The recovery of recyclable materials from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) by using vertical vibration separation

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-69

  Mohabuth, Nusruth ^a   Miles, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density segregation; Separation process; Vibrated bed; WEEE

Indexed keywords

BRONZE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MIXTURES; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; WATER;

RECYCLABLE MATERIALS; VIBRATION TECHNIQUES; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE);

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

COPPER; METAL; PLASTIC; WATER;

BRONZE; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; SOLID-SOLID SEPARATION; VIBRATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; RECYCLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; VIBRATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23444440623     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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