Queen’s University Belfast researchers are part of an international team that has been awarded £2.9 million to develop sustainable technologies for electronic (e-waste) recycling in Malaysia. The Queen’s academics have been awarded £2.3 million of the funding and their work will help to recover valuable critical metals which are essential for developing clean energy technologies and boosting Malaysia’s circular economy.
The other researchers are based in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) and University of Malaya (UM).
The project is one of thirteen UK research projects that will address urgent global energy and climate challenges. They have been funded through the Ayrton Challenge Programme.