A new approach to the problems of recycling spent catalytic converters

• Autorzy: Willner Joanna , Fornalczyk Agnieszka , Gajda Bernadeta , Sobianowska-Turek Agnieszka

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15199/17.2024.1.6

Warianty tytułu

PL

Nowe podejście do problematyki recyklingu zużytych katalizatorów

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In the last decade the main application of precious metals has been the production of auto catalytic converters. The life time of catalytic converters is limited and after that time remains a rich source of platinum group metals. The article presents currently used pyro-and hydrometallurgical precious metals recovery methods. However, particular attention is dedicated to the new trends in biohydrometallurgy, focused on the possibility of using cyanogenic microorganisms potential in biological leaching of precious metals. A review of the achievements and results of laboratory tests for the extraction of precious metals from waste materials by bacteria leaching has been presented. The areas of research that require further explanation and solutions have been indicated. The article also gives suggestions for further laboratory work towards the use of cyanogenic microorganisms for recovery of platinum group metals from solid waste. The work also presents innovative solutions for the management of residues (specifically cordierite carriers) following the processing of used automotive catalytic converters through pyro-, hydro-, or bio-based methods.

PL

W ostatniej dekadzie głównym zastosowaniem metali szlachetnych była produkcja katalizatorów samochodowych. Żywotność katalizatorów jest ograniczona i po tym czasie pozostaje bogatym źródłem metali z grupy platynowców. W artykule przedstawiono obecnie stosowane metody odzyskiwania piro- i hydrometalurgicznego metali szlachetnych. Szczególną uwagę poświęcono jednak nowym trendom w biohydrometalurgii, skupiającym się na możliwości wykorzystania potencjału mikroorganizmów cyjanogennych w biologicznym ługowaniu metali szlachetnych. W pracy przedstawiono przegląd osiągnięć i wyników badań laboratoryjnych ekstrakcji metali szlachetnych z materiałów odpadowych metodą wymywania bakteryjnego, wskazano obszary badań wymagające dalszego wyjaśnienia i rozwiązań. W artykule przedstawiono także sugestie dotyczące dalszych prac laboratoryjnych,, w kierunku wykorzystania mikroorganizmów cyjanogennych do odzyskiwania metali z grupy platynowców z odpadów stałych. W pracy przedstawiono także innowacyjne rozwiązania w zakresie zagospodarowania pozostałości (w szczególności nośników kordierytowych) po przetworzeniu zużytych katalizatorów samochodowych metodami pirometalurgicznymi, hydrohydrometalurgicznymi i biohydrometalurgicznymi.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

precious metals; bioleaching; biometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; cordierite substrate; cyanogenic microorganism

PL

metale szlachetne; bioługowanie; biometalurgia; hydrometalurgia; nośnik kordierytowy; mikroorganizmy cyjanogenne

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT
• Czasopismo: Gaz, Woda i Technika Sanitarna
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Nr 1
• Strony: 40--46
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Willner Joanna

• Faculty of Material Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 2A Akademicka st., 40-019 Gliwice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-3678

autor

Fornalczyk Agnieszka

• Faculty of Material Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 2A Akademicka st., 40-019 Gliwice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2149-1422

autor

Gajda Bernadeta

• Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Czestochowa University of Technology 2A Akademicka st., 40-019 Czestochowa, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0687-1838

autor

Sobianowska-Turek Agnieszka

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego str, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2154-8609

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).