From waste boards to rich ores: The green rebirth journey of PCBs and chips

#Industry ·2026-02-13

A discarded mobile phone motherboard contains 0.034 grams of gold, 13 grams of copper, 0.3 grams of palladium, as well as rare elements such as gallium, indium, and tantalum. We send it into a -196°C liquid nitrogen tunnel, where it instantly shatters, allowing plastic, resin, and metals to be precisely separated. Then, we use acid-free electrolysis to strip off the copper foil into high-purity 4N cathode copper. The gold and palladium are selectively deposited in ionic liquids, with a recovery rate of 96%. The chips are first "opened" by laser, and the bare wafers are etched by plasma. The silicon wafers are then returned to the wafer factory, and the precious metals enter a green chemical recycling process. Throughout the entire process, there is no wastewater, no incineration, and no landfilling. Carbon emissions are reduced by 72% compared to traditional smelting methods. By transforming electronic waste into urban mines, we ensure that every technological upgrade no longer becomes a burden on the Earth.

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