Characterization of printed circuit boards for metal and energy recovery after milling and mechanical separation

Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4555-4566

  Bizzo, Waldir A ^a   Figueiredo, Renata A ^a   De Andrade, Valdelis F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b University of the National Service of Education and Commerce (SENAC)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy recovery; Heavy metals; Metal recovery; Printed circuit boards; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COMPUTER SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METALS; METALS; MILLING (MACHINING); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SEPARATION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CADMIUM AND LEADS; DENSITY SEPARATION; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC WASTES; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS; GROSS CALORIFIC VALUES; MECHANICAL SEPARATION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCBS);

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 84902578609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma7064555     Document Type: Article

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