E-Waste Recycling - Revision history

Eric: Added a Category to the Page

2020-11-26T23:02:55Z

Added a Category to the Page

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	*[https://youtu.be/toijA2e1sLw A Video by the Youtube Channel "Linus Tech Tips" where they visited a plant that seems to be doing things the "right way" (They even had rdf processing, with emissions control (appeared to be a [[Thermal Oxidizer]] , not certain on what else ) ] this video mainly focused on the gold however		*[https://youtu.be/toijA2e1sLw A Video by the Youtube Channel "Linus Tech Tips" where they visited a plant that seems to be doing things the "right way" (They even had rdf processing, with emissions control (appeared to be a [[Thermal Oxidizer]] , not certain on what else ) ] this video mainly focused on the gold however

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Eric: Added some more links under the "External Links" section

2020-10-22T03:58:00Z

Added some more links under the "External Links" section

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	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*		*[https://youtu.be/toijA2e1sLw A Video by the Youtube Channel "Linus Tech Tips" where they visited a plant that seems to be doing things the "right way" (They even had rdf processing, with emissions control (appeared to be a [[Thermal Oxidizer]] , not certain on what else ) ] this video mainly focused on the gold however

Eric: Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

2020-10-22T03:55:52Z

Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

New page

=Basics=
*This page goes over the complex and dangerous process that is [[E-Waste Recycling]]
*Not too relevant to OSE now, main thing is give waste to proper facilities that follow all of the "best practices" and are approvedby the [[Basel Action Network]]

=Process=
*This needs some work, the gold removal is heavily documented in even non-academic sources, the removal of other elements is less mentioned (may need to dig for papers when such data is needed)
==Sorting + Dissasembly==
*This tends to be the most labor intensive
*In the optimal system it also would include [[Refurbishent]] and donation / sale at a lower cost
**Also certain "obsolete tech" may have value to enthusiasts, or as movie props (both of which have established business models (add sources in) )
*The various donated items are sorted via product type (monitors, cell phones, smart phones, computer towers, etc), then on quality/state (ie if it can be recovered/reused, or if it is truely beyond repair)
*Usable small componets such as capacitors and batteries can be removed and refurbished/reused as well during the dissasembly phase
* '''Beyond this step the process begins to function similar to [[Ore Processing]]

==Reduction==
*This can be done in a seperated manner, and some things may require removal, but typically all "unredemables" are dumped into a [[Hammermill]] and/or[[Shredder]]
*The resulting shreds are then sourted into Magnetic Metals, Non-Magnetic Metals, and Plastics/Composites
*The [[Plastic Recyclables]] and [[Composite Materials]] are sent to the corrosponding facilites/workflows
*The other streams are sent into the next phases of the e-waste processing workflow

==Leaching==
*The remaining materials, typically in the form of shreds are put into a [[Leaching]] workflow
*[[Cyanide Leaching]] is common to remove gold (from electrical connectors/paths)

==Electrolysis==
*Electrolysis of the leaching solutions extracts the gold

=Internal Links=
*[[E-Waste]]
*[[Basel Action Network]]

=External Links=
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