[Objective] Waste printed circuit boards (PCBs) contain about 40% non-ferrous metals, which is more than 40 times that of natural ores, and thus they are known as a veritable “urban mine”. To achieve efficient and green recycling of PCBs, this study developed a leaching system that can efficiently leach non-ferrous metals from PCBs. [Methods] Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans MA-Y1 was used to construct a bioleaching system for PCBs. Additionally, an electric current was introduced to strengthen the Cu and Ni leaching from PCBs. [Results] The optimal leaching parameters were addition of PCBs at 80.0 g/L, particle size of 4.0 cm, liquid velocity of 2.0 L/min, and electric current of 70.0 mA. Under these conditions, the leaching ratios of Cu and Ni from PCBs were 84.0% and 75.3%, respectively, which represented increases of 15.8% and 17.1% compared with the case without electric current. [Conclusion] An electric current improves the ability of A. ferrooxidans MA-Y1 to recover Cu and Ni from PCBs.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |