Status
Completed
Material Class
Polymers / E-Scrap
specific materials
18-02-RR-17
NODE
Technical Thrust
Recycling & Recovery
Chemical & Solvent-Based Recycling & Separation (Atomic/Molecular) Technologies
project Members
About
This project seeks to demonstrate the potential of solvent-based extraction process to recover plastics mixed metals and plastics electronic waste (e‐waste) for cross-industry reuse. Following extraction of the plastics, the mixed-stream would be primarily metals. The plastics would be recovered from the process solvent using an anti-solvent. If successful, this project will significantly increase the recycling rates of e-waste, and the recovery of plastics and metals from this source material. The potential energy savings and emission reduction from this project are estimated at 16PJ per year and 334,000 MT of CO2eq. per year.
PUBLICATIONS
November 16, 2020
Chemical Recycling of Mixed Plastics and Valuable Metals in the Electronic Waste Using Solvent-Based Processing
Presentation
"Chemical Recycling of Mixed Plastics and Valuable Metals in the Electronic Waste Using Solvent-Based Processing" presented at The AIChE Annual Meeting November 16, 2020 (Anderson, Lester [University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA (United States)], Chen, Wan-Ting (Grace) [University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA (United States)])
Pub. Info: 2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting 11/16-20/2020
September 3, 2021
Lifecycle Assessment of High-Density Polyethylene Plastic Waste Recycling
Journal Article
Gandhi, Neeti, Farfaras, Nicholas, Wang, Nien-Hwa Linda, and Chen, Wan-Ting (Grace), submitted an article "Lifecycle Assessment of Plastic Waste Management Methods" to the Journal of Renewable Materials.
Pub. Info: Journal of Renewable Materials, April 2021
November 26, 2021
Chemical Recycling of Mixed Plastics in the Electronic Waste Using Solvent-Based Processing
Journal Article
Anderson, Lester, Yu, Evan, & Chen, Wan-Ting. Chemical Recycling of Mixed P159Plastics in Electronic Waste Using Solvent-Based Processing. Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10010066
Pub. Info: Resource, Conservation, and Recycling Advances
July 21, 2022
Catalytic Thermochemical Conversion of Plastic Waste Into Fuels, Chemicals, and Value-Added Materials: A Critical Review and Outlooks
Journal Article
Yang, Ren‐Xuan, Jan, Kalsoom, Chen, Ching‐Tien, Chen, Wan‐Ting, and Wu, Kevin C. ‐W. Thermochemical Conversion of Plastic Waste into Fuels, Chemicals, and Value‐Added Materials: A Critical Review and Outlooks. Germany: N. p., 2022. Web. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202200171
Pub. Info: Green Chemistry