Recovery of metals from printed circuit boards by means of electrostatic separation

• Autorzy: Franke Dawid , Suponik Tomasz , Nuckowski Paweł M. , Gołombek Klaudiusz , Hyra Kamila

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/mspe-2020-0031

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Without the use of appropriate recycling technologies, the growing amount of electronic waste in the world can be a threat to the development of new technologies, and in the case of improper waste management, may have a negative impact on the environment. This is due to the fact that this waste contains large amounts of valuable metals and toxic polymers. Therefore, it should be recycled in accordance with the assumptions of the circular economy. The methods of mechanical recovery of metals from electronic waste, including printed circuits, may be widely used in the future by waste management companies as well as metal production and processing companies. That is why, a well-known and easily applicable electrostatic separation (ES) method was used to recover metals from printed circuit boards. The grain class of 0.32 - 0.10 mm, obtained after grinding the boards, was fed to a separator. Feed and separation products were analyzed by means of ICP-AES, SEM/EDS and XRD. The concentrate yield obtained after electrostatic separation amounted to 32.3% of the feed. Its density was 11.1 g/cc. Out of the 91.44% elements identified in the concentrate, over 90% were metals. XRD, SEM observations and EDS analysis confirmed the presence of non-metallic materials in the concentrate. This relatively high content of impurities indicates the need to grind printed circuit board into grain classes smaller than 0.32-0.10 mm.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

electrostatic separation; metals recovery; PCB; SEM; XRD

• Wydawca: STE GROUP
• Czasopismo: Management Systems in Production Engineering
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: nr 4 (28)
• Strony: 213--219
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Franke Dawid

• Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation Akademicka Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Suponik Tomasz

• Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation Akademicka Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Nuckowski Paweł M.

• Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials 18A Konarskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Gołombek Klaudiusz

• Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials 18A Konarskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Hyra Kamila

• Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials 18A Konarskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).