Recycling of high performance polymers from Electro(nic) scrap

Electro(nic) scrap contains valuable resources of plastics, including high impact polystyrene (HIPS), acrylonitrile- butadiene-styrene (ABS) and polypropylene (PP). Recovery of these secondary raw materials from e-waste is a challenging task since diverse polymer types are present in e-waste mixture...

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Published in2012 Electronics Goes Green 2012 pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Schlummer, M., Maurer, A., Altnau, G.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2012
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Economics
Electronic waste
Integrated optics
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Summary:Electro(nic) scrap contains valuable resources of plastics, including high impact polystyrene (HIPS), acrylonitrile- butadiene-styrene (ABS) and polypropylene (PP). Recovery of these secondary raw materials from e-waste is a challenging task since diverse polymer types are present in e-waste mixtures and many plastics contain high amounts of contaminants, which are listed in the European RoHS Directive. Former studies revealed that the solvent based CreaSolv® Process is capable of extracting valuable polymers out of polymer scrap from e-waste and to separate these from contaminants effectively. However, business models showed that revenues from recycled polymers typically only slightly exceed conversation cost, if at all.
ISBN:9781467345125
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