- Author
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Vehlow, J.
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Bergfeldt, B.
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Hunsinger, H.
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Jay, K.
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Mark, F. E.
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Tange, L.
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Drohmann, D.
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Fisch, H.
- Title
- Recycling of Bromine From Plastics Containing Brominated Flame Retardants in State-of-the-Art Combustion Facilities.
- Coporate
- Institut fur Technische Chemie, Germany
- Distribution
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- Abstract
- Implementation of the EU Directive on the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) will require diversion from landfill and the achievement of specific recycling and recovery targets. In many instances, mechanical recycling of WEEE is not eco-efficient due to local market circumstances and environmental requirements. Trials conducted at the TAMARA pilot scale municipal solid waste combustion (MSWC) facility in the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Research Centre) have demonstrated that in modern MSWC plants equipped with suitable wet scrubbing systems, recycling of the bromine in plastics waste containing brominated flame retardants is technically feasible. Different types of commercial brominebased finished products can be produced, including bromine itself, hydrogen bromide or sodium bromide. With the separate collection of WEEE, full-scale commercial operations can be assured a regular raw material supply. Given suitable adaptation, sufficient MSWC capacity already exists in Europe to recycle all of the bromine available in WEEE plastics. Thus recycling of bromine adds an important new dimension to the existing range of eco-efficient waste management options available for end-of-life WEEE plastics.