Valorization of printed circuit boards from waste electrical and electronic equipment by pyrolysis

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-120

  Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical waste; Printed circuit boards; Pyrolysis; Recycling; Valorization; WEEE

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL WASTES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; EUROPEAN UNION; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; GLASS FIBRES; OIL AND GAS; POLYMERIC RESIN; VALORIZATION; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVES; WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; WASTE STREAM; WEEE;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; EQUIPMENT; GLASS FIBERS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POLYMERIC GLASS; POLYMERS; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; RESINS; TIN;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

EID: 79952364433     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-009-9003-0     Document Type: Article

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