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Plastics in WEEE screens: difficulties and opportunities to improve the recycling rate

(Corresponding) Arduin R., Grimaud G., Charbuillet C., Laratte B., Perry N.
Topic: 
Electric and electronic waste
Nowadays the screens collected by the official e-waste schemes in France are mostly comprised of Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). Nevertheless, Flat Panel Display (FPD) collection should increase in the following years. Among other differences in material compositions, FPD screens have higher plastic...Read more
Keywords: 
E-waste; Recycling; Plastics; Flame retardants
Conference: 
CEST2019
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00425

Development of efficient techniques for the removal of brominated flame retardants from polymer blends with composition that simulates WEEE

(Corresponding) Charitopoulou M., Papadopoulou L., Achilias D.
Topic: 
Electric and electronic waste
Waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) has increased enormously because of the rapid expansion and consumption of electronic devices and their short lifespan. Recycling of WEEE is challenging, due to the presence of various materials including glass, metals and plastics (Buekens and Yang...Read more
Keywords: 
WEEE, pyrolysis, soxhlet extraction, brominated flame retardants, XRF
Conference: 
CEST2021
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00356