Research on the Resource Recovery of Precious Metals from Electronic Wastes

With the rapid development of electronic industry and information industry,the consumption of precious metals is increasing. The life cycle of electronic product is shortened,and the waste electric and electronic equipment become frequent increasingly. Researching the method of recycling precious metals from e- waste is of great significance,not only can save energy and resources,also can achieve the purpose of protecting the environment. The article discusses the traditional methods and new technology of recovering precious metals from e- waste,meanwhile,the application of the biotechnology in precious metal recovery from electronic waste is introduced emphatically.