Toward environmentally-benign utilization of nonmetallic fraction of waste printed circuit boards as modifier and precursor

Waste Management

Volumn 35, Issue , 2015, Pages 236-246

  Hadi, Pejman ^a   Ning, Chao ^a   Ouyang, Weiyi ^a   Xu, Meng ^a   Lin, Carol S K ^b   McKay, Gordon ^a,c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Environmentally friendly metal nonmetal separation; Nonmetallic fraction; Sustainable applications; Waste printed circuit boards; Waste recycling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTES;

MECHANICAL SEPARATION; NONMETALLIC FRACTION; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; SEPARATION PROCESS; STRINGENT REGULATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; WASTE RECYCLING;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

GLASS FIBER; HEAVY METAL; PLASTIC; METAL;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; METAL RECOVERY; NONMETALLIC FRACTION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENT; INCINERATION; METALS; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84919680842     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.09.020     Document Type: Review

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