Green Thermal Degradation of Used Printed Wiring Boards

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。0853458 zhang本研究的主要目的是了解印制板（PWB）废物分解的反应、方案和途径，从而获得清洁和有用的燃料产品；寻找合适和高效的催化剂用于焚烧和热解压水板废物，以控制有毒气体和重金属的排放；并建议以工业规模循环再造PWB废物的环保工序。燃烧和热解都将被研究。最终目标是为压水板废物创造一种高效和环保的热处理工艺，通过提取燃料、回收贵金属和避免过程中的污染来循环利用其中所含的能量。研究生和本科生都将参与研究。建立“电子垃圾回收”的主页，每年春季学期开设材料回收的课程。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).0853458ZhangThe main objectives of this research are to understand the reactions, schemes, and pathways for the decomposition of Printed Wiring Board (PWB) wastes, through which clean and useful fuel products are to be obtained; to find suitable and efficient catalysts for the combustion and pyrolysis of PWB wastes in order to control the emission of toxic gas and heavy metals; and to propose green processes for the recycling of PWB wastes at industrial scale. Both combustion and pyrolysis will be investigated. The ultimate goal is to create an efficient and environmentally friendly thermal treatment process for PWB wastes to recycle the energy contained therein by extracting fuels, recovering precious metals, and avoiding pollution from the process. Both graduate and undergraduate students will participate in the research. A homepage on "Recycling of Electronic Wastes" will be built, and a course on the recycling of materials will be taught every spring semester.