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Parsa A, Bahaloo Horeh N, Mousavi SM. A hybrid thermal-biological recycling route for efficient extraction of metals and metalloids from end-of-life liquid crystal displays (LCDs). CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 352:141408. [PMID: 38336041 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Waste liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are one of the most substantial and rapidly growing e-waste streams that contain a notable amount of critical, precious, and toxic elements. This study presented a novel thermal-biological hybrid method for resource recovery from waste LCDs. Through the design of a multistage thermal treatment process with the addition of optimized 20 wt% B2O3 to waste, the LCD's glass structure was separated into two interconnected phases, resulting in the transfer of metals from the LCD's glass phase to the B2O3 phase that can solubilize in the acid solution. Following the thermal treatment step, the biometabolites of Aspergillus niger were used for bioleaching of In, Sr, Al, and As from the obtained thermally treated product. The optimal bioleaching parameters were a pulp density of 10 g/L, temperature of 70 °C, and leaching time of 2 days, which led to the highest extraction of 82.6% Al, 70.8% As, 64.5% In, and 36.2% Sr from thermally treated LCD waste, representing a multifold increase in Al, As, and Sr extraction levels compared to untreated waste. This study demonstrated that the proposed hybrid method could successfully overcome waste complexities and ensure effective element extraction from discarded LCDs.
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- Alireza Parsa
- Biotechnology Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Biotechnology Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Biotechnology Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Modares Environmental Research Institute, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Zheng K, Benedetti MF, van Hullebusch ED. Recovery technologies for indium, gallium, and germanium from end-of-life products (electronic waste) - A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 347:119043. [PMID: 37776794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Advanced high-tech applications for communication, renewable energy, and display, heavily rely on technology critical elements (TCEs) such as indium, gallium, and germanium. Ensuring their sustainable supply is a pressing concern due to their high economic value and supply risks in the European Union. Recovering these elements from end-of-life (EoL) products (electronic waste: e-waste) offers a potential solution to address TCEs shortages. The review highlights recent advances in pre-treatment and hydrometallurgical and biohydrometallurgical methods for indium, gallium, and germanium recovery from EoL products, including spent liquid crystal displays (LCDs), light emitting diodes (LEDs), photovoltaics (PVs), and optical fibers (OFs). Leaching methods, including strong mineral and organic acids, and bioleaching, achieve over 95% indium recovery from spent LCDs. Recovery methods emphasize solvent extraction, chemical precipitation, and cementation. However, challenges persist in separating indium from other non-target elements like Al, Fe, Zn, and Sn. Promising purification involves solid-phase extraction, electrochemical separation, and supercritical fluid extraction. Gallium recovery from spent GaN and GaAs LEDs achieves 99% yield via leaching with HCl after annealing and HNO3, respectively. Sustainable gallium purification techniques include solvent extraction, ionic liquid extraction, and nanofiltration. Indium and gallium recovery from spent CIGS PVs achieves over 90% extraction yields via H2SO4 with citric acid-H2O2 and alkali. Although bioleaching is slower than chemical leaching (several days versus several hours), indirect bioleaching shows potential, achieving 70% gallium extraction yield. Solvent extraction and electrolysis exhibit promise for pure gallium recovery. HF or alkali roasting leaches germanium with a high yield of 98% from spent OFs. Solvent extraction achieves over 90% germanium recovery with minimal silicon co-extraction. Solid-phase extraction offers selective germanium recovery. Advancements in optimizing and implementing these e-waste recovery protocols will enhance the circularity of these TCEs.
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- Kun Zheng
- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France.
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Xiu FR, Song Z, Lu Y, Qi Y, Wang M. A novel conversion strategy for organic compounds in waste liquid crystal displays based on the near/supercritical methanol process. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 153:397-404. [PMID: 36202048 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Waste liquid crystal displays (LCD) contain a large number of organic compounds such as cellulose triacetate (CTA), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), triphenyl phosphate (TPP), and liquid crystal (LC). It is important to recover organic compounds from waste LCD due to their value and environmental toxicity. However, it is challenging to recover organic compounds from waste LCD because of the heterogeneous mixture of glass, organics and metals contained therein. In this study, an environment-friendly near/supercritical methanol (NSCM) process was developed as a closed cycle technology for the conversion of organic compounds from waste LCD. The acid-base catalytic activity and nonpolar property of the NSCM could efficiently promote the conversion of organic compounds from waste LCD. TPP could be extracted below 200 °C in the NSCM process. Below 250 °C, the conversion ratio of organic compounds from waste LCD ranged from 5 % to 68 % due to the extraction or decomposition of TPP, LC, and PVA. The main products obtained at 250 °C included long-chain alcohols and alkanes with a similar composition to industrial liquid paraffin, which could be widely used in other industrial processes. Under the optimal operation parameters (300 °C, 30 min, and 1:20 g/ml), the conversion ratio of organic compounds could reach 98 % due to the efficient decomposition of CTA. The main products obtained included ketones and esters chemicals, which could be further used as a chemical feedstock. No secondary pollutant was generated in the whole process. The low-boiling methanol could easily be recycled, which could make the NSCM a clean process for the production of high value-added organic products from waste LCD.
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- Fu-Rong Xiu
- College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi' an 710054, China.
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- College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi' an 710054, China
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- College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi' an 710054, China
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- College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi' an 710054, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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García‐Balboa C, Martínez‐Alesón García P, López‐Rodas V, Costas E, Baselga‐Cervera B. Microbial biominers: Sequential bioleaching and biouptake of metals from electronic scraps. Microbiologyopen 2022; 11:e1265. [PMID: 35212477 PMCID: PMC8861593 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Electronic scraps (e-scraps) represent an attractive raw material to mine demanded metals, as well as rare earth elements (REEs). A sequential microbial-mediated process developed in two steps was examined to recover multiple elements. First, we made use of an acidophilic bacteria consortium, mainly composed of Acidiphilium multivorum and Leptospidillum ferriphilum, isolated from acid mine drainages. The consortium was inoculated in a dissolution of e-scraps powder and cultured for 15 days. Forty-five elements were analyzed in the liquid phase over time, including silver, gold, and 15 REEs. The bioleaching efficiencies of the consortium were >99% for Cu, Co, Al, and Zn, 53% for Cd, and around 10% for Cr and Li on Day 7. The second step consisted of a microalgae-mediated uptake from e-scraps leachate. The strains used were two acidophilic extremotolerant microalgae, Euglena sp. (EugVP) and Chlamydomonas sp. (ChlSG) strains, isolated from the same extreme environment. Up to 7.3, 4.1, 1.3, and 0.7 µg by wet biomass (WB) of Zn, Al, Cu, and Mn, respectively, were uptaken by ChlSG biomass in 12 days, presenting higher efficiency than EugVP. Concerning REEs, ChlSG biouptake 14.9, 20.3, 13.7, 8.3 ng of Gd, Pr, Ce, La per WB. Meanwhile, EugVP captured 1.1, 1.5, 1.4, and 7.5, respectively. This paper shows the potential of a microbial sequential process to revalorize e-scraps and recover metals and REEs, harnessing extremotolerant microorganisms.
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- Camino García‐Balboa
- Animal Science (Genetics), School of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Animal Science (Genetics), School of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Animal Science (Genetics), School of Veterinary MedicineComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain
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- Ecology, Evolution and Behavior DepartmentUniversity of MinnesotaSt. PaulMinnesotaUSA
- Minnesota Center for Philosophy of ScienceUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesotaUSA
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Andrade DF, Castro JP, Garcia JA, Machado RC, Pereira-Filho ER, Amarasiriwardena D. Analytical and reclamation technologies for identification and recycling of precious materials from waste computer and mobile phones. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 286:131739. [PMID: 34371353 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one of the world's fastest-growing class of waste. WEEE contain a large amount of precious materials that have aroused the interest to develop new recycling technologies. Hence, effective recycling strategies are extremely necessary to promote the proper handling of these materials as well as for environmentally sound recovery of secondary raw resource. This paper reviews important existing methods and emerging technologies in WEEE management, with special emphasis in characterization, extraction and reclamation of precious materials from waste computer and mobile phones. Traditional pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical technologies still play a central role in the recovery of metals. More recently, emerging greener recycling technologies using microorganisms (i.e. biometallurgical), plasma arc fusion method and pretreatments (i.e. ultrasound and mechanochemical technologies) combined with other recycling methods (e.g. hydrometallurgical), and using less toxic solvents such as ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have also been attempted to recycle metals from computer and mobile phone scrap. The role of analytical method development, especially using spectroanalytical methods for chemical inspection and e-waste sorting process at industrial applications is also discussed. This confirmed that most direct sampling techniques such as laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and X-ray fluorescence (XFR) have several advantages over traditional sorting methods including rapid analytical response, without use of chemical reagents or waste generation, and greater reclamation of precious and critical materials in the WEEE stream.
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- Daniel Fernandes Andrade
- Group of Applied Instrumental Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, 01002, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Group of Applied Instrumental Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Group of Applied Instrumental Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; SG Soluções Científicas, 13560660, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Group of Applied Instrumental Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Group of Applied Instrumental Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luiz, km 235, 13565905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Fan Y, Liu Y, Niu L, Zhang W, Zhang TA. Efficient extraction and separation of indium from waste indium–tin oxide (ITO) targets by enhanced ammonium bisulfate leaching. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pourhossein F, Rezaei O, Mousavi SM, Beolchini F. Bioleaching of critical metals from waste OLED touch screens using adapted acidophilic bacteria. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2021; 19:893-906. [PMID: 34150280 PMCID: PMC8172694 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-021-00657-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The mobile phone is a fast-growing E-waste stream that includes hazardous substances and valuable metals. Smartphone touch screens (SPTS) contain a considerable amount of critical metals, such as indium and strontium that can be recovered from end of life devices as a secondary resource. Bioleaching is an emerging and environmentally friendly method for metal recovery from electronic waste. In the present study, bioleaching was assessed for the extraction of indium and strontium from organic light emitting diode type smartphone touch screens. A statistical approach based on the response surface methodology was successfully applied. The effects of influential variables: pH, ferrous sulfate, elemental sulfur, and solid content and their interactions on indium and strontium recovery using adapted Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans were evaluated. Under optimum conditions (ferrous sulfate: 13.0 g/L; solid content; 3.0 g/L; elemental sulfur: 5.6 g/L; and initial pH of 1.1), a complete indium extraction was observed, with a concentration in solution of about 200 mg/L indium. As concerns strontium, a 5% extraction efficiency was observed, which, even if quite low, resulted in a relatively high strontium concentration in solution, around 3000 mg/L, due to its high content in the solid (2%). This work opens new perspectives in the application of clean technologies for the extraction of valuable metals, such as indium and strontium from smartphone screens.
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- Fatemeh Pourhossein
- Biotechnology Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Biotechnology Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Biotechnology Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Huang K, Zheng J, Yuan W, Wang X, Song Q, Li Y, Crittenden JC, Wang L, Wang J. Microwave-assisted chemical recovery of glass fiber and epoxy resin from non-metallic components in waste printed circuit boards. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 124:8-16. [PMID: 33592321 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An efficient, microwave-assisted chemical recovery approach for epoxy resin and glass fiber from non-metallic components (NMC) in waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) for resource reutilization was developed in this research. HNO3 was selected as the chemical reagent because epoxy resin has low corrosion resistance to HNO3. The influence of reaction parameters such as reaction time, temperature, concentration of HNO3, liquid-solid ratio, and power of the microwave synthesizer on the separation efficiency of NMC (epoxy resin and glass fiber) and the reaction mechanism were investigated. The physical and chemical properties of NMC, reaction solvent, and decomposed products were analyzed using energy dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results showed that up to 88.42% of epoxy resin and glass fiber ((5 g) 10 mL/g) could be separated under the action of 300 W microwave power at 95 ℃ for 12 h and a HNO3 concentration of 7 mol/L. During the reaction, C-N bonds formed by the crosslinking agent and the three-dimensional network structure of the thermosetting epoxy resin were destroyed. The carbon chain structure and chemical properties of epoxy resin did not change significantly and the functional groups of ethyl acetate maintained the chemical structure before and after the reaction. This uncomplicated and efficient inorganic acid chemical microwave-assisted process holds promise for use as a feasible recovery technology for epoxy resin and glass fibers in NMC. The proposed process is particularly appealing because of its high selectivity, considerable economic advantages, and environmental benefits.
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- Kaiyou Huang
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Macau Environmental Research Institute, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta 30332, United States
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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Huang K, Yuan W, Yang Y, Wang X, Xie J, Duan H, Li X, Wang L, Zhang C, Bai J, Wang J, Crittenden JC. Dissolution and separation of non-metallic powder from printed circuit boards by using chloride solvent. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 123:60-68. [PMID: 33561771 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Non-metallic components (NMC) in waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are made of the thermosetting epoxy resin and glass fiber, which has been a research concern in the waste recycling area. The recycling of thermosetting epoxy resin is a serious challenge due to their permanent cross-linked structure. An efficient approach to chemical recycling of epoxy resin for resource reutilization was developed in this research. ZnCl2/CH3COOH aqueous solution was selected as catalysts system to decompose epoxy resin under a mild reaction condition. The influence of reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, time, liquid-solid ratio and ZnCl2 amount on the decomposition efficiency of epoxy resin and reaction mechanism were investigated. The physical and chemical properties of NMC, reaction solvent and decomposed products were analyzed using scanning electron microscope(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Results showed that up to 81.85% of epoxy resin could be dissolved by using a temperature of 190 °C during 8 h with a mixture of acetic acid (15 wt%): ZnCl2 (5 g) 20 mL/g. Incompletely coordinated zinc ions enables the cleavage of CN, CBr and CO bonds in the thermosetting brominated epoxy resin, which was mainly converted to phenol, 2-Bromophenol and 2, 4-Dibromophenol with high resource value. And the functional groups of ethyl acetate and acetic acid maintained chemical structure before and after reaction. This research provided a practical approach to the dissolution and reutilization of NMC in WPCBs.
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- Kaiyou Huang
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China.
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- China Northeast Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd, Changchun 130021, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta 30332, United States
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Qin J, Ning S, Fujita T, Wei Y, Zhang S, Lu S. Leaching of indium and tin from waste LCD by a time-efficient method assisted planetary high energy ball milling. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 120:193-201. [PMID: 33310131 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The phenomenon of the long leaching time and low leaching rate is presented in the acid leaching process under the conventional conditions of low reaction temperature and acid concentration. In order to promote leaching rates of indium and tin in waste liquid crystal display, an optimized process combining rapid milling and acid leaching has been proposed, which is more time and energy-efficient, environmentally sound compared with the traditional acid leaching process. Leaching mechanism analysis was conducted to uncover the different leaching behavior of indium and tin. And the external factors affecting the leaching rates of indium and tin were studied to optimize. In this process, the fine powder with a weight ratio of 97.6%, which particle size less than 0.075 mm, was obtained with the optimal milling time of 30 min by rapid grinding in the planetary high energy ball milling. About -0.003 l/s of grinding rate constant was performed in the grinding size fraction from 3 mm to 0.075 mm. The research results indicated that the particle size less than 0.035 mm was agglomerated, and the addition of H2O2 reduced the leaching rate for the particle size less than 0.075 mm. Moreover, 86.3% and 76.1% of indium and tin were leached in a short leaching time of 10 min by using 3 M H2SO4 at 85 °C for particle size range from 0.075 to 0.035 mm, while 96.9% and 85.6%, respectively in 90 min.
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- Jianchun Qin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China; School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, PR China
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Ambaye TG, Vaccari M, Castro FD, Prasad S, Rtimi S. Emerging technologies for the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from the end-of-life electronic wastes: a review on progress, challenges, and perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:36052-36074. [PMID: 32617815 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09630-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The demand for rare earth elements (REEs) has significantly increased due to their indispensable uses in integrated circuits of modern technology. However, due to the extensive use of high-tech applications in our daily life and the depletion of their primary ores, REE's recovery from secondary sources is today needed. REEs have now attracted attention to policymakers and scientists to develop novel recovery technologies for materials' supply sustainability. This paper summarizes the recent progress for the recovery of REEs using various emerging technologies such as bioleaching, biosorption, cryo-milling, electrochemical processes and nanomaterials, siderophores, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and supercritical CO2. The challenges facing this recovery are discussed comprehensively and some possible improvements are presented. This work also highlights the economic and engineering aspects of the recovery of REE from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Finally, this review suggests that greener and low chemical consuming technologies, such as siderophores and electrochemical processes, are promising for the recovery of REEs present in small quantities. These technologies present also a potential for large-scale application.
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- Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye
- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
- Department of chemistry, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Centre for Environment Science & Climate Resilient Agriculture (CESCRA), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Houssaine Moutiy E, Tran LH, Mueller KK, Coudert L, Blais JF. Optimized indium solubilization from LCD panels using H 2SO 4 leaching. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 114:53-61. [PMID: 32659687 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Spent liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are a secondary source of precious/strategic metals, including indium (In). The present study involved optimizing the solubilization of this strategic element from samples of indium tin oxide (ITO) glass prepared from LCD screens of computer monitors and laptop screens. The influence of operating conditions on In solubilization, as well as optimum conditions for sulfuric acid leaching were defined by a Box-Behnken-type experimental design methodology. Optimum operating conditions include a leaching step for 30 min at a temperature of 70 °C in the presence of 0.4 N H2SO4 and a pulp density of 50% (w/v). Under these conditions, the quadratic model established to predict the solubilization of In from ITO glass samples provided an In solubilization efficiency of 89.7%, which was validated experimentally (99.5%). The analysis of direct operating costs and capital costs for the implementation of such a leaching process revealed that the process is conceivable for a high-capacity plant processing ~100 t/day of ITO glass.
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- El Houssaine Moutiy
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Centre Eau Terre Environnement), Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Centre Eau Terre Environnement), Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Centre Eau Terre Environnement), Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.
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- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement), 445 boulevard de l'Université, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E4, Canada.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Centre Eau Terre Environnement), Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.
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Cao Y, Li F, Li G, Huang J, Zhu H, He W. Leaching and purification of indium from waste liquid crystal display panel after hydrothermal pretreatment: Optimum conditions determination and kinetic analysis. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 102:635-644. [PMID: 31785523 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Indium is one of the components with great recycling value in waste LCDs. Degradation of organic materials and the remain of indium in the solid phase can be simultaneously achieved by hydrothermal pretreatment via parameter regulation. Indium was transferred from the solid phase to the liquid phase by using sulfuric acid after hydrothermal pretreatment. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid diluted by sulfonated kerosene and hydrochloric acid were used as extractant and stripping agent respectively to purify and concentrate indium from acidic leaching solution. The results indicated that the leaching yield of indium reached 100% under the optimal condition of reaction time of 40 min, reaction temperature of 70-80 °C, acid concentration of 0.5 M and solid-liquid (S/L) ratio of 1:2 g/mL. Given conditions of extraction time of 3 min at the organic phase to aqueous phase (O/A) ratio of 1:10 by 20% D2EHPA and stripping time of 10 min at the (O/A) ratio of 10:1 by 4 M HCl, the recovery efficiency of indium reached 97.25%. In addition, acid leaching process did not change the surface topography and molecular structure of glass substrate and had no negative effect on subsequent recycling of glass. The kinetic equation of leaching yield and reaction time at the temperature of 80 °C is 1 - (1 - y)1/3 = 0.0215 t. The reaction activation energy of metal indium leaching process is 50.64 kJ/mol.
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- Yue Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Rd., Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Rd., Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Rd., Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Rd., Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Rd., Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Rd., Shanghai 200092, China.
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Song Q, Zhang L, Xu Z. Indium recovery from In-Sn-Cu-Al mixed system of waste liquid crystal display panels via acid leaching and two-step electrodeposition. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 381:120973. [PMID: 31442689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Since indium (In) was the most valuable resource in waste liquid crystal panels (LCDs), most researches only focused on preliminary recovery of In, while those coexisting metal elements (Cu, Sn, Al) raised little concern. This could lead to waste of resources, potential risk of heavy metal pollution, and also complexation of following In purification procedures. Besides, current hydrometallurgy processes for In purification are complicated, consume more reagents and generate more wastewater. Therefore, this research applied simple acid leaching and two-step electrodeposition for In-Sn and In-Cu-Al separation with minimum waste generation and input. Considering the special doping structure of indium-tin oxide (ITO), feasibility for concurrent In leaching and Sn precipitation was explored based on the unique Sn species' dissolution and precipitation behavior during acid leaching. Since the behavior of Sn was more sensitive to acidity and temperature, 97.07% of Sn removal and 99.25% of In recovery could be achieved using 1 mol/L H2SO4 at 70 ℃ for 1 h. A specific kinetic model depicting In leaching in thin ITO film situation was developed referring to avrami equation. Then, the application of two-step electrodeposition enabled 95.32% extraction of Cu and deposition of In with a purity over 99 wt% at respective potential.
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- Qingming Song
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 20092, People's Republic of China.
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Zhuang X, Wang Y, Wang R, Ma E, Gu W, Bai J, Zhang C. Thermal treatment of liquid crystal display panel scraps: The metals migration and potential environmental risk in solid residue. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 94:49-57. [PMID: 31279395 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Thermal treatment has been proved to be an efficient and promising method for organics removal from LCD panels and for resource recycling. Considering with the toxic metals contained in LCD panels and their potential risk, it is necessary to study and evaluate the metals behavior and potential risk associated with the thermal treatment of LCD panels. In this study, the migration and transformation behavior of ten metals (Cr, As, Al, In, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Fe, Sn) in LCD panels were investigated during thermal treatment, as well as their potential environmental risk and leaching toxicity in solid residue were evaluated. Results showed that Cr, Ni, In, Cu and Fe exhibit obvious migration behavior from solid into gas phase/fly ash during thermal treatment, with the maximum migration rate of 52.8%, 54.7%, 37.7%, 30.8%, and 34.9% respectively under the experimental condition. Speciation transformation for the metals of Cr, Ni, In, Cu, Fe and Zn was also observed in solid residue after thermal treatment, which leads to the ecological risk increase of Cu, In and contamination risk increase of Fe. Meanwhile, the leachable concentration and leaching toxicity of Cu and Ni in solid residue showed increasing trend after thermal treatment. The results indicate that attentions should be paid on the emission control of Cr, Ni, In, Cu, Fe during thermal treatment of LCD panel scraps. Environmental risk of Cu, In, Fe and the leaching toxicity of Ni in solid residue after thermal treatment should also be concerned.
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- Xuning Zhuang
- Research Center of Resource Recycling Science and Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China.
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- Research Center of Resource Recycling Science and Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China
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- Research Center of Resource Recycling Science and Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China
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- Research Center of Resource Recycling Science and Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China
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- Research Center of Resource Recycling Science and Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China
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- Research Center of Resource Recycling Science and Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China
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- Research Center of Resource Recycling Science and Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for WEEE Recycling, No. 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, PR China
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Izhar S, Yoshida H, Nishio E, Utsumi Y, Kakimori N. Removal and recovery attempt of liquid crystal from waste LCD panels using subcritical water. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 92:15-20. [PMID: 31160022 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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With the advancement of the fourth industrial revolution, the demand for LCD has widely accelerated as monitoring screens for computers and cell phones. Consequently, old LCD panels are expected to end up as a tremendous amount of e-waste. Apart from transparent electrodes and transistor, waste LCD panel also contains hazardous liquid crystal compound that can contaminate the landfill site. Thus, removing the material from waste LCD was investigated. In this study, water at subcritical state was applied at temperatures between 100 and 360 °C. Initially, the liquid crystals were extracted using toluene and were used to compare with subcritical water. The specific compounds of the liquid crystals were not identified. The liquid crystals (12 mg/g-LCD) were entirely removed from the LCD panel when treated above 300 °C by means of extraction with the subcritical water. Although liquid crystal was successfully removed, recovery was complicated due to the degradation of liquid crystals above 250 °C. A recovery of 70% was obtained at 250 °C without deformation of the molecules. Consequently, this study has shown that although it is not practical to recover LC from LCD panel waste using subcritical water, liquid crystals can be removed efficiently. This method is auspicious in reducing hazardous liquid crystal from waste LCD panel before their disposals at landfill sites.
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- Shamsul Izhar
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Ecology Research Center, Research Organization for the 21st Century, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-Cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Ecology Research Center, Research Organization for the 21st Century, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-Cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-, Japan
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- Environment Research and Development Center, Environmental Protection Group, Sharp Corporation, 1 Takumi-Cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka 590-8522, Japan
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- Environment Research and Development Center, Environmental Protection Group, Sharp Corporation, 1 Takumi-Cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka 590-8522, Japan
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- Environment Research and Development Center, Environmental Protection Group, Sharp Corporation, 1 Takumi-Cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka 590-8522, Japan
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Savvilotidou V, Kritikaki A, Stratakis A, Komnitsas K, Gidarakos E. Energy efficient production of glass-ceramics using photovoltaic (P/V) glass and lignite fly ash. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 90:46-58. [PMID: 31088673 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study investigates an innovative approach for the valorization of specific wastes generated from the energy sector and the production of glass-ceramics. The wastes used were photovoltaic (P/V) glass, produced from the renewable energy sector, and lignite fly ash, produced from the conventional energy sector. The process first involved the production of glass after melting specific mixtures of wastes, namely (i) 70% P/V glass and 30% lignite fly ash, and (ii) 80% P/V glass and 20% lignite fly ash, at 1200 °C for 1 h as revealed by the use of a heating microscope. The results indicated that the P/V glass, as a sodium-potassium-rich inorganic waste, reduces energy requirements of the melting process. The produced glass was then used for the production of glass-ceramics. Dense and homogeneous glass-ceramics, exhibiting high chemical stability and no toxicity, were produced after controlled thermal treatment of glass at 800 °C. The mechanical (compressive strength, Vickers hardness) and physical (open porosity, bulk density and water absorption) properties of the produced glass-ceramics were evaluated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Energy Dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) were used for the characterization of the raw materials and the produced glass-ceramics. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provided further insights on the microstructure of the final products. The properties of the produced glass-ceramics, namely water absorption and compressive strength, render them suitable for applications in the construction industry. The waste valorization approach followed in this study is in line with the principles of circular economy.
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- Vasiliki Savvilotidou
- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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- School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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- School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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- School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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Cole C, Gnanapragasam A, Cooper T, Singh J. An assessment of achievements of the WEEE Directive in promoting movement up the waste hierarchy: experiences in the UK. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 87:417-427. [PMID: 31109542 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Rapidly developing technology and an increasing number of products containing electrical or electronic functions, has led to discarded electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) being one of the fastest growing waste streams. The European Union (EU) has enacted several iterations of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive to address this complex waste stream. However, recycling dominates treatments for e-waste, despite the established 'waste hierarchy' showing waste prevention and reuse are generally preferable to recycling. This paper reports on 30 semi-structured interviews, undertaken across the EEE value chain, examining the impact of the WEEE Directive in the UK. The interviews confirmed that reuse takes place for a limited number of product types, mostly on a small scale. Additionally, whilst legislation has prompted innovation in recycling and higher capture rates, resource recovery is in practice limited to easily salvageable materials, whilst recovery of critical raw materials is often neglected. Furthermore, there is confusion around available collection networks, particularly for small WEEE, which consistently appears in residual waste streams. The waste hierarchy remains the key component of EU waste strategy and moving to the higher levels of the waste hierarchy is an essential part of achieving sustainable waste management and moving towards a circular economy. The paper proposes a series of measures to this end: promoting recovery routes and practices that facilitate reuse of suitable products, adapting recycling technology to increase recovery of critical raw materials and targeted policies to encourage the application of the waste hierarchy within a resource efficiency-oriented framework.
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- Christine Cole
- Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK; School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.
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- Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK; The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University Box 117, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Savvilotidou V, Kousaiti A, Batinic B, Vaccari M, Kastanaki E, Karagianni K, Gidarakos E. Evaluation and comparison of pre-treatment techniques for recovering indium from discarded liquid crystal displays. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 87:51-61. [PMID: 31109551 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Over the last years, emerging incentives for secondary production of high tech-metals, found in e-waste, are created because of their increasing demand and economic issues associated with their primary production. Due to the very low share of these metals in e-waste, pre-treatment methods can result in an output fraction rich in the metals of interest and may, therefore, be essential. To this scope, the present article evaluates and compares the efficiency of four different pre-treatment approaches containing various steps for recovering indium (In) from liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in laptop computers. The pre-treatment steps, used in various combinations, are (a) dry mechanical crushing and sieving, (b) pyrolysis, (c) thermal shock and (d) gravimetric process. Also, in all approaches, liquid crystals were removed from the samples, before applying the mechanical crushing step, as these are toxic and potentially harmful to human health and the environment. The removal was achieved by ultrasonic irradiation or mild agitation and optimized in terms of time, temperature and solvent type and concentration. Then, the feasibility of each pre-treatment approach was evaluated based on two parameters: (a) the content of In in the resulting sample after pre-treatment and (b) the separated mass share (%) with larger indium content as compared to the original LCD panel. The results showed that In is highly liberated in the fractions consisting of finest particles (<25 μm and <53 μm) after dry mechanical crushing and sieving with a maximum content of 234 mg/kg, which is twice as much as in the raw material. However, these particles represented only about 14 wt% of the original LCD panel mass. On the contrary, thermal shock results indicated that this was the most efficient pre-treatment approach, as both the content of In and the separated LCD mass (%) remained in high levels. Finally, some economic aspects associated with the processes are presented.
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- Vasiliki Savvilotidou
- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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Gwenzi W, Mangori L, Danha C, Chaukura N, Dunjana N, Sanganyado E. Sources, behaviour, and environmental and human health risks of high-technology rare earth elements as emerging contaminants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 636:299-313. [PMID: 29709849 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Recent studies show that high-technology rare earth elements (REEs) of anthropogenic origin occur in the environment including in aquatic systems, suggesting REEs are contaminants of emerging concern. However, compared to organic contaminants, there is a lack of comprehensive reviews on the anthropogenic sources, environmental behaviour, and public and ecological health risks of REEs. The current review aims to: (1) identify anthropogenic sources, transfer mechanisms, and environmental behaviour of REEs; (2) highlight the human and ecological health risks of REEs and propose mitigation measures; and (3) identify knowledge gaps and future research directions. Out of the 17 REEs, La, Gd, Ce and Eu are the most studied. The main sources of anthropogenic REE include; medical facilities, petroleum refining, mining and technology industries, fertilizers, livestock feeds, and electronic wastes and recycling plants. REEs are mobilized and transported in the environment by hydrological and wind-driven processes. Ecotoxicological effects include reduced plant growth, function and nutritional quality, genotoxicity and neurotoxicity in animals, trophic bioaccumulation, chronic and acute toxicities in soil organisms. Human exposure to REEs occurs via ingestion of contaminated water and food, inhalation, and direct intake during medical administration. REEs have been detected in human hair, nails, and biofluids. In humans, REEs cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and severe damage to nephrological systems associated with Gd-based contrast agents, dysfunctional neurological disorder, fibrotic tissue injury, oxidative stress, pneumoconiosis, cytotoxicity, anti-testicular effects, and male sterility. Barring REEs in medical devices, epidemiological evidence directly linking REEs in the environment to human health conditions remains weak. To minimize health risks, a conceptual framework and possible mitigation measures are highlighted. Future research is needed to better understand sources, environmental behaviour, ecotoxicology, and human epidemiology. Moreover, research on REEs in developing regions, including Africa, is needed given prevailing conditions predisposing humans to health risks (e.g., untreated drinking water).
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- Willis Gwenzi
- Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Soil Science, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, P. Bag 35, Marondera, Zimbabwe
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- Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China 515063
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E-waste amount is growing at about 4% annually, and has become the fastest growing waste stream in the industrialized world. Over 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally each year, and some of them end up in landfills causing danger of toxic chemicals leakage over time. E-waste is also sent to developing countries where informal processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) causes serious health and pollution problems. A huge interest in recovery of valuable metals from WEEE is clearly visible in a great number of scientific, popular scientific publications or government and industrial reports.
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Value Recovery from Waste Liquid Crystal Display Glass Cullet through Leaching: Understanding the Correlation between Indium Leaching Behavior and Cullet Piece Size. METALS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/met8040235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Marra A, Cesaro A, Rene ER, Belgiorno V, Lens PNL. Bioleaching of metals from WEEE shredding dust. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 210:180-190. [PMID: 29353112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A bioleaching process developed in two separate steps was investigated for the recovery of base metals, precious metals and rare earth elements from dusts generated by Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) shredding. In the first step, base metals were almost completely leached from the dust in 8 days by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (DSM 9463) that lowered the pH of the leaching solution from 3.5 to 1.0. During this step, cerium, europium and neodymium were mobilized at high percentages (>99%), whereas lanthanum and yttrium reached an extraction yield of 80%. In the second step, the cyanide producing Pseudomonas putida WSC361 mobilized 48% of gold within 3 h from the A. thiooxidans leached shredding dust. This work demonstrated the potential application of biohydrometallurgy for resource recovery from WEEE shredding dust, destined to landfill disposal, and its effectiveness in the extraction of valuable substances, including elements at high supply risk as rare earths.
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- Alessandra Marra
- SEED - Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- SEED - Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
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- SEED - Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
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Rezaei O, Mousavi SM, Pourhossein F. Recovery of Indium from Mobile Phone Touch Screen Using Adapted Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.17706/ijbbb.2018.8.2.117-124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Souada M, Louage C, Doisy JY, Meunier L, Benderrag A, Ouddane B, Bellayer S, Nuns N, Traisnel M, Maschke U. Extraction of indium-tin oxide from end-of-life LCD panels using ultrasound assisted acid leaching. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2018; 40:929-936. [PMID: 28946505 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this report, indium-tin-oxide (ITO)-layer extraction from end-of-life (EOL) Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) was discussed by sulfuric acid leaching with simultaneous application of ultrasonication on the ITO-side of glass/ITO panels, exhibiting various dimensions. Applying this technique presents several advantages compared to the traditional leaching process such as fast and controllable kinetics, high extraction yield of indium and tin, selective recovery of these two metals possible, and the opportunity to recycle the neat glass separately avoiding additional separation processes. ITO-dissolution kinetics from EOL LCD panels were investigated as function of leaching time and acidity of sulfuric acid. At a temperature of 60°C, a nearly quantitative indium yield was obtained using an acid concentration of 18mol/L by simultaneous application of ultrasonication, whereas only 70% were recovered in the absence of ultrasound. Results from ICP-AES agreed well with SEM/BSE observations demonstrating the high efficiency of the ultrasound assisted process since only 3-4min were required to obtain maximum ITO recovery.
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- Malika Souada
- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman - LASIR (UMR CNRS N°8516), Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Pôle Régional d'Analyse de Surface - Institut Michel Eugène Chevreul (FR CNRS N°2638), Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMET (UMR CNRS N°8207), Bâtiment C6, Université Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
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Zhang S, Ding Y, Liu B, Chang CC. Supply and demand of some critical metals and present status of their recycling in WEEE. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 65:113-127. [PMID: 28412098 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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New development and technological innovations make electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) more functional by using an increasing number of metals, particularly the critical metals (e.g. rare and precious metals) with specialized properties. As millions of people in emerging economies adopt a modern lifestyle, the demand for critical metals is soaring. However, the increasing demand causes the crisis of their supply because of their simple deficiency in the Earth's crust or geopolitical constraints which might create political issues for their supply. This paper focuses on the sustainable supply of typical critical metals (indium, rare earth elements (REEs), lithium, cobalt and precious metals) through recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). To illuminate this issue, the production, consumption, expected future demand, current recycling situation of critical metals, WEEE management and their recycling have been reviewed. We find that the demand of indium, REEs, lithium and cobalt in EEE will continuously increasing, while precious metals are decreasing because of new substitutions with less or even without precious metals. Although the generation of WEEE in 2014 was about 41.9 million tons (Mt), just about 15% (6.5 Mt) was treated environmentally. The inefficient collection of WEEE is the main obstacle to relieving the supply risk of critical metals. Furthermore, due to the widespread use in low concentrations, such as indium, their recycling is not just technological problem, but economic feasibility is. Finally, relevant recommendations are point out to address these issues.
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- Shengen Zhang
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- Department of Engineering and Technical Services, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, DC 20032, USA
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Zhang K, Li B, Wu Y, Wang W, Li R, Zhang YN, Zuo T. Recycling of indium from waste LCD: A promising non-crushing leaching with the aid of ultrasonic wave. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 64:236-243. [PMID: 28347586 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The tremendous amount of end-of-life liquid crystal displays (LCDs) has become one of the prominent sources of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in recent years. Despite the necessity of safe treatment, recycling indium is also a focus of waste LCD treatment because of the scarcity of indium. Based on the analyses of the structure of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) glass, crushing is demonstrated to be not required. In the present research, a complete non-crushing leaching method was firstly adopted to recycle indium from waste LCDs, and the ultrasonic waves was applied in the leaching process. The results demonstrated that indium can be leached efficiently with even a low concentration of chloride acid (HCl) without extra heating. About 96.80% can be recovered in 60mins, when the ITO glass was leached by 0.8MHCl with an enhancement of 300W ultrasonic waves. The indium leaching process is abridged free from crushing, and proves to be of higher efficiency. In addition, the ultrasonic wave influence on leaching process was also explained combing with micron-scale structure of ITO glass.
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- Kaihua Zhang
- Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China.
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- Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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Chen Y, Zhang L, Xu Z. Vacuum pyrolysis characteristics and kinetic analysis of liquid crystal from scrap liquid crystal display panels. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 327:55-63. [PMID: 28040632 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recycling of waste liquid crystal display (LCD) panels is an urgent task with the rapid expanding LCD market. However, as important composition of LCD panels, the treatment of liquid crystal is seldom concerned for its low concentration. In present study, a stripping product enriched liquid crystal and indium is gained by mechanical stripping process, in which liquid crystal is enriched from 0.3wt.% to 53wt.% and indium is enriched from 0.02wt.% to 7.95wt.%. For the stripping product, liquid crystal should be removed before indium recovery because (a) liquid crystal will hinder indium recycling; (b) liquid crystal is hazardous waste. Hence, an effective and green approach by vacuum pyrolysis is proposed to treat liquid crystal in the stripping product. The results are summarized as: (i) From the perspective of apparent activation energy, the advantages of vacuum pyrolysis is expounded according to kinetic analysis. (ii) 89.10wt.% of liquid crystal is converted and the content of indium in residue reaches 14.18wt.% under 773K, 15min and system pressure of 20Pa. This study provides reliable information for further industrial application and an essential pretreatment for the next step of indium recycling.
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- Ya Chen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China.
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Ferella F, Belardi G, Marsilii A, De Michelis I, Vegliò F. Separation and recovery of glass, plastic and indium from spent LCD panels. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 60:569-581. [PMID: 28038903 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The present paper deals with physico-mechanical pre-treatments for dismantling of spent liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and further recovery of valuable fractions like plastic, glass and indium. After a wide experimental campaign, two processes were designed, tested and optimized. In the wet process, 20%, 15% and 40% by weight of the feeding panels are recovered as plastic, glass and indium concentrate, respectively. Instead, in the dry process, only two fractions were separated: around 11% and 85% by weight are recovered as plastic and glass/indium mixture. Indium, that concentrated in the -212μm fraction, was completely dissolved by sulphuric acid leaching (0.75molL-1 H2SO4 solution, 80°C, 10%vol H2O2, pulp density 10%wt/vol, leaching time 3h). 100% of indium can be extracted from the pregnant solution with 5%wt/vol Amberlite™ resin, at room temperature and pH 3 in 24h. Indium was thus re-extracted from the resin by means of a 2molL-1 H2SO4 solution, at room temperature and S/L of 40%wt/vol.
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- Francesco Ferella
- Department of Industrial Engineering, Information and Economics, University of L'Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Institute of Environmental Geology and Geo-Engineering (IGAG-CNR), Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Information and Economics, University of L'Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Information and Economics, University of L'Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Information and Economics, University of L'Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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Savvilotidou V, Antoniou A, Gidarakos E. Toxicity assessment and feasible recycling process for amorphous silicon and CIS waste photovoltaic panels. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 59:394-402. [PMID: 27742228 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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End-of-Life (EoL) photovoltaic (P/V) modules, which are recently included in the 2012/19/EU recast, require sound and sustainable treatment. Under this perspective, this paper deals with 2nd generation P/V waste modules, known as thin-film, via applying chemical treatment techniques. Two different types of modules are examined: (i) tandem a-Si:H/μc-Si:H panel and, (ii) Copper-Indium-Selenide (CIS) panel. Panels' pretreatment includes collection, manual dismantling and shredding; pulverization and digestion are further conducted to identify their chemical composition. A variety of elements is determined in the samples leachates' after both microwave-assisted total digestion and Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP test) using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) analysis. The analysis reveals that several elements are detected in the two of panels, with no sample exceeds the TCLP test. Concentrations of precious and critical metals are also measured, which generates great incentives for recovery. Then, further experiments, for P/V recycling investigation, are presented using different acids or acid mixtures under a variety of temperatures and a stable S/L ratio, with or without agitation, in order to determine the optimal recycling conditions. The results verify that chemical treatment in P/V shredded samples is efficient since driving to ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) resin's dissolution, as well as valuable structural materials recovery (P/V glass, ribbons, cells, P/V intermediate layers). Among the solvents used, sulfuric acid and lactic acid demonstrate the most efficient and strongest performance on panels' treatment at gentle temperatures providing favorably low energy requirements.
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- Vasiliki Savvilotidou
- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece.
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Amato A, Rocchetti L, Beolchini F. Environmental impact assessment of different end-of-life LCD management strategies. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 59:432-441. [PMID: 27679968 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The strong growth of the electrical and electronic equipment production combined with its short lifespan are causing the production of a significant amount of waste to treat. In particular, the present paper focuses on end-of-life liquid crystal displays (LCDs) for their significant content of valuable materials, like plastic, glass and metals that could be recovered after dismantling. In the recent literature, traditional LCD recycling processes are combined with innovative treatments, which allow to recover critical raw materials, such as indium. In this context, we have evaluated the environmental impact of four different strategies of end-of-life LCD management: the disposal in landfilling sites, the incineration, the traditional recycling treatment and an innovative process also addressed to the recovery of indium. The traditional recycling treatment resulted to be the best scenario for the environment. Indeed, a life cycle assessment study gave following environmental burdens (if negative they are credits): 18, 81, -68, -60kg CO2-equiv. and 0.08, 0.01, -0.25, -0.18mol H+-equiv., for the four scenarios in the categories of global warming and acidification, respectively. The limit of the variability of LCD composition was overcome including additional literature data in the study. In order to improve the innovative process sustainability, a system of water recirculation was optimized with a consequent impact decrease of 35% in the global warming category. Nevertheless, this action should be combined with an increase of indium concentration in the panel because the low metal content represents the bottleneck of the overall approach. In this regard, a sensitivity analysis showed that an increase of at least five times in indium concentration in the waste is needed to observe an advantage of the innovative vs the traditional recycling process, when the impact category of climate change is considered. As a whole, the life cycle assessment was confirmed as a key tool for the choice of the best option of WEEE management.
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- Alessia Amato
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.
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Swain B, Mishra C, Hong HS, Cho SS. Beneficiation and recovery of indium from liquid-crystal-display glass by hydrometallurgy. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 57:207-214. [PMID: 26944866 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Considering indium scarcity, the end-of-life (EOL) LCD, which accounts for up to 90% of market share can be a feasible secondary resource upon successful recycling. In the preferred hydrometallurgical process of such critical metals, leaching is the essential primary and essential phase has been investigated. In this process, LCD was mechanically separated along with other parts from EOL TVs through a smartly engineered process developed at our institute, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE), the Republic of Korea. After removing plastics and metals from the LCD, it was mechanically shredded for size reduction. The mechanically shredded LCD waste was leached with HCl for recovery of indium. Possible leaching parameters such as; effect of acid concentration, pulp density, temperature and effect of oxidant H2O2 concentration were investigated to identify the best conditions for indium extraction. Indium (76.16×10-3g/L) and tin (10.24×10-3g/L) leaching was achieved at their optimum condition, i.e. lixiviant of 5M HCl, a pulp density of 500g/L, temperature 75°C, agitation speed of 400rpm and time for 120min. At optimum condition the glass, plastic and the valuable metal indium have completely been separated. From indium enriched leach liquor, indium can be purified and recovered through hydrometallurgy.
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- Basudev Swain
- Institute for Advanced Engineering, Advanced Materials & Processing Center, Yongin 449-863, Republic of Korea.
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- Institute for Advanced Engineering, Advanced Materials & Processing Center, Yongin 449-863, Republic of Korea
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- Sungshin University, Dept. of Interdisciplinary ECO Science, Seoul 142-732, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Advanced Engineering, Advanced Materials & Processing Center, Yongin 449-863, Republic of Korea
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Li J, Dong Q, Liu L, Song Q. Measuring treatment costs of typical waste electrical and electronic equipment: A pre-research for Chinese policy making. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 57:36-45. [PMID: 26970844 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) volume is increasing, worldwide. In 2011, the Chinese government issued new regulations on WEEE recycling and disposal, establishing a WEEE treatment subsidy funded by a levy on producers of electrical and electronic equipment. In order to evaluate WEEE recycling treatment costs and revenue possibilities under the new regulations, and to propose suggestions for cost-effective WEEE management, a comprehensive revenue-expenditure model (REM), were established for this study, including 7 types of costs, 4 types of fees, and one type of revenue. Since TV sets dominated the volume of WEEE treated from 2013 to 2014, with a contribution rate of 87.3%, TV sets were taken as a representative case. Results showed that the treatment cost varied from 46.4RMB/unit to 82.5RMB/unit, with a treatment quantity of 130,000 units to 1,200,000 units per year in China. Collection cost accounted for the largest portion (about 70.0%), while taxes and fees (about 11.0 %) and labor cost (about 7.0 %) contributed less. The average costs for disposal, sales, and taxes had no influence on treatment quantity (TQ). TQ might have an adverse effect on average labor and management costs; while average collection and purchase fees, and financing costs, would vary with purchase price, and the average sales fees and taxes would vary with the sales of dismantled materials and other recycled products. Recycling enterprises could reduce their costs by setting up online and offline collection platforms, cooperating with individual collectors, creating door-to-door collection channels, improving production efficiency and reducing administrative expenditures. The government could provide economic incentives-such as subsidies, low-cost loans, tax cuts and credits-and could also raise public awareness of waste management and environmental protection, in order to capture some of the WEEE currently discarded into the general waste stream. Foreign companies with advanced WEEE utilization technology could invest or participate in this area, producing profits for themselves while helping to develop and implement environmentally friendly and energy-saving technologies applicable to the Chinese market.
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- Jinhui Li
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Wang R, Xu Z. Pyrolysis characteristics and pyrolysis products separation for recycling organic materials from waste liquid crystal display panels. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 302:45-56. [PMID: 26444486 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Waste liquid crystal display (LCD) panels mainly contain inorganic materials (glass substrate with indium-tin oxide film), and organic materials (polarizing film and liquid crystal). The organic materials should be removed beforehand since the organic matters would hinder the indium recycling process. In the present study, pyrolysis process is used to remove the organic materials and recycle acetic as well as and triphenyl phosphate (TPP) from waste LCD panels in an environmental friendly way. Several highlights of this study are summarized as follows: (i) Pyrolysis characteristics and pyrolysis kinetics analysis are conducted which is significant to get a better understanding of the pyrolysis process. (ii) Optimum design is developed by applying Box-Behnken Design (BBD) under response surface methodology (RSM) for engineering application which is significant to guide the further industrial recycling process. The oil yield could reach 70.53 wt% and the residue rate could reach 14.05 wt% when the pyrolysis temperature is 570 °C, nitrogen flow rate is 6 L min(-1) and the particle size is 0.5 mm. (iii) Furthermore, acetic acid and TPP are recycled, and then separated by rotary evaporation, which could reduce the consumption of fossil energy for producing acetic acid, and be reused in electronics manufacturing industry.
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- Ruixue Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
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