Shally Gupta
About Shally
Shally holds a Bachelor of Technology from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur and a Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her master’s work was focused on the synthesis of metal-doped carbon-based nanomaterials for fuel cell and heavy metal removal applications. She has published her master’s work in journals of international repute (Chemical Engineering Journal) and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry).
Shally has four years of industrial experience at Tata Research Development and Design Center (TRDCC), Pune, as a researcher. Her work at TRDDC was related to the development of functional coatings and rare earth metals recovery from hard disk magnets.
In her free time, she enjoys listening to music and playing table tennis and football.
Project details
Development of Sustainable Technology for Metal Recovery from Electronic Waste and Scale-up of the Developed Process
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest growing waste stream with an annual growth rate of about 3–5%. E-waste generated in 2016 was 44.7 million tonnes and it is expected to grow to 52.2 million tonnes by 2021. Unregulated accumulation or dumping of e-waste can cause severe health and environmental hazards as it contains toxic substances. Consequently, it is inevitable to find a sustainable solution for the sound management of e-waste and to reduce the harmful effects on human health and the environment. Metals and plastic are the major components of e-waste with a share of 61% and 21% respectively. E-waste contains various heavy (Cu, Ni, Hg, Cd, Pb, etc.) and precious metals (Ag, Au, Pd, Pt). Nevertheless, the presence of these metals may affect the ecosystem due to the lack of adequate management of e-waste. The metal content of e-waste makes it as an alternative resource of metal recovery and overcome the scarcity of metals. It is important to transform the e-waste into wealth by extracting the metal and conserving the resources. The aim of the proposed project is to develop sustainable technology for the recovery of metals from e-waste and scale-up of the process. In this regard, the metal recovery process will be developed under the supervision of Prof. K. K. Pant at IIT Delhi while the economic analysis and the scale-up of the process will be done under the supervision of Prof. Glen Corder at the University of Queensland. The low-temperature roasting process will be employed for the recovery of metals from e-waste. The disposal of e-waste is the major challenge of modern society as the usual approach is to get rid of the e-waste via landfilling and incineration. However, these approaches are not environmentally friendly. It is expected that the successful completion and implementation of this project will help in the sound management of e-waste along with the revenue generation by the recovery of metals.
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