Designation: D 9999-17
Standard Test Method for Metal Recovery of Waste Printed Circuit Board
Keyword: Extraction, Waste, Electronic, Acid
1. Scope
1.1. This test method covers a procedure for
leaching of printed circuit board waste to
obtain an aqueous solution to be used to
determine the maerials leached under the
specified testing conditions.
1.2. This test method provides for chemical
separation of a known weight printed circuit
board waste using a mixture of hydrochloric
acid and hydrogen peroxide for analysis.
1.3. This standard does not purport to addres all
of the safety problems, if any, associated with
its use. It is the responsibility of the user of
this standard to establish proper safety and
health practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to
use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1. ASTM Standards:
D 1193 Specifications for Reagent Water
D 3370 Practices for Sampling Water
D 4687 Standard Guide for General Planning
of Waste Samplling
D 4793 Standard Test Method for Sequential
Batch Extraction of Waste with
Water
D 7740 Practice for Optimization, Calibration,
and Validation of Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry for Metal
Analysis of Petroleum Products and
Lubricants
E 122 Practice for Choice of Sample Size to
Estimate a Measure of Quality for a
Lot or Process
3. Significance and Use
3.1. This test method is intended as a means for
obtaining an extract of printed circuit board
waste. The extract may be used to estimate the
content of certain constituents of the printed
circuit waste under the laboratory conditions
describe in this procedure.
3.2. This test method is not intended to simulate
site-specific leaching conditions. It has not
been demonstrated to simulate actual disposal
site leaching conditions.
3.3. The intent of this method is that the metal
constituents reside in printed circuit board
waste are majorly recovered.
3.4. The test method proceduces an extract in an
aqueous solution that is amenable to the
determination of mostly major metal
constituents and few minor metal constituents.
When minor are being determined, it is
important that precautions are taken in sample
storage and handling to avoid possible
contamination of the samples.
3.5. The agitation technique, rate, and liquid-to-
solid ratio specified in the procedure may not
be suitable for extracting all of metal
constituents.
4. Apparatus
4.1. Agitation Equipment, of any type that rotates
about a central axis at a rate of 300-500 r/min,
coated or layered with acid resistant layers,
and able to heat the solution up to 55 oC.
4.2. Containers, round, wide-mouth, of minimum
could contain one litre of substance.
5. Reagents
5.1. Purity of Reagents Reagent grade chemicals
shall be used in all test. Unless otherwise
indicated, it is intended that the hydrochloric
acid and hydrogen peroxide shall conform to
the specification of the American Chemical
Society.
5.2. Purity of Water Unless otherwise indicated,
references to water shall be understood to
mean Type IV reagent water at 18 to 27 oC
(Specification D 1193). The method by which
the Type IV water is prepared, that is,
distillation, ion exchange, reverse osmosis,
electrodialysis, should remain constant
throughout the testing.
6. Sampling
6.1. Obtain a representative sample of the printed
circuit board waste to be tested using ASTM
 sample methods developed for the specific
industry where available.
6.2. A minimum sample of 5000 g shall be sent to
the laboratory (see Practice E 122)
6.3. It is important that the sample of the printed
circuit board waste be representative with
respect to surface area and same specification,
as variations in the surface area wold directly
affect the leaching characteristics of the
sample and variations of brand may lead to
unevenly distributed feed to leach.
6.4. Keep sample in closed containers appropriate
to the sample type prior to the extraction in
order to preven sample contamination or
constituent loss.
7. Sample Preparation
7.1. For bulk printed circuit boards, it is important
to reduce its size to a minimum 3 mm
particles. It is recommended to reduce the
sample size to under 500 microns.
7.2. For each batch of leaching, a minimum
sample of 50 g is recommended. Additional
samples should be provided for determination
of solids content. If smaller samples are used
in the test, report this fact.
7.3. Take samples for determination of metal
constituents at the same time as the test
samples.
8. Procedure
8.1. Record the physical description of the sample
to be tested including particle size so far as it
is known.
8.2. Take samples of 50 g of printed circuit board
waste particles and prepare 500 ml mixture of
hydrochloric acid 0.5 M and hydrogen
peroxide 0.4 M. pH of the mixture shall be 2-
3. If weights other than 50 g samples and
volume other than 500 ml solution is used,
note in the report.
8.3. Add to the container 500 ml of the mixture of
hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide and
heat the mixture to 55 oC. As the temperature
reached 55 oC, slowly put down the 50 g
particles of printed circuit board waste to the
container.
8.4. Agitate continuously for 120 minutes, with
agitation speed is set to be 400 r/min at
constant 55 oC.
8.5. Open the container and take it off from the
agitator. Observe and record any physical
changes in the sample and leaching solution.
8.6. Let the sample settled for 5 min; then separate
the bulk of the aqueous phase and the solid
using decantation, centrifugation, or filtration
through a coarse filter paper as appropriate.
The filtrate obtained may be prepared for
further testing such as Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry.
8.7. Preserve the filtare or extract in a manner
consistent with the chemical analysis or
biological testing procedures to be performed
(Practices D 3370). If sufficient liquid is not
available for further analysis, note it in the
report.
9. Calculation
9.1. Calculation may be done by calculating the
weight ratio of the solid printed circuit board
waste before and after leaching or using
chemical analysis such as Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry to calculate the metal
constituents specifically.
10. Precision and Bias
10.1. No information is resently available as to the
precision or bias of the analysis os specific
metal constituents in the extract.
10.2. The precision of this test method may vary
depending on the printed circuit board waste
used and on the element being extracted.
10.3. Determination of the bias of this test method
is not possible, as no standard reference
material exists.
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10.6. References:

1. ASTM D 3987 Standard Test Method for Shake Extraction of Solid Waste with Water.
2. ASTM D 1193 Specifications for Reagent Water.
3. ASTM D 3370 Practiecs for Sampling Water.
4. ASTM D 4687 Standard Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling.
5. ASTM D 4793 Standard Test Method for Sequential Batch Extraction of Waste with Water.
6. ASTM D 7740 Practice for Optimization, Calibration, and Validaion of Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry for Metal Analysis of Petroleum Products and Lubricants.
7. ASTM E 122 Practice for Choice of Sample Size to Estimate a Measure of Quality for a Lot or
Process.
8. Wang, Z. Leaching of Coper from Metal Powders Mechanically Separated from Waste Printed
Circuit Board in Chloride Media Using Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidant. Procedia Environ. Sci.,
Vol. 31, pp. 917 - 924, 2016.
9. Zhang, Y. Current Status on Leaching Precious Metals from Waste Pprinted Circuit Board.
Procedia Environ. Sci., Vol. 16, pp. 560 568, 2012.

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