This paper provides a study of a real-time monitoring system that will allow for the continuous monitoring of the corona electrostatic separation process (CES) for the recycling of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs) using a LabVIEW software program. Due to the large demand for electronic products, which contain printed circuit boards, large amounts of electronic waste are generated. PBCs contain precious metals such as gold and silver. The recovery of these metals has proven to be a profitable industry. However, the methods used generate environmental pollution. CES is an environmental pollution free process. However, high voltage breakdown and particle aggregation affect the systems stability and continuous monitoring will allow for the improvement of the existing separation process.

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Creator

• Merafhe, Kealeboga

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042711-112408

Advisor

• Deskins, N Aaron
• Zhou, H Susan

Year

• 2011

Center

• Shanghai, China Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Date created

• 2011-04-27

Location

• Shanghai

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-27