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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Innovative Approaches to Tin Recovery from Low-Grade Secondary Resources: A Focus on (Bio)hydrometallurgical and Solvometallurgical Methods.

Ewa Rudnik

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ewa RudnikFaculty on Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7827-033X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tin, although not considered a critical material in all world regions, is a key material for modern technologies. The projected scarcity of tin in the coming decades emphasizes the need for efficient recycling methods to maintain uninterrupted supply chains. This review article focuses on the recovery of tin from low-grade secondary sources, specifically obsolete printed circuit boards (PCBs) and liquid crystal displays (LCDs). In both types of waste, tin occurs in various concentrations and in different chemical forms-a few percent as metal or alloy in PCBs and several hundred ppm as tin(IV) oxide in LCDs. This article presents pretreatment methods to preconcentrate tin and enhance subsequent leaching. It discusses not only conventional acid and alkaline leaching techniques but also the use of complexing agents and the challenges associated with bioleaching. Due to the dilution of the resulting leachates, advanced methods for tin ion separation and preconcentration before final product recovery are shown. Solvometallurgical methods employing deep eutectic solvents or ionic liquids, are also discussed; although promising, they still remain under development.

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ITOLCDleachingPCBrecoverysolderstintin oxide

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PMID40004341
PMCPMC11857418

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