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Current status and technological progress in lead recovery from electronic waste

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Electronic waste (e-waste) has a complex composition and contains numerous pollutants. Noticeable pollutant is lead, which can affect environment and human health, and has been the focus of increasing attention. It is an essential component of electronic products, and inappropriate disposal of e-waste can result in severe lead pollution. At present, recycling of lead from urban mineral resources, such as spent lead-acid batteries, cathode-ray tube glass, and waste printed circuit boards, has been the major form of lead recovery rather than smelting from the primary ore. Lead is a heavy metal element and can be harmful. Despite measures taken for many years to prevent and control lead poisoning, lead is a hazard that remains an unresolved problem of various e-waste recycling processes. This study presents the current status of lead recovery from e-wastes and electronic equipment and reviews related technological progress. The current status of lead recovery using various types of e-waste treatment technology is discussed, and a range of technological principles, advantages, and disadvantages are analyzed to provide references and new ideas for lead recycling from e-waste.

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We are also grateful for the administrative support from Wei-Min Liu and the technical support from Dr. Kang Liu.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1903602 and 2017YFC0703206).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Reuse for Building Materials, Beijing Building Materials Academy of Sciences Research, Beijing, 100041, China

    Y.-M. Li, T.-Y. Huang, F.-H. Yang & Z.-J. Wang

  2. Research and Development Center, Beijing Jinyu Mangrove Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, 102202, China

    Y. Wang

  3. Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    M.-J. Chen

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Li, YM., Wang, Y., Chen, MJ. et al. Current status and technological progress in lead recovery from electronic waste. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20, 1037–1052 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04009-x

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