Dismantling and chemical characterization of spent Peltier thermoelectric devices for antimony, bismuth and tellurium recovery

Major uses of thermoelectricity concern refrigeration purposes, using Peltier devices, mainly composed of antimony, bismuth and tellurium. Antimony was identified as a critical raw material by EU and resources of bismuth and tellurium are not inexhaustible, so it is necessary to imagine the recyclin...

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Publié dans:Environmental technology. - 1998. - 38(2017), 7 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 791-797
Auteur principal: Balva, Maxime (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Legeai, Sophie, Garoux, Laetitia, Leclerc, Nathalie, Meux, Eric
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2017
Accès à la collection:Environmental technology
Sujets:Journal Article Chemical characterization antimony bismuth spent Peltier devices tellurium Antimony 9IT35J3UV3 Tellurium NQA0O090ZJ plus... Bismuth U015TT5I8H
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