“…Indeed, leaching methods remain the most used techniques for the extraction (solid->liquid transfer) of metals from low-grade ores. In the liquid phase, the metals may be recovered by precipitation [3], mineral sorbents [4][5][6][7][8], agricultural wastes [9], functionalized composites [10,11], solvent extraction [1,12], activated carbon [13] or carbonized biomass [14], membrane processes [15], impregnated resin [16] or ion-exchange and chelating resins [17][18][19][20][21][22], depending on the composition of the leachates, the concentration of metals, and the flux of the effluent. Usually, sorption processes are preferred for the treatment of dilute solutions.…”