Guadalupe Martinez-Ballesteros

Dr. Guadalupe Martinez-Ballesteros


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 October 2021 in Recycling
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GMGuadalupe Martinez-Ballesteros
Guadalupe Martinez-Ballesteros
JVJesus L Valenzuela
Jesus L Valenzuela
AGAgustin Gómez-Alvarez
Agustin Gómez-Alvarez
MEMartin Antonio Encinas-Romero
Martin Antonio Encinas-Romero
FMFlerida Adriana Mejía-Zamudio
Flerida Adriana Mejía-Zamudio
RVRoberto Valenzuela-Frisby
Roberto Valenzuela-Frisby
Reclamation of printed circuit boards (PCBs) to recover metals is gaining growing attention due to minerals being non-renewable resources. Currently, metals extraction from PCBs through an efficient and green method is still under investigation. The present investigation concerns the recycling of printed circuit boards using hydrometallurgical processes. First, the basic metals (Cu, Ni, Zn and Fe) were separated using a sulfuric acid solution at moderate temperatures. The remaining solids were characterized by SEM-EDS, whereby a high content of precious metals (Au, Ag and Pt) was observed. In the second stage, solids were leached with a solution of HCl and NaClO in a 1-L titanium reactor with varied oxygen pressure (0.2, 0.34 and 0.55 MPa), temperature (40, 50 and 80 °C) and concentration of HCl (2 and 4 M), obtaining extractions above 95% at [HCl] = 4 M, P = 0.34 MPa and T = 40 °C. The extraction increased depending on the concentration of HCl. Eh–pH diagrams for Ag–Cl–H2O, Au–Cl–H2O and Pt–Cl–H2O were constructed to know the possible species in the solution.