Research needs on Regeneration of WEEE filePlastics = metall of the future (in recycling)...

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STENA Technoworld GmbH, Vienna Research needs on Regeneration of WEEE Workshop “Research in the waste Area – Towards the FP7” Dr. Bernd Kopacek, MSc.

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Page 1: Research needs on Regeneration of WEEE filePlastics = metall of the future (in recycling) Alternative use of CRT glass • More than 50% of material from TV-sets and monitors is glass

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ward

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P7”

Dr.

Bern

d K

op

acek,

MS

c.

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Dismantling Electronics

Pretreatmentof White Goods

Treatmentof CoolingAppliances

ShreddingPlants SecondaryMaterial

CRT Recycling

Treatmentof ElectricalAppliances

Oslo/Ausenfjellet

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Larg

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as

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n

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Ke

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ts i

n m

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ria

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g /

re

se

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Pla

sti

cs

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g

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of W

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rob

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re

cyclin

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use

of

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cyc

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Alt

ern

ati

ve u

se

of

CR

T g

lass

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ore

tha

n5

0%

of m

ate

ria

l fr

om

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mo

nito

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pe

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tain

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lea

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…)

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me

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min

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ack f

or

the

ne

xt

20

-50

ye

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RT

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be

pro

du

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din

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rop

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ss?

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Nan

o-m

ate

rials

/Nan

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ajo

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n h

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to r

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an

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pro

du

cts

?

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