A comprehensive review on the recycling of discarded printed circuit boards for resource recovery

S Mir, N Dhawan - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are an essential and central component of electronic waste.
The rapid depletion of natural resources, massive generation of end-of-life PCBs and …

High added-value materials recovery using electronic scrap-transforming waste to valuable products

P Gautam, CK Behera, I Sinha, G Gicheva… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the rapid development in electronic industries and high consumer demand, electrical
and electronic equipment have a shorter lifetime in developed and developing countries …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient separation of precious metals from computer waste printed circuit boards by hydrocyclone and dilution-gravity methods

MR Bilesan, I Makarova, B Wickman, E Repo - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
To fulfill the different aspects of green chemistry and to achieve full use of the secondary
resources (waste printed circuit boards (WPCB)), the necessity of developing green methods …

Cleaner approach to the recycling of metals in waste printed circuit boards by magnetic and gravity separation

X Zhu, C Nie, S Wang, Y Xie, H Zhang, X Lyu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
A physical cleaning approach utilizing magnetic separation and gravity beneficiation was
used to recover metals from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs). In addition, particle …

The science of microrecycling: a review of selective synthesis of materials from electronic waste

V Sahajwalla, R Hossain - Materials Today Sustainability, 2020 - Elsevier
Manufacturing challenges are anticipated to become worse in the coming decades owing to
global material and energy constraints combined with environmental issues associated with …

Regeneration of Sn-Pb solder from waste printed circuit boards: A hydrometallurgical approach to treating waste with waste

F Moosakazemi, S Ghassa, F Soltani… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
A green approach was introduced to regenerate Sn-Pb solder from waste printed circuit
boards (PCBs). For this purpose, waste Al-based heat sinks were used as cementing agent …

Cleaner utilization of non-metallic components in separation tailings of waste printed circuit board: Pyrolysis oil, calorific value and building aggregate

C Nie, Y Wang, H Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The resource utilization of non-metallic components (NMC) in waste printed circuit boards
(WPCBs) was concerned in this study. Pyrolysis oil, calorific value and building materials in …

Recovery of high-grade copper from waste printed circuit boards by mechanical-grinding assisted flotation

X Zhu, C Nie, H Zhang, X Lyu, Y Tao, J Qiu, L Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mechanical grinding combined flotation technology with renewable collector has been
proposed to recover high-grade copper from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs). Surface …

Current trends in direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) into value-added materials and products

RK Nekouei, I Tudela, F Pahlevani… - Current Opinion in Green …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•An eco-efficient model for e-waste management is presented.•This model focuses
on WPCB and its recycling into value-added products.•Recent trends on manufacturing of …

Characterization and evaluation of recycling potential for discarded laptops

S Mir, N Dhawan - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2021 - Springer
The emerging problem of electronic waste has promoted the interest in exploring metal
recovery from secondary sources under the umbrella of urban mining. This study presents …