Fate of metals contained in waste electrical and electronic equipment in a municipal waste treatment process

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Oguchi, Masahiro ^a   Sakanakura, Hirofumi ^a   Terazono, Atsushi ^a   Takigami, Hidetaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distribution ratio; Metal recovery; Recycling; Shredding and separation; Substance flow analysis (SFA); Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL PRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTION RATIO; METAL CONTENT; MUNICIPAL WASTE; RECYCLING LAWS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUES; SHREDDING AND SEPARATION; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; TOTAL MASS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE);

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); EQUIPMENT; LAND FILL; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PRECIOUS METALS; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; IRON;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; LANDFILL; METAL RECOVERY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR; ELECTRONIC WASTE; METALS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

JAPAN;

EID: 80055120770     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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