Facile characterization of polymer fractions from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for mechanical recycling |
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| Authors: | Rosa Taurino Paolo Pozzi Tania Zanasi |
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| Institution: | 1. Department for Sustainability, ENEA Casaccia Research Center, Rome, Italy;2. Fablab Diffuso, Lazio Innova, Zagarolo (RM), Italy;3. Department for Sustainability, ENEA Brindisi Research Center, Brindisi, Italy;4. Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Energy Sources, ENEA Casaccia Research Center, Rome, Italy;1. School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK;2. Thermo Fisher Scientific (GmbH) Bremen, Hanna-Kunath-Str 11, 28199 Bremen, Germany;3. Institute for Testing and Certification, T. Bati 299, 76421 Zlin, Czech Republic;1. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Department of Material Science and Engineering, Brinellvägen 23, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden;2. The City College of the City Universities of New York (CUNY), Department of Mechanical Engineering, New York, NY, USA;3. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Department of Chemical Engineering, Teknikringen 42, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | In view of the environmental problem involved in the management of WEEE, and then in the recycling of post-consumer plastic of WEEE there is a pressing need for rapid measurement technologies for simple identification of the various commercial plastic materials and of the several contaminants, to improve the recycling of such wastes.This research is focused on the characterization and recycling of two types of plastics, namely plastic from personal computer (grey plastic) and plastic from television (black plastic). Various analytical techniques were used to monitor the compositions of WEEE. Initially, the chemical structure of each plastic material was identified by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Polymeric contaminants of these plastics, in particular brominated flame retardants (BFRs) were detected in grey plastics only using different techniques. These techniques are useful for a rapid, correct and economics identification of a large volumes of WEEE plastics. |
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