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6.2 Electronic-Waste: A Business Platform
Electronic-waste or waste electrical and electronic equipment was generated from a
vast and broad range of household equipments (refrigerators, mobile phones, air
conditioners, etc.) and electronic computers which are discarded by their owners
(Nnorom and Osibanjo 2008a). Figure 6.1 elaborates the Electronic-waste production globally from various goods. Waste electrical and electronic equipments mainly
comprised of ferrous and nonferrous metals and plastics (Fig. 6.2) (Huisman et al.
2008). Electronic-waste produced in 2014 possessed 16.5 million tons (Mt) of iron,
1.9 Mt of copper, and 8.6 Mt of plastics around a predictable cost of US $52 billion
(Balde et al. 2015). Additionally, toxic materials consist of lead glass (2.2 Mt), batteries (0.3 Mt), and 4400 t of ozone-depleting substances like mercury, cadmium,
and chromium. Due to these compositions, waste electrical and electronic equipments emerge as a secondary resource.
Electronic-waste was the resource of income for industries as well as offers new
jobs for the public. In India, Bangalore produces 18,000 metric tons of Electronicwaste annually. Table 6.1 elaborates the various Electronic-wastes types and their
source of equipments which they are generated. Presence of gold, platinum, aluminum, copper, and earth metals in Electronic-waste is enough to reuse and provides
a huge turn over for the industries. Plastic content in Electronic-waste was a good
raw material for pyrolysis process and thermochemical treatment process. Pyrolysis
oil recovered after decomposing Electronic-waste was used as a substitute for diesel
in generators.
6.2.1 Plastics in Electronic-Waste
Plastics are the derivatives of petrochemicals which are derived from petroleum
fuels (OIL 2008). Plastics are the synthetic resources comprising of macromolecular composites; they can be recycled back to their raw assets under appropriate
Large household
appliances
IT communication
sector
Consumer
Electronics
Others
Fig. 6.1 Various sectors
responsible for Electronicwaste generation
6 Chemical Recycling of Electronic-Waste for Clean Fuel Production
6.2 Electronic-Waste: A Business Platform
Electronic-waste or waste electrical and electronic equipment was generated from a
vast and broad range of household equipments (refrigerators, mobile phones, air
conditioners, etc.) and electronic computers which are discarded by their owners
(Nnorom and Osibanjo 2008a). Figure 6.1 elaborates the Electronic-waste production globally from various goods. Waste electrical and electronic equipments mainly
comprised of ferrous and nonferrous metals and plastics (Fig. 6.2) (Huisman et al.
2008). Electronic-waste produced in 2014 possessed 16.5 million tons (Mt) of iron,
1.9 Mt of copper, and 8.6 Mt of plastics around a predictable cost of US $52 billion
(Balde et al. 2015). Additionally, toxic materials consist of lead glass (2.2 Mt), batteries (0.3 Mt), and 4400 t of ozone-depleting substances like mercury, cadmium,
and chromium. Due to these compositions, waste electrical and electronic equipments emerge as a secondary resource.
Electronic-waste was the resource of income for industries as well as offers new
jobs for the public. In India, Bangalore produces 18,000 metric tons of Electronicwaste annually. Table 6.1 elaborates the various Electronic-wastes types and their
source of equipments which they are generated. Presence of gold, platinum, aluminum, copper, and earth metals in Electronic-waste is enough to reuse and provides
a huge turn over for the industries. Plastic content in Electronic-waste was a good
raw material for pyrolysis process and thermochemical treatment process. Pyrolysis
oil recovered after decomposing Electronic-waste was used as a substitute for diesel
in generators.
6.2.1 Plastics in Electronic-Waste
Plastics are the derivatives of petrochemicals which are derived from petroleum
fuels (OIL 2008). Plastics are the synthetic resources comprising of macromolecular composites; they can be recycled back to their raw assets under appropriate
Large household
appliances
IT communication
sector
Consumer
Electronics
Others
Fig. 6.1 Various sectors
responsible for Electronicwaste generation
6 Chemical Recycling of Electronic-Waste for Clean Fuel Production