Material flow analysis and energy requirements of mobile phone material recovery processes

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 567-579

  Valero Navazo, Juan Manuel ^a   Villalba Méndez, Gara ^a,b   Talens Peiró, Laura ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Electronic waste; Material flow analysis; Mobile phone recycling

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BERYLLIUM; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CALCIUM OXIDE; CERIUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; GALLIUM; GOLD; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NEODYMIUM; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER; TIN; TITANIUM; TUNGSTEN; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMBINED PYROHYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; MATERIAL STATE; METALLURGY; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROMETALLURGICAL; PYROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; RECYCLING;

EID: 84898896624     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0653-6     Document Type: Article

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