Activated recovery of PVC from contaminated waste extension cord-cable using a weak acid

• Main Authors: Jia, Chunmiao, Das, Pallab, Zeng, Qiang, Gabriel, Jean-Christophe P., Tay, Chor Yong, Lee, Jong-Min
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Toxic Metals; Microwave
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161826
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Waste electronic and electrical equipment are complex mixtures of valuable and/or toxic materials, which pose serious challenges in their recycling or disposal, for example, electrical transmission wires insulated in polyvinyl chloride materials. These materials are frequently found contaminated wit...