Degradation of brominated epoxy resin and metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards through batch sub/supercritical water treatments

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 219, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-136

  Xing, Mingfei ^a   Zhang, Fu Shen ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Debromination; E waste; Metal recovery; Waste printed circuit boards

Indexed keywords

BATCH-TYPE REACTORS; BENIGN PROCESS; BROMINATED EPOXY RESINS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; COPPER FOILS; COPPER RECOVERY; DEBROMINATION; E-WASTE; GRAIN SIZE; HOLDING TIME; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD;

BROMINE; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS FIBERS; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; PHENOLS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; RESINS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84873193339     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.066     Document Type: Article

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