Flash heating offers faster way to recover critical metal from e-waste

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 27 Oct, 19:28 UTC

Many electronic devices use flame-retardant plastic as casing in order to reduce the risk of electrical fires. This plastic is formulated using a metal called antimony along with organic bromide compounds. In fact, 39% of the world's antimony is used to create flame-retardant plastics, most of…

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• T2Flash heating offers faster way to recover critical metal from e-wastePhys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)27 Oct, 19:28