Electronic Waste and Printed Circuit Board Recycling Technologies

• Main Author: Kaya, Muammer (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Engineering-Materials.; Waste management.; Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; Structural materials.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Materials Engineering.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Corporate Environmental Management.; Structural Materials.

This book covers state-of-the-art technologies, principles, methods and industrial applications of electronic waste (e-waste) and waste PCB (WPCB) recycling. It focuses on cutting-edge mechanical separation processes and pyro- and hydro-metallurgical treatment methods. De-soldering, selective disman...

Table of Contents:

• E-waste definition and classifications
• E-waste concerns and challenges
• E-waste sources and values
• E-waste economics
• Printed Circuiot Boards (PCBs) Characteristics and Assembly
• Manual/Semi/Automatic Disassembling/Dismantling (Thermal and Chemical Desoldering and Dismantling) of PCBs
• Mechanical/Physical Separation Techniques for PCBs (Shredding, Pulverizing, Smashing, Delamination, Classification, Filtration, Gravity Separation, Magnetic Separation, Electrostatic Separation)
• Pyrometallurgical Recycling Techniques (Integrated Smelting and Refining) of Base, Precious and Special Metals from PCBs
• Hydrometallurgical Approaches for Recycling Metals, Rare Earth Elements and Precious Metals from PCBs
• Biohydrometallurgical Approaches for Metals, Rare Earth Elements and Precious Metals from PCBs
• Current Global Best Industrial Practices for PCB Recycling
• Challenges and Future Trends in E-Waste/PCB Recycling.