Effect of ionic liquid [MIm]HSO on WPCB metal-enriched scraps refined by slurry electrolysis.

Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are usually dismantled, crushed, and sorted to WPCB metal-enriched scraps, still containing an amount of non-metallic materials. This research used slurry electrolysis to refine these WPCB metal-enriched scraps and to examine if a standard ionic liquid, [MIm]HSO, can replace HSO in the system. The impact of the refinement process on metal migration and transformation is discussed in detail.