Recycling of non-metallic fractions from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): A review

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1455-1469

  Wang, Ruixue ^a   Xu, Zhenming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Non metallic fractions (NMFs); Recycling; Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELASTOMERS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLASS; HEAVY METALS; LAND FILL; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; PLASTICS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INDUSTRIALIZED PRODUCTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY(LCD); NON-METALLIC; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD;

RECYCLING;

FLAME RETARDANT; GLASS; INDIUM; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; LEAD; NON METALLIC FRACTION; PLASTIC; TIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; METAL; POLLUTANT;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; NONMETAL; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CATHODE RAY TUBE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASIFICATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INCINERATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CATHODE RAY TUBE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLASS; INCINERATION; INDIUM; LEAD; LIQUID CRYSTALS; METALS; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE; TIN;

EID: 84901945172     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.03.004     Document Type: Review

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