Separating and recycling metals from mixed metallic particles of crushed electronic wastes by vacuum metallurgy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 7074-7078

  Zhan, Lu ^a   Xu, Zhenming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE PLATES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; METALLIC PARTICLES; MIXED PARTICLES; TOXIC HEAVY METALS; TOXIC METALS; VACUUM METALLURGY;

CADMIUM; METALLURGY; METALS; PRECIOUS METALS; STRIP METAL; TOXIC MATERIALS; VACUUM; VAPOR PRESSURE;

METAL RECOVERY;

CADMIUM; COPPER;

METAL; METALLURGY; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; METALLURGY; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VACUUM; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CADMIUM; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COPPER; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; METALLURGY; METALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VACUUM; WASTE PRODUCTS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

EID: 70349148938     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901667m     Document Type: Article

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