Electrostatic separation for recycling conductors, semiconductors, and nonconductors from electronic waste

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 10556-10563

  Xue, Mianqiang ^a   Yan, Guoqing ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Xu, Zhenming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING PROPERTIES; E-WASTE; EFFICIENT RECYCLING; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; HIGH VOLTAGE LEVEL; INTEGRATED PROCESS; REINFORCED RESINS; ROLL SPEED; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; VOLTAGE LEVELS; WOVEN GLASS;

BINARY MIXTURES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; RECYCLING; ROLLS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); WASTES;

SEPARATION;

COPPER; GLASS; RESIN; SILICON;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RECYCLING; RESIN; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SEPARATION;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CONDUCTOR; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ELECTRONIC WASTE; RECYCLING; SEMICONDUCTOR; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

COPPER; ELECTRONIC WASTE; GLASS; RECYCLING; SEMICONDUCTORS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84867072884     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301830v     Document Type: Article

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