; Cano, A.; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David (2019)
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      The effectiveness of bioleaching in copper recovery from printed circuit boards by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans has been evaluated under a wide range of conditions demonstrating the suitability of the technology and their ...
    • Effect of pH and Fe(III) ions on chalcopyrite bioleaching by an adapted consortium from biogas sweetening 

      Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Alfonso Abella, María Pura; Gamisans Noguera, Javier (2012)
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      Particle size, pH and Fe(III) ions affect the process of bioleaching of copper from chalcopyrite ores. In the study presented herein a copper sulfide ore was subjected to bioleaching process using a mixed microbial consortium ...
    • Elemental copper recovery from e-wastes mediated with a two-step bioleaching process 

      Benzal Montes, Eva; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David (Springer, 2020-03-27)
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      Copper recovery from printed circuit boards (PCB) from waste mobile phones was investigated using a two-step bioleaching process. The method consists of a first step where Fe(II) ions are biologically oxidised to Fe(III) ...