Electronic Waste and Printed Circuit Board Recycling Technologies

Dr. Muammer Kaya is a Full Professor at Eskisehir Osmangazi University in Turkey.  He received his B.Eng. from Mining Engineering at Anadolu University, Turkey and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mineral Processing from McGill University, Canada.  He is the author of over 27 papers, has made over 79 global presentations, written or edited eight books, and contributed six chapters to edited volumes.

• E-waste definition and classifications.- E-waste concerns and challenges.- E-waste sources and values.- E-waste economics.- Printed Circuiot Boards (PCBs) Characteristics and Assembly.- Manual/Semi/Automatic Disassembling/Dismantling (Thermal and Chemical Desoldering and Dismantling) of PCBs.- Mechanical/Physical Separation Techniques for PCBs (Shredding, Pulverizing, Smashing, Delamination, Classification, Filtration, Gravity Separation, Magnetic Separation, Electrostatic Separation).- Pyrometallurgical Recycling Techniques (Integrated Smelting and Refining) of Base, Precious and Special Metals from PCBs.- Hydrometallurgical Approaches for Recycling Metals, Rare Earth Elements and Precious Metals from PCBs.- Biohydrometallurgical Approaches for Metals, Rare Earth Elements and Precious Metals from PCBs.- Current Global Best Industrial Practices for PCB Recycling.- Challenges and Future Trends in E-Waste/PCB Recycling.