Title :
Prioritizing material recovery for end-of-life printed circuit boards
Author :
Wang, X. ; Gaustad, G.
Abstract :
This work explores environmental and economic metrics for prioritizing the recovery of materials from end-of-life printed circuit board (PCB). Data from various PCB component and product types, primary and scrap commodity market prices, and virgin and secondary embodied energy was collected and statistically sampled. Initial results will be used to inform and develop optimal recycling technologies.
Keywords :
electronics industry; environmental economics; pricing; printed circuits; recycling; PCB component; PCB product type; economic metrics; end-of-life printed circuit boards; environmental metrics; material recovery priority; primary commodity market price; recycling technology; scrap commodity market price; secondary embodied energy; virgin embodied energy; Economics; Electronic waste; Gold; Printed circuits; Recycling;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-394-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936916
