An analysis of the composition and metal contamination of plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 915-922

  Stenvall, Erik ^a   Tostar, Sandra ^a   Boldizar, Antal ^a   Foreman, Mark R StJ ^a   Möller, Kenneth ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Chemistry and Materials Technology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composition; Plastics; WEEE

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE COPOLYMERS; COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; METAL CONTAMINATION; RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; STANDARD DEVIATION; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WEEE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELASTOMERS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; REDOX REACTIONS; STYRENE;

ABS RESINS;

ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE COPOLYMER; ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; COPOLYMER; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; PLASTIC; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; LEAD; MELTING; METAL; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMER; RUBBER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BULK DENSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 84875810426     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.12.022     Document Type: Article

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