| Title | Secondary indium production from end-of-life liquid crystal displays |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 14178 |
| Authors | Amato, A; Rocchetti, L; Fonti, V; Ruello, ML; Beolchini, F |
| Title | Secondary indium production from end-of-life liquid crystal displays |
| Year | 2016 |
| Published | Physica Status Solidi C: Current Topics In Solid State Physics, Vol 13 No 10-12, 13, 10-12 |
| Abstract | In 2014, the European Union identified 20 raw materials critical for economic importance and high supply risk. Indium, used in several innovative technologies, is among such critical raw materials. Generally, it is mined as a by-product of zinc from a mineral named sphalerite, with a concentration between 1 and 100 ppm. Currently, the largest producer of indium is China and about 84% of the worldwide indium consumption is used for liquid crystal display (LCD) production, in particular to form an indium-tin-oxide (ITO) film with transparent conductor properties. The fast evolution of LCD technologies caused a double effect: the growth of indium demand and an increase of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Considering these two factors, the aim of this study is to make the end-of-life LCDs a secondary in-dium resource. With this purpose, an indium recovery process was developed carrying out an acidic leaching, followed by a zinc cementation. The first step allowed a complete indium extraction using 2M sulfuric acid at 80 degrees C for 10 min. The problem of low indium concentration in the scraps (around 150 ppm) was overcome using a cross-current configuration in the leaching phase that allowed an increase of metal concentration and a decrease of reagents consumption. An indium recovery higher than 90% was obtained in the final cementation step, using 5 g/L of zinc powder at pH 3 and 55 degrees C for 10 min. Considering its high efficiency, this process is promising in a context of circular economy, where a waste becomes a resource. (C) 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim |
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