The University of Kentucky Research Foundation was awarded a $581,986 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program on August 15, 2021 to develop a smart process for the recovery of high-value metals from electronic waste through July 31, 2024. The grant aims to advance sustainable materials recovery technology and solutions to challenges related to electronic waste through the development of a process to extract valuable metals like gold, silver, copper, and palladium from discarded electronic devices in an environmentally-conscious manner. The Research Foundation will leverage its expertise in materials engineering and recovery technologies to create a smarter recycling method that extracts more of the valuable mineral content remaining in electronic waste for reuse while minimizing environmental impact.
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