Study of the physico-chemical properties of recycled polymers from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) sorted by high resolution near infrared devices

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-114

  Beigbeder, Joana ^a   Perrin, Didier ^a   Mascaro, Jean François ^b   Lopez Cuesta, José Marie ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^b PELLENC ST   (France)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Near infrared sorting; Polymer; Recycling; WEEE

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE; EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE; IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NEAR INFRARED; NEAR INFRARED TECHNIQUES; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WEEE;

BLENDING; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; INFRARED DEVICES; LIFE CYCLE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYBUTADIENES; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; STYRENE;

ABS RESINS;

1,3 BUTADIENE; ACRYLONITRILE; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; PLASTIC; POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; RECYCLING; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MECHANICS; NEAR INFRARED SORTING DEVICE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; RECYCLING; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84882766348     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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