Cathode ray tube (CRT) recycling: Current capabilities in China and research progress

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1566-1574

  Xu, Qingbo ^a   Li, Guangming ^a   He, Wenzhi ^a   Huang, Juwen ^a   Shi, Xiang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CRTs; Dismantling; Funnel glass; Panel glass; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CLOSED-LOOP; CRTS; CURRENT CAPABILITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISMANTLING; EFFECTIVE MEASURES; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FUNNEL GLASS; GLASS RECYCLING; LOCAL CONDITIONS; OPTICAL SORTING; PRE-PROCESSING; RECYCLING TECHNIQUES; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH PROGRESS;

CATHODES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLASS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; TECHNOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CATHODE RAY TUBES;

GLASS; OPTICAL METHOD; RECYCLING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEATING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MATERIAL COATING; METAL RECOVERY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CATHODE RAY TUBE; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; GLASS; INTERNATIONALITY; RECYCLING;

CHINA;

EID: 84863184763     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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