Improving printed circuit board physical processing - An overview

Proceedings - European Metallurgical Conference, EMC 2007

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 1645-1656

  Ogunniyi, I O ^a   Vermaak, M K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electronic scrap; Electrostatic separation; Physical metallurgy; Precious metals; Recycling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION DETERMINATION; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENTS; ELECTRONIC SCRAPS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; END-OF-LIFE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; INITIAL ESTIMATE; MINERAL PROCESSING; PHYSICAL METALLURGY; POLYMETALLIC; SUBMILLIMETERS; VALUE RECOVERY; WET PROCESS;

ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRECIOUS METALS; PYROMETALLURGY; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

EID: 60249101939     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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