OBSOLETE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS CHARACTERIZATION: NOTEBOOK MOTHERBOARD AND ITS SIZE FRACTIONS

摘要

Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is the fastest growing waste stream. In Brazil, households which contain cell phones and personal computers increased 424% and 172%, respectively, from 2001 to 2008. Sales of notebooks in Brazil between 2007 and 2011 reached more than 27 million units, and Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) represents only 3% w/w of WEEE, but is the valuable fraction of WEEE, containing up to 45% w/w of metals.