There’s gold trapped in your iPhone – and chemists have found a safe new way to extract it
- Written by Justin M. Chalker, Professor of Chemistry, Flinders University
In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes in 2030.
This e-waste includes old laptops and...