Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1698715 | Procedia CIRP | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In industrialized countries, waste electrical and electronic equipment is mostly processed in shredder-based processes, which are characterized by a low recovery of precious metals, rare earth elements and flame retardant plastics. To increase the recycling efficiency for these materials, a dismantling tool has been developed. The development process of the dismantling tool was guided by in-depth analysis of the required disassembly time for LCD TVs and laptops. The results of practical experiments demonstrate that the use of the dismantling tool enable to reduce the dismantling time for plastic housing components and PWBs with respectively 36% and 45% for LCD TVs.
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Authors
Jef R. Peeters, Paul Vanegas, Christof Mouton, Wim Dewulf, Joost R. Duflou,