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Wang M, Liu K, Yu J, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Valix M, Tsang DC. Challenges in Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: Spotlight on Polyvinylidene Fluoride Removal. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2023; 7:2200237. [PMID: 36910467 PMCID: PMC10000285 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202200237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In the recycling of retired lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the cathode materials containing valuable metals should be first separated from the current collector aluminum foil to decrease the difficulty and complexity in the subsequent metal extraction. However, strong the binding force of organic binder polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) prevents effective separation of cathode materials and Al foil, thus affecting metal recycling. This paper reviews the composition, property, function, and binding mechanism of PVDF, and elaborates on the separation technologies of cathode material and Al foil (e.g., physical separation, solid-phase thermochemistry, solution chemistry, and solvent chemistry) as well as the corresponding reaction behavior and transformation mechanisms of PVDF. Due to the characteristic variation of the reaction systems, the dissolution, swelling, melting, and degradation processes and mechanisms of PVDF exhibit considerable differences, posing new challenges to efficient recycling of spent LIBs worldwide. It is critical to separate cathode materials and Al foil and recycle PVDF to reduce environmental risks from the recovery of retired LIBs resources. Developing fluorine-free alternative materials and solid-state electrolytes is a potential way to mitigate PVDF pollution in the recycling of spent LIBs in the EV era.
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- Mengmeng Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and ManagementThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
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- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and ManagementThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution ControlSchool of EnvironmentTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and ManagementThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
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- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and ManagementThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of SydneyDarlingtonNSW2008Australia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
- Research Centre for Environmental Technology and ManagementThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong KongChina
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Roy JJ, Cao B, Madhavi S. A review on the recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) by the bioleaching approach. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 282:130944. [PMID: 34087562 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This review discusses the latest trend in recovering valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to meet the technological world's critical metal demands. Spent LIBs are a secondary source of valuable metals such as Li (5%-7%), Ni (5%-10%), Co (5%-25%), Mn (5-11%), and non-metal graphite. Recycling is essential for the battery industry to extract valuable critical metals from secondary sources to develop new and novel high-tech LIBs for various applications such as eco-friendly technologies, renewable energy, emission-free electric vehicles, and energy-saving lightings. LIB waste is currently undergoing high-temperature pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical processes to recover valuable metals, and these processes have proven to be successful and feasible. These methods, however, are not preferable due to the difficulties in controlling the process, secondary waste produced, high operational cost, and high risk of scaling up. Biotechnological approaches can be promising alternatives to pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical technologies in metal recovery from LIB waste. Microbiological metal dissolution or bioleaching has gained popularity for metal extraction from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials in recent years. This technology is eco-friendly, safe to handle, and reduces operating costs and energy demands. The pre-treatment process (material preparation), microorganisms used in the bioleaching of LIBs, factors influencing the bioleaching process, methods of enhancing the leaching efficiency, regeneration of electrode materials, and future aspects have been discussed in detail.
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- Joseph Jegan Roy
- Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), SCARCE Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University, 637459, Singapore; Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 637551, Singapore.
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- Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), SCARCE Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University, 637459, Singapore; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
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Assessment of Pre-Treatment Techniques for Coarse Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) Recycling. MINERALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/min11101134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Waste electrical and electronic equipment or e-waste generation has been skyrocketing over the last decades. This poses waste management and value recovery challenges, especially in developing countries. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are mainly employed in value recovery operations. Despite the high energy costs of generating crushed and milled particles of the order of several microns, those are employed in conventional hydrometallurgical techniques. Coarse PCB pieces (of order a few centimetres) based value recovery operations are not reported at the industrial scale as the complexities of the internal structure of PCBs limit efficient metal and non-metal separation. Since coarse PCB particles’ pre-treatment is of paramount importance to enhance metal and non-metal separations, thermal, mechanical, chemical and electrical pre-treatment techniques were extensively studied. It is quite evident that a single pre-treatment technique does not result in complete metal liberation and therefore several pre-treatment flowsheets were formulated for coarse PCB particles. Thermal, mechanical and chemical pre-treatments integrated flowsheets were derived and such flowsheets are seldom reported in the e-waste literature. The potential flowsheets need to be assessed considering socio-techno-economic considerations to yield the best available technologies (BAT). In the wider context, the results of this work could be useful for achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals.
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Dismantling of Printed Circuit Boards Enabling Electronic Components Sorting and Their Subsequent Treatment Open Improved Elemental Sustainability Opportunities. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su131810357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This critical review focuses on advanced recycling strategies to enable or increase recovery of chemical elements present in waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs). Conventional recycling involves manual removal of high value electronic components (ECs), followed by raw crushing of WPCBs, to recover main elements (by weight or value). All other elements remain unrecovered and end up highly diluted in post-processing wastes or ashes. To retrieve these elements, it is necessary to enrich the waste streams, which requires a change of paradigm in WPCB treatment: the disassembly of WPCBs combined with the sorting of ECs. This allows ECs to be separated by composition and to drastically increase chemical element concentration, thus making their recovery economically viable. In this report, we critically review state-of-the-art processes that dismantle and sort ECs, including some unpublished foresight from our laboratory work, which could be implemented in a recycling plant. We then identify research, business opportunities and associated advanced retrieval methods for those elements that can therefore be recovered, such as refractory metals (Ta, Nb, W, Mo), gallium, or lanthanides, or those, such as the platinum group elements, that can be recovered in a more environmentally friendly way than pyrometallurgy. The recovery methods can be directly tuned and adapted to the corresponding stream.
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Abdo DM, Abdelbasir SM, El-Sheltawy ST, Ibrahim IA. Recovery of Tin as Tin oxide nanoparticles from waste printed circuit boards for photocatalytic dye degradation. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-021-0838-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Experimental investigation and modeling of the density, refractive index, and dynamic viscosity of 1-Propyronitrile-3-Butylimidazolium Dicyanamide. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Habibi A, Shamshiri Kourdestani S, Hadadi M. Biohydrometallurgy as an environmentally friendly approach in metals recovery from electrical waste: A review. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2020; 38:232-244. [PMID: 31918634 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x19895321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nowadays, large amount of municipal solid waste is because of electrical scraps (i.e. waste electrical and electronic equipment) that contain large quantities of electrical conductive metals like copper and gold. Recovery of these metals decreases the environmental effects of waste electrical and electronic equipment (also called E-waste) disposal, and as a result, the extracted metals can be used for future industrial purposes. Several studies reported in this review, demonstrated that the biohydrometallurgical processes were successful in efficient extraction of metals from electrical and electronic wastes. The main advantages of biohydrometallurgy are lower operation cost, less energy input, skilled labour, and also less environmental effect in comparison with pyro-metallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes. This study concentrated on fundamentals and technical aspects of biohydrometallurgy. Some points of drawbacks and research directions to develop the process in the future are highlighted in brief.
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- Alireza Habibi
- Faculty of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Faculty of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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Guo J, Luo X, Tan S, Ogunseitan OA, Xu Z. Thermal degradation and pollutant emission from waste printed circuit boards mounted with electronic components. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 382:121038. [PMID: 31450210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Waste printed circuit boards mounted with electronic components (WPCB-ECs) are generated from electronic waste dismantling and recycling process. Air-borne pollutants, including particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), can be released during thermal treatment of WPCB-CEs. In this study, organic substances from WPCB-ECs were pyrolyzed by both thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and in a quartz tube furnace. We discovered that board resin and solder coating were degraded in a one-stage process, whereas capacitor scarfskin and wire jacket had two degradation stages. Debromination of brominated flame retardants occurred, and HBr and phenol were the main products during TGA processing of board resin. Dehydrochlorination occurred, and HCl, benzene and toluene were detected during the pyrolysis of capacitor scarfskin. Benzene formation was found only in the first degradation stage (272-372 °C), while toluene was formed both in the two degradation stages. PM with bimodal mass size distributions at diameters of 0.45-0.5 and 4-5 μm were emitted during heating WPCB-ECs. The PM number concentrations were highest in the size ranges of 0.3-0.35 μm and 1.6-2 μm. The research produced new data on pollutant emissions during thermal treatment of WPCB-ECs, and information on strategies to prevent toxic exposures that compromise the health of recyclers.
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- Jie Guo
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention & School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-3957, USA
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China.
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Liu F, Wan B, Wang F, Chen W. Effect of thermal shock process on the microstructure and peel resistance of single-sided copper clad laminates used in waste printed circuit boards. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (1995) 2019; 69:1490-1502. [PMID: 31566485 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2019.1674751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Efficient pre-processing is essential to the mechanical recovery of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs). In this work, a thermal shock pretreatment was utilized to damage the interface between metals and nonmetals of single-sided copper clad laminates (SSCCLs), which are usually employed as the base material of printed circuit boards (PCBs). The effects of three thermal shock treatment parameters-i.e., peak temperature, holding time, and thermal shock cycle times-on the adhesion strength of SSCCLs were evaluated by orthogonal experiments. Microstructures and peel resistance of SSCCLs before and after thermal shock were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and 90° peel test, respectively. Our results showed that the impact of three major factors that influence liberation efficiency was in the sequence of peak temperature > shock cycle times > holding time. Furthermore, the optimal thermal shock level could be achieved when the peak temperature was 300°C with the soaking time of 30 min and three cycle times. In the meantime, the corresponding peel strength of the SSCCLs (0.065 N/mm) was sharply decreased by 94% in comparison with those without thermal shock treatment. The manual dismantling experimental data verified the good feasibility of the optimal thermal shock process, suggesting that the copper foil could be readily dismantled from the substrate by hand after pretreatment, with a successful separation rate of 100% and a peeling efficiency of ~ 30 seconds per piece. Therefore, the optimal thermal shock process could notably improve liberation of metals and nonmetals, which would be helpful for efficient recycling of WPCBs.Implications: The interface between copper foil and laminate dielectric in a PCB can be weakened significantly via efficient thermal shock method. Thus, a good liberation could be achieved after thermal shock. In this work, a manual peeling of copper foil from the SSCCL substrates was achieved efficiently after optimal thermal shock pretreatment, confirming the feasibility of a shorter process of metal recovery from scrap SSCCLs without pulverization. The results will be useful for the pretreatment of recovery of the WPCBs.
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- Fangfang Liu
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials Processing, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Science and Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials Processing, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials Processing, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Zhang DJ, Dong L, Li YT, Wu Y, Ma YX, Yang B. Copper leaching from waste printed circuit boards using typical acidic ionic liquids recovery of e-wastes' surplus value. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 78:191-197. [PMID: 32559904 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, using several types of acidic ionic liquids as the leaching reagents, the leaching behaviors of the copper present in waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) were investigated. The effects of various parameters on the copper leaching rate were studied, such as the particle size of the shredded WPCB, type of ionic liquid used, hydrogen peroxide dosage, solid-to-liquid ratio, leaching temperature, and leaching time. The experimental results showed that the copper leaching rate increases continuously when the powder particle size is increased from 0.071 to 0.500 mm. Moreover, the copper leaching rate also increases with an increase in the leaching temperature. In contrast, the leaching rate first increases and then decreases with increases in the leaching time, hydrogen peroxide dosage, and solid-to-liquid ratio. The optimal conditions that provided a 98.31% copper leaching rate were: particle size >0.500 mm, 8.5 mL 90% (v/v) ionic liquid, 1.5 mL 30% hydrogen peroxide, solid-to-liquid ratio of 1/20, leaching temperature of 80 °C, and leaching time of 2 h.
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- Ding-Jun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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Zhang X, Li L, Fan E, Xue Q, Bian Y, Wu F, Chen R. Toward sustainable and systematic recycling of spent rechargeable batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:7239-7302. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00297e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 407] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A comprehensive and novel view on battery recycling is provided in terms of the science and technology, engineering, and policy.
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- Xiaoxiao Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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Kang X, Zhao Y, Li J. Predicting refractive index of ionic liquids based on the extreme learning machine (ELM) intelligence algorithm. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.11.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adie GU, Sun L, Zeng X, Zheng L, Osibanjo O, Li J. Examining the evolution of metals utilized in printed circuit boards. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2017; 38:1696-1701. [PMID: 27673726 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1237552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has recently attracted worldwide attention because of high metal concentrations in them. Evolution of toxic and precious metals utilized in WEEE can not only reflect the adventure of eco-design, but can also guide the final recycling option. Pb, As, Cu, Au, Sn and Ag were determined in 10 composite samples of printed circuit boards of cathode ray tube televisions (TV-PCBs) that were produced between 1980 and 2005. The obtained results indicated that average metal concentrations in all TV-PCBs were - Cu: 10.6 ± 4.1%, Sn: 4.21 ± 0.90%, Pb: 3.15 ± 0.54%, Ag: 0.0215 ± 0.0068%, Au: 0.0068 ± 0.0049% and As: 0.0007 ± 0.0004%. No remarkable difference was found in compositions of Pb and Sn over the years, suggesting that there were no major modifications of Sn/Pb solder used in joining the circuitry system. The average composition of Cu fluctuated between 5.10% in 1980 and 12.8% in the mid-1990s and decreased afterwards. The decreases in Ag and Cu compositions could possibly be associated with thinner layers of these metals in newer model products.
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- Gilbert Umaye Adie
- a State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control , School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China
- b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- a State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control , School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China
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- a State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control , School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China
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- a State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control , School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China
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- b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- a State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control , School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China
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Zhang G, He Y, Wang H, Zhang T, Wang S, Yang X, Xia W. New technology for recovering residual metals from nonmetallic fractions of waste printed circuit boards. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 64:228-235. [PMID: 28343744 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Recycling of waste printed circuit boards is important for environmental protection and sustainable resource utilization. Corona electrostatic separation has been widely used to recycle metals from waste printed circuit boards, but it has poor separation efficiency for finer sized fractions. In this study, a new process of vibrated gas-solid fluidized bed was used to recycle residual metals from nonmetallic fractions, which were treated using the corona electrostatic separation technology. The effects of three main parameters, i.e., vibration frequency, superficial air flow velocity, and fluidizing time on gravity segregation, were investigated using a vibrating gas-solid fluidized bed. Each size fraction had its own optimum parameters. Corresponding to their optimal segregation performance, the products from each experiment were analyzed using an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). From the results, it can be seen that the metal recoveries of -1+0.5mm, -0.5+0.25mm, and -0.25mm size fractions were 86.39%, 82.22% and 76.63%, respectively. After separation, each metal content in the -1+0.5 or -0.5+0.25mm size fraction reduced to 1% or less, while the Fe and Cu contents are up to 2.57% and 1.50%, respectively, in the -0.25mm size fraction. Images of the nonmetallic fractions with a size of -0.25mm indicated that a considerable amount of clavate glass fibers existed in these nonmetallic fractions, which may explain why fine particles had the poorest segregation performance.
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- Guangwen Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China; Shanghai Cooperative Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China; Advanced Analysis & Computation Center, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China; Shanghai Cooperative Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- Advanced Analysis & Computation Center, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China; Shanghai Cooperative Centre for WEEE Recycling, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Advanced Analysis & Computation Center, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
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Awasthi AK, Zlamparet GI, Zeng X, Li J. Evaluating waste printed circuit boards recycling: Opportunities and challenges, a mini review. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2017; 35:346-356. [PMID: 28097947 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x16682607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Rapid generation of waste printed circuit boards has become a very serious issue worldwide. Numerous techniques have been developed in the last decade to resolve the pollution from waste printed circuit boards, and also recover valuable metals from the waste printed circuit boards stream on a large-scale. However, these techniques have their own certain specific drawbacks that need to be rectified properly. In this review article, these recycling technologies are evaluated based on a strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis. Furthermore, it is warranted that, the substantial research is required to improve the current technologies for waste printed circuit boards recycling in the outlook of large-scale applications.
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- Abhishek Kumar Awasthi
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Awasthi AK, Zeng X, Li J. Integrated bioleaching of copper metal from waste printed circuit board-a comprehensive review of approaches and challenges. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:21141-21156. [PMID: 27678000 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7529-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) is the most rapidly growing waste stream in the world, and the majority of the residues are openly disposed of in developing countries. Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) make up the major portion of e-waste, and their informal recycling can cause environmental pollution and health risks. Furthermore, the conventional disposal and recycling techniques-mechanical treatments used to recover valuable metals, including copper-are not sustainable in the long term. Chemical leaching is rapid and efficient but causes secondary pollution. Bioleaching is a promising approach, eco-friendly and economically feasible, but it is slower process. This review considers the recycling potential of microbes and suggests an integrated bioleaching approach for Cu extraction and recovery from WPCBs. The proposed recycling system should be more effective, efficient and both technically and economically feasible.
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- Abhishek Kumar Awasthi
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Rm. 805, Sino-Italian Environment and Energy Efficient Building, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Rm. 805, Sino-Italian Environment and Energy Efficient Building, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Rm. 805, Sino-Italian Environment and Energy Efficient Building, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Challenges in Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Management: A Profitability Assessment in Three European Countries. SUSTAINABILITY 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/su8070633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sattari M, Kamari A, Hashemi H, Mohammadi AH, Ramjugernath D. A group contribution model for prediction of the viscosity with temperature dependency for fluorine-containing ionic liquids. J Fluor Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Duan H, Hu J, Tan Q, Liu L, Wang Y, Li J. Systematic characterization of generation and management of e-waste in China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:1929-1943. [PMID: 26408118 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5428-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Over the last decade, there has been much effort to promote the management of e-waste in China. Policies have been affected to prohibit imports and to control pollution. Research has been conducted in laboratories and on large-scale industrial operations. A subsidy system to support sound e-waste recycling has been put in place. However, the handling of e-waste is still a concern in China and the issue remains unresolved. There has been relatively little work to follow up this issue or to interpret continuing problems from the perspective of sustainable development. This paper first provides a brief overview of conventional and emerging environmental pollution in Chinese "famous" e-waste dismantling areas, including Guiyu in Guangdong and Wenling in Zhejiang. Environmentalists have repeatedly proven that these areas are significantly polluted. Importing and backyard recycling are decreasing but are ongoing. Most importantly, no work is being done to treat or remediate the contaminated environmental media. The situation is exacerbated by the rising tide of e-waste generated by domestic update of various electronics. This study, therefore, employs a Sales Obsolescence Model approach to predict the generation of e-waste. When accounting for weight, approximately 8 million tons of e-waste will be generated domestically in 2015, of which around 50% is ferrous metals, followed by miscellaneous plastic (30%), copper metal and cables (8%), aluminum (5%), and others (7%). Of this, 3.6% will come from scrap PCBs and 0.2% from lead CRT glass. While more and more end-of-life electronics have been collected and treated by formal or licensed recyclers in China in terms of our analysis, many of them only have dismantling and separation activities. Hazardous e-wastes, including those from PCBs, CRT glass, and brominated flame retardant (BFR) plastics, have become problematic and probably flow to small or backyard recyclers without environmentally sound management. Traditional technologies are still being used to recover precious metals--such as cyanide method of gold hydrometallurgy--from e-waste. While recovery rates of precious metals from e-waste are above 50%, it has encountered some challenges from environmental considerations. Worse, many critical metals contained in e-waste are lost because the recovery rates are less than 1%. On the other hand, this implies that there is opportunity to develop the urban mine of the critical metals from e-waste.
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- Huabo Duan
- College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060, Shenzhen, China.
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- Dongjiang Environmental Co., Ltd., 518057, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- Dongjiang Environmental Co., Ltd., 518057, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
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Systematic characterization of generation and management of e-waste in China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015. [PMID: 26408118 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5428-0)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Over the last decade, there has been much effort to promote the management of e-waste in China. Policies have been affected to prohibit imports and to control pollution. Research has been conducted in laboratories and on large-scale industrial operations. A subsidy system to support sound e-waste recycling has been put in place. However, the handling of e-waste is still a concern in China and the issue remains unresolved. There has been relatively little work to follow up this issue or to interpret continuing problems from the perspective of sustainable development. This paper first provides a brief overview of conventional and emerging environmental pollution in Chinese "famous" e-waste dismantling areas, including Guiyu in Guangdong and Wenling in Zhejiang. Environmentalists have repeatedly proven that these areas are significantly polluted. Importing and backyard recycling are decreasing but are ongoing. Most importantly, no work is being done to treat or remediate the contaminated environmental media. The situation is exacerbated by the rising tide of e-waste generated by domestic update of various electronics. This study, therefore, employs a Sales Obsolescence Model approach to predict the generation of e-waste. When accounting for weight, approximately 8 million tons of e-waste will be generated domestically in 2015, of which around 50% is ferrous metals, followed by miscellaneous plastic (30%), copper metal and cables (8%), aluminum (5%), and others (7%). Of this, 3.6% will come from scrap PCBs and 0.2% from lead CRT glass. While more and more end-of-life electronics have been collected and treated by formal or licensed recyclers in China in terms of our analysis, many of them only have dismantling and separation activities. Hazardous e-wastes, including those from PCBs, CRT glass, and brominated flame retardant (BFR) plastics, have become problematic and probably flow to small or backyard recyclers without environmentally sound management. Traditional technologies are still being used to recover precious metals--such as cyanide method of gold hydrometallurgy--from e-waste. While recovery rates of precious metals from e-waste are above 50%, it has encountered some challenges from environmental considerations. Worse, many critical metals contained in e-waste are lost because the recovery rates are less than 1%. On the other hand, this implies that there is opportunity to develop the urban mine of the critical metals from e-waste.
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Wang F, Zhao Y, Zhang T, Duan C, Wang L. Mineralogical analysis of dust collected from typical recycling line of waste printed circuit boards. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2015; 43:434-441. [PMID: 26117419 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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As dust is one of the byproducts originating in the mechanical recycling process of waste printed circuit boards such as crushing and separating, from the viewpoints of resource reuse and environmental protection, an effective recycling method to recover valuable materials from this kind of dust is in urgent need. In this paper, detailed mineralogical analysis on the dust collected from a typical recycling line of waste printed circuit boards is investigated by coupling several analytical techniques. The results demonstrate that there are 73.1wt.% organic matters, 4.65wt.% Al, 4.55wt.% Fe, 2.67wt.% Cu and 1.06wt.% Pb in the dust, which reveals the dust is worthy of reuse and harmful to environment. The concentration ratios of Fe, Mn and Zn can reach 12.35, 12.33 and 6.67 respectively by magnetic separation. The yield of dust in each size fraction is nonuniform, while the yield of -0.75mm size fraction is up to 51.15wt.%; as the particle size decreases, the content of liberated metals and magnetic materials increase, and metals are mainly in elemental forms. The F, Cl and Br elements combing to C in the dust would make thermal treatment dangerous to the environment. Based on these results, a flowsheet to recycle the dust is proposed.
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- Fangfang Wang
- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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Qi R, Wang LP, Wang Q, Pande VS, Ren P. United polarizable multipole water model for molecular mechanics simulation. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:014504. [PMID: 26156485 PMCID: PMC4499046 DOI: 10.1063/1.4923338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report the development of a united AMOEBA (uAMOEBA) polarizable water model, which is computationally 3-5 times more efficient than the three-site AMOEBA03 model in molecular dynamics simulations while providing comparable accuracy for gas-phase and liquid properties. In this coarse-grained polarizable water model, both electrostatic (permanent and induced) and van der Waals representations have been reduced to a single site located at the oxygen atom. The permanent charge distribution is described via the molecular dipole and quadrupole moments and the many-body polarization via an isotropic molecular polarizability, all located at the oxygen center. Similarly, a single van der Waals interaction site is used for each water molecule. Hydrogen atoms are retained only for the purpose of defining local frames for the molecular multipole moments and intramolecular vibrational modes. The parameters have been derived based on a combination of ab initio quantum mechanical and experimental data set containing gas-phase cluster structures and energies, and liquid thermodynamic properties. For validation, additional properties including dimer interaction energy, liquid structures, self-diffusion coefficient, and shear viscosity have been evaluated. The results demonstrate good transferability from the gas to the liquid phase over a wide range of temperatures, and from nonpolar to polar environments, due to the presence of molecular polarizability. The water coordination, hydrogen-bonding structure, and dynamic properties given by uAMOEBA are similar to those derived from the all-atom AMOEBA03 model and experiments. Thus, the current model is an accurate and efficient alternative for modeling water.
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- Rui Qi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Chen M, Huang J, Ogunseitan OA, Zhu N, Wang YM. Comparative study on copper leaching from waste printed circuit boards by typical ionic liquid acids. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2015; 41:142-147. [PMID: 25869844 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are attracting increasing concerns because the recovery of its content of valuable metallic resources is hampered by the presence of hazardous substances. In this study, we used ionic liquids (IL) to leach copper from WPCBs. [BSO3HPy]OTf, [BSO3HMIm]OTf, [BSO4HPy]HSO4, [BSO4HMim]HSO4 and [MIm]HSO4 were selected. Factors that affect copper leaching rate were investigated in detail and their leaching kinetics were also examined with the comparison of [Bmim]HSO4. The results showed that all six IL acids could successfully leach copper out, with near 100% recovery. WPCB particle size and leaching time had similar influences on copper leaching performance, while IL acid concentration, hydrogen peroxide addition, solid to liquid ratio, temperature, showed different influences. Moreover, IL acid with HSO4(-) was more efficient than IL acid with CF3SO3(-). These six IL acids indicate a similar behavior with common inorganic acids, except temperature since copper leaching rate of some IL acids decreases with its increase. The results of leaching kinetics studies showed that diffusion plays a more important role than surface reaction, whereas copper leaching by inorganic acids is usually controlled by surface reaction. This innovation provides a new option for recovering valuable materials such as copper from WPCBs.
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- Mengjun Chen
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle (SWUST), Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang 621010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle (SWUST), Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang 621010, China
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- Program in Public Health, Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention, and School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3957, USA
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- Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture, 13 4th Section Renmin South Road, Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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Li J, Zeng X, Chen M, Ogunseitan OA, Stevels A. "Control-alt-delete": rebooting solutions for the E-waste problem. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:7095-108. [PMID: 26007633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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A number of efforts have been launched to solve the global electronic waste (e-waste) problem. The efficiency of e-waste recycling is subject to variable national legislation, technical capacity, consumer participation, and even detoxification. E-waste management activities result in procedural irregularities and risk disparities across national boundaries. We review these variables to reveal opportunities for research and policy to reduce the risks from accumulating e-waste and ineffective recycling. Full regulation and consumer participation should be controlled and reinforced to improve local e-waste system. Aiming at standardizing best practice, we alter and identify modular recycling process and infrastructure in eco-industrial parks that will be expectantly effective in countries and regions to handle the similar e-waste stream. Toxicity can be deleted through material substitution and detoxification during the life cycle of electronics. Based on the idea of "Control-Alt-Delete", four patterns of the way forward for global e-waste recycling are proposed to meet a variety of local situations.
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- Jinhui Li
- †State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- †State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- ‡Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- §Program in Public Health and School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- ∥Design for Sustainability Lab, Delft University of Technology, 3-5655 JL Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wang J, Xu Z. Disposing and recycling waste printed circuit boards: disconnecting, resource recovery, and pollution control. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:721-733. [PMID: 25525865 DOI: 10.1021/es504833y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Over the past decades, China has been suffering from negative environmental impacts from distempered e-waste recycling activities. After a decade of effort, disassembly and raw materials recycling of environmentally friendly e-waste have been realized in specialized companies, in China, and law enforcement for illegal activities of e-waste recycling has also been made more and more strict. So up to now, the e-waste recycling in China should be developed toward more depth and refinement to promote industrial production of e-waste resource recovery. Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs), which are the most complex, hazardous, and valuable components of e-waste, are selected as one typical example in this article that reviews the status of related regulations and technologies of WPCBs recycling, then optimizes, and integrates the proper approaches in existence, while the bottlenecks in the WPCBs recycling system are analyzed, and some preliminary experiments of pinch technologies are also conducted. Finally, in order to provide directional guidance for future development of WPCBs recycling, some key points in the WPCBs recycling system are proposed to point towards a future trend in the e-waste recycling industry.
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Lin KH, Chiang HL. Liquid oil and residual characteristics of printed circuit board recycle by pyrolysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 271:258-265. [PMID: 24637450 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Non-metal fractions of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs) were thermally treated (200-500°C) under nitrogen atmosphere. Carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen were determined by elemental analyzer, bromine by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), phosphorus by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX), and 29 trace elements by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) and mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for raw material and pyrolysis residues. Organic compositions of liquid oil were identified by GC (gas chromatography)-MS, trace element composition by ICP system, and 12 water-soluble ions by IC (ionic chromatography). Elemental content of carbon was >450 mg/g, oxygen 300 mg/g, bromine and hydrogen 60 mg/g, nitrogen 30 mg/g, and phosphorus 28 mg/g. Sulfur was trace in PCBs. Copper content was 25-28 mg/g, iron 1.3-1.7 mg/g, tin 0.8-1.0mg/g and magnesium 0.4-1.0mg/g; those were the main metals in the raw materials and pyrolytic residues. In the liquid products, carbon content was 68-73%, hydrogen was 10-14%, nitrogen was 4-5%, and sulfur was less than 0.05% at pyrolysis temperatures from 300 to 500°C. Phenol, 3-bromophenol, 2-methylphenol and 4-propan-2-ylphenol were major species in liquid products, accounting for >50% of analyzed organic species. Bromides, ammonium and phosphate were the main species in water sorption samples for PCB pyrolysis exhaust.
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- Kuo-Hsiung Lin
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Health Risk Management, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Zeng X, Li J. Innovative application of ionic liquid to separate Al and cathode materials from spent high-power lithium-ion batteries. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 271:50-56. [PMID: 24607415 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/01/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Because of the increasing number of electric vehicles, there is an urgent need for effective recycling technologies to recapture the significant amount of valuable metals contained in spent lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). Previous studies have indicated, however, that Al and cathode materials were quite difficult to separate due to the strong binding force supplied by the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), which was employed to bind cathode materials and Al foil. This research devoted to seek a new method of melting the PVDF binder with heated ionic liquid (IL) to separate Al foil and cathode materials from the spent high-power LiBs. Theoretical analysis based on Fourier's law was adopted to determine the heat transfer mechanism of cathode material and to examine the relationship between heating temperature and retention time. All the experimental and theoretic results show that peel-off rate of cathode materials from Al foil could reach 99% when major process parameters were controlled at 180°C heating temperature, 300 rpm agitator rotation, and 25 min retention time. The results further imply that the application of IL for recycling Al foil and cathode materials from spent high-power LiBs is highly efficient, regardless of the application source of the LiBs or the types of cathode material. This study endeavors to make a contribution to an environmentally sound and economically viable solution to the challenge of spent LiB recycling.
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- Xianlai Zeng
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Marques AC, Cabrera Marrero JM, de Fraga Malfatti C. A review of the recycling of non-metallic fractions of printed circuit boards. SPRINGERPLUS 2013; 2:521. [PMID: 24587980 PMCID: PMC3930799 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There is a big waste generation nowadays due to the growing demand for innovation and the fact that more and more products have a reduced lifetime, increasing the volume of dumps and landfills. Currently, one of the segments of large volume is the technology waste, which reflects on the printed circuit boards (PCBs) that are the basis of the electronics industry. This type of waste disposal is difficult, given that recycling is complex and expensive, because of the diversity of existing materials and components, and their difficult separation process. Regarding the material involved in PCBs, there are metal fractions (MFs) and non-metallic fractions (NMFs), of which the recycling of NMFs is one of the most important and difficult processes, because they amount to about 70% of the weight of the PCB’s waste. In the present paper, a literature review of the recycling of non-metallic fractions (NMFs) has been carried out, showing different studies and guidelines regarding this type of recycling, emphasizing that this type of waste still lacks for further application.
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- André Canal Marques
- Metallurgy Department (DEMET)/ PPGE3M, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil and UNISINOS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- ETSEIB-Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain ; Fundacio CTM Centre Tecnologic, Materials Forming Area, Manresa, Spain
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- Metallurgy Department (DEMET)/ PPGE3M, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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