Contributors |
|
xiii | |
Biography |
|
xvii | |
Preface |
|
xix | |
Acknowledgments |
|
xxiii | |
Introduction-Opportunities and Challenges in the Electronic Waste Management: Implementation of Innovations to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals |
|
xxv | |
|
1 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): Flows, Quantities, and Management---A Global Scenario |
|
|
1 | (34) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 | (3) |
|
2 Mapping E-waste Flows: New Geographies |
|
|
4 | (6) |
|
3 WEEE Management in Europe |
|
|
10 | (3) |
|
4 WEEE Management in North America |
|
|
13 | (4) |
|
5 WEEE Management in Latin America and the Caribbean |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
6 WEEE Management in Africa |
|
|
18 | (3) |
|
7 WEEE Management in Asia |
|
|
21 | (5) |
|
7.1 WEEE in South East Asia |
|
|
21 | (2) |
|
7.2 WEEE in Higher Income Asian Countries |
|
|
23 | (2) |
|
7.3 WEEE in Gulf Countries |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
8 WEEE Management in Oceania |
|
|
26 | (2) |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
|
29 | (5) |
|
|
34 | (1) |
|
2 Inventorization of E-waste and Its Disposal Practices With Benchmarks for Depollution: The Global Scenario |
|
|
35 | (18) |
|
|
|
|
|
35 | (3) |
|
2 The Gap in E-waste Research: The Current Global Scenario |
|
|
38 | (1) |
|
3 The Global E-waste Situation |
|
|
39 | (6) |
|
3.1 Generation of E-waste |
|
|
40 | (2) |
|
3.2 The Stream of E-waste: Where Do the EEEs End Up? |
|
|
42 | (3) |
|
4 The Current Policy Approaches |
|
|
45 | (2) |
|
|
47 | (1) |
|
|
48 | (3) |
|
|
51 | (2) |
|
3 An Overview of Methods Used for Estimating E-waste Amount |
|
|
53 | (24) |
|
|
|
|
|
53 | (4) |
|
2 Methods for E-waste Estimation |
|
|
57 | (14) |
|
|
57 | (1) |
|
2.2 The Market Supply Method |
|
|
57 | (8) |
|
|
65 | (4) |
|
2.4 The Consumption and Use Method |
|
|
69 | (2) |
|
3 General Purpose E-waste Estimation Methods |
|
|
71 | (1) |
|
|
71 | (1) |
|
|
71 | (6) |
|
4 Network Design Problems in E-waste Management |
|
|
77 | (26) |
|
|
|
|
77 | (3) |
|
|
80 | (5) |
|
3 The Model Structure of Reverse Supply Chain Network Design |
|
|
85 | (5) |
|
|
90 | (10) |
|
5 Discussion and Conclusion |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
|
100 | (3) |
|
5 Environmental Management of E-waste |
|
|
103 | (30) |
|
|
|
|
1 E-waste and the Global Scenario |
|
|
103 | (4) |
|
|
103 | (1) |
|
1.2 Global Generation of E-waste |
|
|
104 | (2) |
|
1.3 Quantification of E-waste |
|
|
106 | (1) |
|
2 Challenges Posed to the Environment |
|
|
107 | (7) |
|
2.1 A Lethal Weapon Destroying the Environmental Sustainability |
|
|
109 | (2) |
|
2.2 Direct and Indirect Impacts on Environment and Human Health |
|
|
111 | (3) |
|
3 Management and Legal Framework for Managing E-waste |
|
|
114 | (9) |
|
3.1 Restriction on Trans-Boundary Movement |
|
|
115 | (2) |
|
3.2 Regional/National Initiatives for Managing E-waste |
|
|
117 | (2) |
|
3.3 Recycling of Generated Waste |
|
|
119 | (4) |
|
4 Role of Different Stakeholders in Environmental Management of E-waste |
|
|
123 | (4) |
|
|
124 | (1) |
|
|
124 | (1) |
|
|
125 | (1) |
|
|
125 | (2) |
|
|
127 | (3) |
|
5.1 Need for International Standards |
|
|
127 | (2) |
|
5.2 Turning Challenges Into Opportunity |
|
|
129 | (1) |
|
|
130 | (2) |
|
|
132 | (1) |
|
6 Biorecovery of Precious Metal Nanoparticles From Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments |
|
|
133 | (20) |
|
|
Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera |
|
|
Nadeesh Madusanka Adassooriya |
|
|
1 The Problem of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): An Overview |
|
|
133 | (1) |
|
2 Bioleaching as a Strategy to Extract Metals and Metal Nanoparticles |
|
|
134 | (3) |
|
2.1 History of Bioleaching |
|
|
134 | (1) |
|
2.2 Extraction of Metals and Metal Nanoparticles: Green Methods Versus Conventional Means |
|
|
135 | (2) |
|
3 Suitable Conditions for Bioleaching With WEEE and Their Proven Success |
|
|
137 | (1) |
|
4 Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microorganisms |
|
|
138 | (5) |
|
4.1 Silver (Ag) Nanoparticles |
|
|
138 | (2) |
|
4.2 Gold (Au) Nanoparticles |
|
|
140 | (1) |
|
4.3 Palladium (Pd) Nanoparticles |
|
|
141 | (1) |
|
4.4 Platinum (Pt) Nanoparticles |
|
|
142 | (1) |
|
4.5 Bimetallic Precious Nanoparticles |
|
|
143 | (1) |
|
5 Recovery of Precious Metal From E-waste as a Branch of Municipal Solid Waste Management |
|
|
143 | (2) |
|
6 Concluding Remarks and Future Implications |
|
|
145 | (1) |
|
|
146 | (5) |
|
|
151 | (2) |
|
7 Bioleaching of Electronic Waste Using Extreme Acidophils |
|
|
153 | (22) |
|
|
|
1 Origins and Biodiversity of Extreme Acidophiles |
|
|
153 | (1) |
|
2 The Distribution Characteristic of Extreme Acidophiles |
|
|
154 | (7) |
|
3 Bioleaching of Electronic Waste |
|
|
161 | (8) |
|
3.1 Electronic Waste: Man-Made Mine |
|
|
161 | (1) |
|
3.2 Extreme Acidophiles and Bioleaching |
|
|
161 | (1) |
|
|
162 | (3) |
|
3.4 Factors Influencing Bioleaching |
|
|
165 | (1) |
|
3.5 Methods for Improving Bioleaching Efficiency |
|
|
166 | (3) |
|
4 Summary and Future Perspectives |
|
|
169 | (1) |
|
|
170 | (5) |
|
8 Resource Recovery From E-waste for Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study in Brazil |
|
|
175 | (26) |
|
|
Fernando Gabriel da S. Araujo |
|
|
Carlos Alberto F. Lagarinhos |
|
|
|
|
|
175 | (1) |
|
2 Proposal of a Government Model |
|
|
176 | (1) |
|
3 Possibility of Resources Generation |
|
|
177 | (1) |
|
4 The Model From the Government Proposal |
|
|
177 | (5) |
|
5 Costs of the Government Model |
|
|
182 | (6) |
|
6 Actual Model of the Current WEEE Recycling Market |
|
|
188 | (6) |
|
|
194 | (2) |
|
7.1 Discussion of Results |
|
|
194 | (2) |
|
|
196 | (1) |
|
|
197 | (2) |
|
|
199 | (2) |
|
9 Biotechnological Initiatives in E-waste Management: Recycling and Business Opportunities |
|
|
201 | (24) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Conception and Generation of E-waste |
|
|
201 | (2) |
|
2 Introduction of Multiple Technologies to Dispose of E-waste |
|
|
203 | (4) |
|
|
203 | (1) |
|
|
204 | (1) |
|
|
205 | (2) |
|
3 Mechanisms and Influence Factors of Biological Method |
|
|
207 | (7) |
|
|
207 | (4) |
|
|
211 | (3) |
|
4 Using the Biological Method to Dispose of E-waste |
|
|
214 | (4) |
|
4.1 A Pilot Study of Bioleaching Metals From E-waste at Shanghai Polytechnic University |
|
|
214 | (3) |
|
4.2 Applications of Biological Method in E-waste Relevant Areas |
|
|
217 | (1) |
|
5 Conclusion and Future Prospects |
|
|
218 | (1) |
|
|
218 | (1) |
|
|
219 | (1) |
|
|
219 | (1) |
|
|
220 | (5) |
|
10 Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Metals From E-waste |
|
|
225 | (22) |
|
|
|
|
|
225 | (3) |
|
1.1 WEEE: Materials and Contents |
|
|
226 | (1) |
|
1.2 Recovery and Recycling Technologies |
|
|
226 | (1) |
|
1.3 Hydrometallurgical Processing |
|
|
226 | (2) |
|
2 Hydrometallurgical Techniques |
|
|
228 | (5) |
|
|
228 | (2) |
|
|
230 | (1) |
|
2.3 Acid and Alkaline Leaching |
|
|
230 | (1) |
|
2.4 Thiosulphate Leaching |
|
|
231 | (1) |
|
|
232 | (1) |
|
|
232 | (1) |
|
|
233 | (6) |
|
|
233 | (1) |
|
|
234 | (1) |
|
|
235 | (3) |
|
|
238 | (1) |
|
4 Proposed Flow for the Recovery of Metals From E-waste |
|
|
239 | (1) |
|
|
239 | (1) |
|
|
240 | (6) |
|
|
246 | (1) |
|
11 Recovery of Waste Printed Circuit Boards Through Pyrometallurgy |
|
|
247 | (22) |
|
|
|
247 | (1) |
|
2 Metal Components in Printed Circuit Boards |
|
|
248 | (1) |
|
3 Pyrometallurgy and Printed Circuit Board Recycling |
|
|
248 | (17) |
|
3.1 Fundamentals of Pyrometallurgy |
|
|
250 | (11) |
|
3.2 Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards by Pyrometallurgy |
|
|
261 | (4) |
|
4 The Environmental Risk of Pyrometallurgy |
|
|
265 | (1) |
|
5 Conclusion and Perspectives |
|
|
265 | (1) |
|
|
266 | (1) |
|
|
267 | (2) |
|
12 E-waste Management in Australia: Current Status |
|
|
269 | (16) |
|
|
|
|
269 | (2) |
|
2 Generation of E-waste in Australia |
|
|
271 | (4) |
|
2.1 About Australia and Its Information and Communication Technology |
|
|
271 | (1) |
|
|
272 | (3) |
|
3 Government/Industry Initiatives for Dealing With E-waste |
|
|
275 | (3) |
|
3.1 Comparison With Oceania Region |
|
|
278 | (1) |
|
4 Current End-of-Life Management of E-waste in Australia |
|
|
278 | (4) |
|
|
281 | (1) |
|
|
282 | (1) |
|
|
282 | (2) |
|
|
284 | (1) |
|
13 Environmental Management of E-waste in China |
|
|
285 | (26) |
|
|
|
|
|
285 | (1) |
|
2 E-waste Generation and Treatment |
|
|
286 | (9) |
|
2.1 Estimation of E-waste Generation |
|
|
286 | (2) |
|
2.2 Collection of E-waste |
|
|
288 | (2) |
|
2.3 Formal Recycling of E-waste |
|
|
290 | (2) |
|
|
292 | (2) |
|
2.5 Development of E-waste Treatment Techniques |
|
|
294 | (1) |
|
3 E-waste Laws and Regulations |
|
|
295 | (5) |
|
|
300 | (3) |
|
5 Conclusions and Prospects |
|
|
303 | (3) |
|
|
306 | (1) |
|
|
306 | (5) |
|
14 Chemical Hazards Associated With Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
|
|
311 | (24) |
|
|
|
311 | (1) |
|
2 Hazardous Substances in WEEE |
|
|
312 | (5) |
|
|
312 | (3) |
|
|
315 | (2) |
|
3 Emission of Hazardous Substances Associated With WEEE Treatment |
|
|
317 | (7) |
|
3.1 Pollutant Emission With Informal Recycling Treatment |
|
|
317 | (2) |
|
3.2 Pollutant Emission With Formal Recycling Treatment |
|
|
319 | (1) |
|
3.3 Environment Pollution Related to WEEE Treatment |
|
|
320 | (4) |
|
4 Exposure Pathway to Hazardous Substance From WEEE Recycling |
|
|
324 | (4) |
|
4.1 Occupational Exposure |
|
|
324 | (2) |
|
4.2 Environmental Exposure |
|
|
326 | (2) |
|
5 Adverse Health Outcomes of Hazards Exposure |
|
|
328 | (1) |
|
|
329 | (1) |
|
|
330 | (4) |
|
|
334 | (1) |
|
15 Environmental Contamination and Health Effects Due to E-waste Recycling |
|
|
335 | (28) |
|
|
|
335 | (2) |
|
2 Hazardous Substances in E-waste |
|
|
337 | (3) |
|
3 Primitive Recycling of E-waste at E-waste Hotspots |
|
|
340 | (1) |
|
4 Exposure Pathways From E-waste Pollution Sources to Human Receptors |
|
|
341 | (3) |
|
5 Major Pollutants in E-waste Recycling |
|
|
344 | (8) |
|
5.1 Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers |
|
|
344 | (4) |
|
5.2 Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans |
|
|
348 | (2) |
|
|
350 | (2) |
|
6 Impact on Children and Adult Health |
|
|
352 | (2) |
|
7 Current Situation in Guiyu |
|
|
354 | (1) |
|
|
355 | (1) |
|
|
356 | (1) |
|
|
357 | (4) |
|
|
361 | (2) |
Index |
|
363 | |