Increasing the sustainability of LCD recycling
Paper in proceeding, 2012

The present paper reports on selected findings made within the Swedish joint R&D project 'Sustainable Recycling of Flat Panel Displays'. The results presented are specifically related to i) Process for indium recovery from LCD glass; ii) Recovery and re-use of optical components; and iii) Sustainability rating of different recycling scenarios involving mainly large-scale shredding and manual dismantling. Process parameters for high yield recovery of indium from LCD glass were investigated and results indicate that the process can be employed for large-scale sustainable recovery. Re-use of optical components from discarded LCD screens in high-end applications, particularly in LED fittings, was evaluated and found to improve energy efficiency of the fitting as well as economical and ecological sustainability of the recycling scenario. Life cycle impact was evaluated for different recycling scenarios developed for LCD screens.

Author

J. Felix

Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik

H. Tunell

Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik

B. Letcher

Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik

Stephan Mangold

Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik

Jiaxu Yang

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Industrial Materials Recycling

Teodora Retegan Vollmer

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

A. Grammatikas

Boid AB

T. Rydberg

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

H. Ljungkvist

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Joint International Conference and Exhibition on Electronics Goes Green 2012+, ECG 2012, Berlin, 9 - 12 September 2012

Art. no. 6360490-
978-383960439-7 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Chemical Sciences

ISBN

978-383960439-7

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