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Electrical and electronic waste management: materials recycling and recovery methods

Tsagkouros Theodoros

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The current thesis concerns electric and electrical waste (e-waste) management via recycling methods. The rapid increase of e-waste volumes poses a significant environmental threat, especially in recent years due to the constant leaps of technology. E-waste recycling stands out as one of the best methods tackling the rising heaps and reclaiming valuable materials. It concerns a wide spectrum of physical, thermal and chemical processes for the separation of materials and the recycling of them in order to be reclaimed. A special part of the overall problem is the management of photovoltaic panel waste. In the global energy transition effort, the use of PV panels is growing rapidly. But as panels have a finite lifespan,their management is just as important when they reach their End of Life (EoL). Similarly, to the general concept of EEE waste, panel recycling processes are physical, thermal or chemical in nature and are intended to recover valuable materials. Addressing the above problems requires a holistic approach and international cooperation. Thus, transnational agreements and regulatory frameworks play an important role in all stages of product life and aim at the adoption of cyclical models based on recycling.

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