Characteristic of low-temperature pyrolysis of printed circuit boards subjected to various atmosphere

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 810-815

  Li, Jinhui ^a   Duan, Huabo ^a   Yu, Keli ^a   Liu, Lili ^a   Wang, Siting ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental consequences; Low temperature pyrolysis; Printed circuit boards (PCBs); Recycling

Indexed keywords

AIR ATMOSPHERE; ALKYL PHENOLS; BISPHENOL A; BROMINATED PHENOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; KINETICS ANALYSIS; KINETICS STUDIES; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS; MASS LOSS; PLASTIC ADDITIVES; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; RAPID DEGRADATION; SECOND PHASE; SMALL MOLECULES; THERMO GRAVIMETRY; THIRD PHASE; VACUUM CONDITION; VARIOUS ATMOSPHERE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BENZENE; BUTANE; CARBONIZATION; DEGRADATION; ETHANE; FLAME RETARDANTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; LIQUIDS; METHANE; PHENOLS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; RESINS; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; VACUUM; WATER TREATMENT;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ADHESIVE AGENT; ALKYLPHENOL; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BUTANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANE; FLAME RETARDANT; HYDROBROMIC ACID; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NITROGEN; PHENOL; PLASTIC; RESIN; WATER;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; GAS; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; LIQUID; LOW TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS; POLLUTANT; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VACUUM; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 77955305836     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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