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US 2012/0067172 A1Published application
Metal recovery method using protonemata of moss plants
AssigneesDowa Holdings Co., Ltd., Riken
InventorsHitoshi Sakakibara, Misao Itouga, Yukari Komatsu, Satoshi Kawakami
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for recovery of a metal using plants. The method for recovery of a metal involves bringing a protonema of a moss plant belonging to the family Funariaceae into contact with a metal-containing solution in which a metal(s) having an ionization tendency lower than that of silver is dissolved.
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A method for recovery of a metal having an ionization tendency lower than that of silver, comprising bringing a protonema of a moss plant belonging to the family Funariaceae into contact with a solution in which the metal is dissolved.
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