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Researchers extract gold from e-waste using cheesemaking byproduct
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) have developed an innovative and sustainable method to recover gold from electronic waste.
In a paper published in Advanced Materials, scientists at ETH Zurich used a protein fibril sponge derived from whey, a byproduct of the cheese industry. Extracting gold from electronic waste is...
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