The novel technique, that can extract gold from discarded electronics in under 20 minutes at room temperature was developed ...

ETH Zurich researchers have developed a sustainable method to recover gold from electronic waste. The method uses a sponge made from denatured whey proteins that selectively adsorb gold ions. The ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

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