Effect of chemical pretreatment on pyrolysis of non-metallic fraction recycled from waste printed circuit boards

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 76(2018) vom: 30. Juni, Seite 537-543
1. Verfasser: Shen, Yafei (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Char characterization Chemical pretreatment Non-metallic fraction Pyrolysis Waste printed circuit boards Metals, Heavy Plastics Copper 789U1901C5 mehr... Bromine SBV4XY874G
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The non-metallic fraction from waste printed circuit boards (NMF-WPCB) generally consists of plastics with high content of Br, glass fibers and metals (e.g. Cu), which are normally difficult to dispose. This work aims to study the chemical pretreatments by using alkalis, acids and alkali-earth-metal salts on pyrolysis of NMF-WPCB. Char (60-79%) and volatile matter (21-40%) can be produced via the pyrolysis process. In particular, the ash content can reach up to 42-56%, which was attributed to the high content of glass fibers and other minerals. Copper (Cu, 2.5%), calcium (Ca, 28.7%), and aluminum (Al, 6.9%) were the main metal constituents. Meanwhile, silicon (Si, 28.3%) and bromine (Br, 26.4%) were the predominant non-metallic constituents. The heavy metals such as Cu were significantly reduced by 92.4% with the acid (i.e. HCl) pretreatment. It has been proved that the organic Br in the plastics (e.g. BFR) can be transformed into HBr via the pyrolysis process at relatively high temperature. It was noteworthy that the alkali pretreatment was more benefit for the Br fixation in the solid char. Particularly, the Br fixation efficiency can reach up to 53.6% by the sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pretreatment with the pyrolysis process. The formed HBr can react with NaOH to generate NaBr
Beschreibung:Date Completed 10.08.2018
Date Revised 02.12.2018
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1879-2456
DOI:10.1016/j.wasman.2018.02.036