An exploratory study of lead recovery in lead-acid battery lifecycle in US market: An evidence-based approach

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-22

  Genaidy, A M ^a   Sequeira, R ^a   Tolaymat, T ^b   Kohler, J ^b   Rinder, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c WorldTek Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Lead acid batteries; Lifecycle assessment; Recovery; Recycling; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; LABORATORIES; LEAD METALLURGY; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; SLAGS;

ANNUAL RATES; AUTO INDUSTRIES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INTEGRATED MODELS; LEAD RECOVERIES; LEAD-ACID BATTERIES; LIFE-CYCLE; LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIMITED INFORMATIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTES; RECYCLING MODELS; RECYCLING RATES; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES; SINGLE SOURCES; SPENT BATTERIES; SUSTAINABLE; US MARKETS;

METAL RECOVERY;

LEAD;

ACID; LEAD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MARKET; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC BATTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEAD; MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56349117463     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.07.043     Document Type: Article

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