Sustainable Bioprospecting of Electronic Waste

Abhishek Kumar Awasthi; Jinhui Li

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.03.004

Sustainable Bioprospecting of Electronic Waste

Trends Biotechnol. 2019 Jul;37(7):677-680. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.03.004. Epub 2019 Mar 27.

Authors

Abhishek Kumar Awasthi¹, Jinhui Li²

Affiliations

¹ State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. Electronic address: abhi28@tsinghua.edu.cn.
² State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. Electronic address: jinhui@tsinghua.edu.cn.

PMID: 30926141
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.03.004

Abstract

Global electronic waste management is emerging as a critical issue, especially in developing countries. Collective societal effort and scientific innovation are required along with interdisciplinary approaches to the development of sustainable technologies for recycling precious metals. Bioprospecting of electronic waste is a promising approach to provide economic, environmental, and public health benefits.

Keywords: electronic waste; environmental pollution; precious metals; waste management.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biotechnology / methods*
Biotechnology / trends
Electronic Waste*
Environmental Pollutants / isolation & purification*
Environmental Pollutants / metabolism*
Humans
Metals / isolation & purification*
Metals / metabolism*
Waste Management / methods*

Substances

Environmental Pollutants
Metals