Throughout the past week, I have been building on the research that I did last week on the disassembly step for waste printed circuit board (WPCB) recycling while expanding into the recovery step of recycling. While the usage of supercritical water for the degradation of organic materials in WPCBs was promising, the energy required […]
Jacob Nyholm Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 3: The Process Continues Read More »
This week we examined different practices throughout our research dealing with the disassembly and separation process for PCBs. Together we were able to lay more foundation for the general knowledge of E-waste recycling. From this research, we were able to identify limitations in possible experimental methods in order for easier design of experiments in
Lehigh Loewy Institute Mountaintop Experience Week 2: Research and Outreach Read More »
This week I focused mainly on some specific extraction methods for PCBs. The methods I looked at were in an attempt to learn more about processes that can offer recovery of metals at a cheaper rate or in a more environmentally friendly manner. To start, I looked at electro-conductivity technology. This technique focuses
Gaby Ramirez Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 2: Research Continued Read More »
With initial research done in metals recycling, the group was able to move onto more specific research, looking into subjects that appear promising to the end goal of identifying methods of improvement for the current recycling process. After reviewing different reports on the main points that either have a large amount of emissions or
Jacob Nyholm Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 2: Building on the Foundation Read More »
Throughout the whole first week we’ve already started to get some general information and ideas about metal recycling and sustainability. Our primary focus is on E-waste recycling like PCB, battery and wires. At the beginning of this week, we are still not sure what our specific goals are about our whole project, what is
Richard Liu Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 1: A First Week’s Look at Metal Recycling Read More »
Over the course of the first week, the foundations for the Metals Recycling and Sustainability project were laid. In order to promote team collaboration, I created a team folder to hold our notes, important documents, and links to helpful websites and articles. This shared space will allow us to more effectively communicate ideas and
Jacob Nyholm Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 1: The Start of a Journey Read More »
Throughout this week I focused primarily on research with E-waste recycling, specifically on recycling PCBs (printed circuit boards). During this time, I developed a better understanding of the practices that are generally used in E-waste recycling, as well as the many processes involved in recycling PCBs. By recycling PCBs, we can recover the important
Gaby Ramirez Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 1: Circuits Reborn Read More »
