The waste photographic films/X-ray contains 1.5 2 % (w/w) black metallic silver which is recovered and reused. Around 18-20% of the world's silver needs are supplied by recycling photographic waste. Silver is a precious metal, further silver has wide uses like in jewellery, dentistry, photography, mirrors, optics, industries, etc. So the recovery of silver is beneficial in industrial, chemical ...
