| Title |
The Effects of Bromine Additives on the Recyclability of Injection Molded Electronic Waste Polymers |
| ID_Doc |
6567 |
| Authors |
Lahtela, V; Mielonen, K; Parkar, P; Kärki, T |
| Title |
The Effects of Bromine Additives on the Recyclability of Injection Molded Electronic Waste Polymers |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1002/gch2.202300157 |
| Abstract |
Excessive waste amounts, such as waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and plastic waste, have increased simultaneously with the development of society. Despite the increased material amounts, the recycling rates are too low and those have a great potential to contribute actions toward a circular economy. A certain restricted factor for recycling is the heterogenous nature of materials, such as WEEE-included additives. This study investigates the effects of a WEEE polymer including bromine on recycling ability, analyzing its physical and mechanical features. The study demonstrates that polymer sorting is profitable for WEEE polymers from the material qualitative perspective, because various processability and material features are achieved in the study between material categories, and especially unidentified polymers have the weakest features in the studied tests. The separation of bromine concentration is also recommended because bromine-free materials have more advanced features that can be confirmed by statistical analyses. The achieved results support the idea that novel circular economy actions have the potential for effective, efficient WEEE polymer recycling processes with technological innovations, especially when all variables (e.g., recycling cycles and process parameters) are observed and it enables an option to reduce the need for virgin plastic. The population will increase all the time, as well as the consumption of materials, so the information will contribute to materials' recycling and reuse. A certain excellent example of materials that need action for reuse are plastic and waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and these materials can be physically separated following the principle of sustainable development.image |
| Author Keywords |
bromine; polymer; recycling; WEEE |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:001078550400001 |
| WoS Category |
Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| PDF |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/gch2.202300157
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