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Tuesday, 23rd August 2005 (6786 views)

China is set to house a new recycling centre that will focus exclusively on salvaging precious metals such as gold from electronic goods.<br/> <br/>Based in Tianjin in the north of the country, the facility will be able to handle up to 30,000 tonnes of discarded electronic devices, or "e-waste" each year.<br/> <br/>Gold and other precious metals such as pgms will be recovered from phones, computers and circuit boards, while other metals such as zinc and iron will also be targeted.<br/> <br/>The site will be built next month and will come into operation next year.<br/> <br/>Gold is used in a variety of electronic devices as its resistance to surface oxidation and corrosion and its high thermal and electrical conductivity make it ideal.<br/><br/>The most frequent uses of gold in electronics include making plating on contacts and conductors, gold bonding wires in semiconductor devices and gold based solder alloys.<br/><br/><img alt="logo" src='http://feeds.directnews.org.uk/feedtrack/logo.gif?feedid=196&itemid=15028435'/><br/>© Adfero Ltd

 

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