Chinese Scientists Uncover Cheap, Eco-Friendly Method to Extract Gold from E-Waste

• Chinese scientists developed a new method to extract gold and other precious metals from e-waste, making it three times cheaper and highly effective.
• The technique extracts up to 98.2% gold and 93.4% palladium from circuit boards in just 20 minutes using chemical washing.
• It costs only $72 to extract approximately 1.4 grams of gold from 10 kg of circuit boards, significantly cheaper than current market prices.
• The new method uses a cheap, readily available chemical mixture (PMS and KCl) at room temperature, reducing environmental pollution compared to hazardous traditional methods.
• This breakthrough can transform the recycling industry, making precious metal recovery more profitable, sustainable, and less reliant on traditional mining.

Why It Matters: Chinese scientists developed a cost-effective, eco-friendly method to extract gold from e-waste, revolutionizing recycling.