A new eco-friendly composite material made from graphene oxide and chitosan has been developed to extract gold from electronic waste.
The composite is 10 times more efficient than previous adsorbents, filtering gold without an external power source.
The combination of graphene's high surface area and chitosan's reducing agent properties enhances the gold recovery process.
The composite material shows high extraction efficiency, environmentally friendly properties, and potential applications in recovering other valuable metals and environmental cleaning efforts.