Recycling critical raw materials from waste electronic equipment

Recycling critical raw materials from waste
electronic equipment
Table of contents
1 Background and objectives 1
2 Flat screens 3
2.1 Indium 3
2.2 Rare earths 5
2.3 Precious metals 8
2.4 Summary of critical metals in flat screens 9
2.5 Market data for flat screens 11
2.6 Service life and collection rates for flat screens 16
2.7 Status of pre-treatment technology for flat screens 17
2.8 Potential for optimization in the recycling chain 18
3 Notebooks 19
3.1 Precious metals 20
3.2 Tantalum 23
3.3 Indium 24
3.4 Rare earths 24
3.5 Cobalt 27
3.6 Summary of critical metals in notebooks 28
3.7 Market data for notebooks 30
3.8 Service life and collection rates for notebooks 33
3.9 Status of pre-treatment technology for notebooks 34
3.10 Potential for optimization in the recycling chain 36
4 Smartphones 37
4.1 Precious metals 38
4.2 Indium, gallium, tantalum 38
4.3 Cobalt 38
4.4 Rare earths 39
4.5 Summary of critical metals in smartphones 39
4.6 Market data for smartphones 39
4.7 Collection rates for smartphones 40
4.8 Status of recycling technology for smartphones 41
4.9 Potential for optimization in the recycling chain 41
5 LED lights 41
5.1 Rare earths, gallium and indium 46
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