Disposing and recycling waste printed circuit boards: Disconnecting, resource recovery, and pollution control

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 721-733

  Wang, Jianbo ^a   Xu, Zhenming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RAW MATERIALS; WASTES;

E-WASTE RECYCLING; ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MATERIALS RECYCLING; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; RESOURCE RECOVERY; VALUABLE COMPONENT; WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD;

RECYCLING;

DIBENZODIOXIN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN; GOLD; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; TANTALUM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR; ALUMINUM FOIL; DANGEROUS GOODS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPORATION; HEATING; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LEACHING; MELTING POINT; MICROWAVE COOKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; CHINA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY;

CHINA;

CHINA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84921811423     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504833y     Document Type: Review

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