Biodegradation and recovery of gallium and other metals from int

Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Group va metal or arsenic

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423 98, 423109, 423131, 435262, C22B 3004, C22B 1300, C22B 2500, C22B 4100

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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a process for leaching selected metal compounds (e.g. gallium arsenide) from integrated circuits containing those compounds. The method includes placing the integrated circuits into a culture medium containing bacteria. Bacteria capable of leaching the metal compounds from the integrated circuits leach the metals from the integrated circuits. The bacteria preferably used will be ATCC 53921 and mutations and recombinants thereof. The integrated circuits are generally crushed to between 20 and -400 mesh before placement into the

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