An in-depth investigation was carried out on the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from
a variety of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs). High temperature pyrolysis was carried out …

The prolific generation of industrial solid waste (ISW) in China, coupled with its complex
composition, presents significant challenges due to exceeding environmental capacity …

Up to now, a few studies on the efficiency of heavy metal (-oid) s capture by a sorbent
directly mixed with fuel, have been performed. For this reason, the main objective of the …

Abstract Waste Printed Circuit Boards (WPCBs) were classified as one of the most important
resources for urban mining containing high purity Copper (Cu) and other valuable materials …

The release of potentially toxic elements as airborne fine particulates is a significant
environmental risk associated with recycling e-waste. Some of these may redeposit near …

Commonly used pre-treatments during e-waste recycling, eg, manual dismantling, removal
of components, size reduction, crushing etc. can cause significant local area contamination …

This paper details the synthesis of copper-based products (ie Cu, Cu-Ni-Sn, Cu-Sn) from
printed circuit boards (PCBs) using thermal transformation at 500° C. The temperatures …

Although several techniques have been developed to extract copper from waste printed
circuit boards (PCBs), there remain several challenges regarding energy consumption, local …

The massive generation of electronic waste has led to a significant interest in sustainable
metal recovery and recycling. Ball grid arrays, mounted on printed circuit boards, are …

This paper reports the development of a novel process combining thermal and electrical
treatments, which are optimised to provide efficient recovery of copper foil from Random …