Precious Metals Recovery
Scarcity of precious metals makes their recovery valuable. Many more precious metals are in use than remain to be mined. Global efforts are being launched to refine recovery methods and increase awareness of recycling necessity.
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Endangered Metals
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Supplying some primary metals may become impossible in the next century. Platinum, copper, and zinc resources are becoming limited. Gallium, indium and hafnium resources are running short and may be exhausted as soon as 2020. Recovery must increase up to nine times to ensure future demands can be met.
Recovery Challenges
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Addressing recovery difficulties is a necessity at all stages. More scrap products must be collected. Transport and hauling complications must be addressed. Insufficient sorting and milling processes which lead to permanent loss of metal need refinement. Challenges must be met to ensure future availability.
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Recovery Processes
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Recovering precious metals safely and efficiently depends on state-of-the-art processing. Metallurgical processes include many physical steps, extreme temperatures of 1200 degree Celsius, addition of chemicals and offgas treatments. Substandard methods of recovery are dangerous, causing health hazards and ecological damage. Individuals should never attempt to recover precious metals in discarded products on their own.
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