E-waste recycling: Integrated life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis unravels pyrometallurgy’s edge and delivers an optimization framework for recovering waste printed circuit boards
Xuan Wang, Wen Huang, Beibei Yan, Shengquan Zhou, Xiaochao Zhu, Zhi Wang, Zhanjun Cheng, Guanyi Chen
Topics & Concepts
Life-cycle assessmentEnvironmental impact assessmentPayback periodPyrometallurgyElectricityWaste managementEngineeringEnvironmental economicsElectricity generationElectronic wasteAdaptabilitySmart gridWaste heatProcess (computing)Scenario analysisMunicipal solid wasteEnergy consumptionProcess engineeringNet present valueNational GridEnvironmental scienceConsumption (sociology)GridCircular economyWaste heat recovery unitPrinted circuit boardElectric power industryEconomic feasibilityIndustrial ecologyTechnology roadmapPaymentRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesExtraction and Separation ProcessesGreen IT and Sustainability