Electrostatic separation for recovering metals and nonmetals from waste printed circuit board: Problems and improvements

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 5272-5276

  Wu, Jiang ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Xu, Zhenming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; ISOMERS; METALS; MICROELECTRONICS; NONMETALS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RECYCLING; SEPARATORS; WASTES;

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS); BALANCE (WEIGHTING); ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FINE PARTICLES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCB); PRODUCTION CAPACITIES; SEPARATION PROCESSES;

SEPARATION;

COPPER; GLASS; METAL; NONMETAL; RESIN;

AGGREGATION; RECYCLING; SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; RECYCLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 48249150276     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800868m     Document Type: Article

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