RAMÍREZ DEL AMO , Pablo

Experimental data of copper leaching kinetics from non-pulverized printed circuit boards are compiled. They consist of the leached copper values as a function of time for the different tests performed. The copper concentrations were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Moreover, scanning electron microscope photomicrographs and...

El objetivo general de esta tesis es profundizar en el estudio de procesos electroquímicos que tienen lugar en sistemas formados por monocapas auto ensambladas de tioles depositadas sobre electrodos metálicos.En la presente tesis se desarrollaron dos protocolos de formación de monocapas a auto ensambladas: la formación in situ bajo control...

Ferric iron plays a key role as a leaching agent. In ferric leaching, the generated ferrous iron can be biologically regenerated by biooxidation. In commercial applications, microbial growth usually limits operational conditions such as iron concentration and pH. Therefore, design and operation are often conditioned by strict restrictions of...

The conformation and the dilatational properties of three non-ionic triblock PEO-PPO-PEO (where PEO is polyethyleneoxide and PPO is polypropyleneoxide) copolymers of different hydrophobicity and molecular weight were investigated at the water-hexane interface.The interfacial behavior of the copolymers was studied by combining dilatational...

The laboratory experiment "Valorization of waste with high Zn content" was designed to introduce the concept of circular economy and waste recovery to students of the Materials Engineering Degree at the University of Seville (Spain). This laboratory experiment has been carried out every academic year since 2015-16. This document contains the...

We are currently facing a change in the production model, moving from the traditional linear model to a model based on circular economy. This new paradigm implies minimization of waste. In this context, this work presents a laboratory practice focused on introducing the concept of circular economy and waste valorization to undergraduate...

This work studies the leaching of copper contained in waste printed circuit boards (PCB) with ferric sulfate, with the aim of improving the results found in the literature for an industrial application of the process. For this purpose, temperatures and concentrations of ferric ion higher than those of previous works (up to 60 °C and 40 g/L) are...

PCBs constitute a residue rich in metals, among which copper stands out due to its majority content, much higher than that found in natural deposits, so that it is a potential secondary resource. Many attempts have been made to recover copper via biohydrometallurgy because it is an environmentally friendly route, however, one of its main...

A very positive and effective approach to tuning the mechanical properties of polymers has been the development of composites. This paper deals with novel biocomposite hydrogels composed by two biocompatible materials: welan gum as biopolymer matrix and sepiolite as filler. Welan gum content was studied as a tuning parameter to control the...

Here, experimental data for the different stages of a bioprocess for obtaining copper from printed circuit boards are compiled. Chemical analysis data to determine the chemical composition of samples and residues. Conditions and results of batch and continuous leaching, solvent extraction, biooxidation and electrowinning tests are included.

The utility of ferrous iron biooxidation is to regenerate Fe(III) at required rates and conditions in specific hydrometallurgical contexts, such as metal extraction from ores/concentrates and mining and electronic waste. In these applications, considerable kinetics improvements can be achieved by increasing [Fe(III)], but pH must be decreased...

The influence of EO/BO block copolymer surfactant concentration in the range (1–5% (m/m)) and emulsification time on the emulsion stability and droplet size distribution of bitter fennel essential oil-in-water emulsions has been studied. Essential oils are promising material to be used for emulsion formulation with applications in cosmetics,...

In this work, nanoemulsion-based delivery system was developed by encapsulation of fennel essential oil. A response surface methodology was used to study the influence of the processing conditions in order to obtain monomodal nanoemulsions of fennel essential oil using the microchannel homogenization technique. Results showed that it was...

In the present work, a two-stage biohydrometallurgical process for copper extraction from waste PCBs is developed. The main goal of this study is to check whether to separate the chemical leaching of copper with ferric iron from the regeneration of the leaching agent by bacterial oxidation of the ferrous iron is an efficient route for copper...

El aceite esencial de tomillo es un componente natural con propiedades antioxidantes y antimicrobianas; propiedades que lo hacen muy interesante en campos como el alimentario, el cosmético o el agroalimentario. Los alquil polipentósidos son una nueva clase de tensioactivos derivados de recursos agrícolas renovables como paja de trigo. Son...

In this work, the recovery of Cu from large waste printed circuit board (PCB) pieces by biogenic ferric sulphate at high solid to liquid ratio was studied. PCB parts were packed in a column and biogenic ferric was constantly recirculated. A high oxidation reduction potential (ORP) decrease was observed in ferric leaching due to ferric ion...

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Mineralurgical and metallurgical processes generate a large amount of harmful residues. These wastes usually contain a considerable fraction of sulphides and a low percentage of target metals. Due to their characteristics, the main environmental issues concern the acid mine drainage generation and the release of metals. The bioleaching of these...

La estrategia actual de investigación del grupo de Reología Aplicada y Tecnología de Coloides de la Universidad de Sevilla se centra en tres objetivos. Los proyectos de investigación en Ingeniería Química desarrollados en Europa durante la primera parte del siglo XXI deben tener como objetivo a) actualizar la información acerca del estado del...