Dismantling of Printed Circuit Boards Enabling Electronic Components Sorting and Their Subsequent Treatment Open Improved Elemental Sustainability Opportunities

This critical review focuses on advanced recycling strategies to enable or increase recovery of chemical elements present in waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs). Conventional recycling involves manual removal of high value electronic components (ECs), followed by raw crushing of WPCBs, to recover m...

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Main Authors: Ange A. Maurice, Khang Ngoc Dinh, Nicolas M. Charpentier, Andrea Brambilla, Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/18/10357