End-of-life vehicle recycling : state of the art of resource recovery from shredder residue.

Jody, B.J.; Daniels, E.J.; Duranceau, Claudia M.; Pomykala, Joseph A.; Spangenberger, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.2172/1010492

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“…In the case of Japan, the collection of refrigerant gases and air bags are legally mandated [24]. In the US, voluntary collection of components containing mercury, such as switches, is operated during the dismantling stage [5]. In China, components collected at the dismantlers are very often re-sold or recycled as secondary products [14].…”

Section: Elv Recycling Flowmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The recycling of ASR is becoming increasingly important in the total ELV recycling lately, since the types of materials in ASRs have become diversified due to the employment of lightweight materials to improve fuel efficiency, and the advancement of computerization of automobiles. The development of ASR recycling techniques is urgent, because treatment and recycling of ASR is difficult as it has high calorific value and high ash content, and also contains nonsegregable fine particles [4,5]. Heavy metals and flame retardants with persistent organic pollutants (POPs), often remain in ASR and may induce unintentional generation of POPs during the thermal treatment processes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems

Sakai

Yoshida²,

Hiratsuka

et al. 2013

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

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End-of-life vehicles (ELV) have become a global concern as automobiles have become popular worldwide. An international workshop was held to gather data and to discuss 3R policies and ELV recycling systems, their background and present situation, outcomes of related policies and programs, the framework of recycling and waste management, and case studies on related topics in several countries and regions, as well as the essential points of the comparison. Legislative ELV recycling systems are established in the EU, Japan, Korea, and China, while in the US, ELV recycling is managed under existing laws on environmental protection. Since automobile shredding residue (ASR) has a high calorific value and ash content, and includes heavy metals as well as a mass of unclassified fine particles, recycling ASR is considered highly difficult. Countries with a legislative ELV system commonly set a target for recovery rates, with many aiming for more than 95 % recovery. In order to reach this target, higher efficiency in ASR recovery is needed, in addition to material recycling of collectable components and metals. Environmentally friendly design was considered necessary at the planning and manufacturing stages, and the development of recycling systems and techniques in line with these changes are required for sound ELV management.

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Section: Elv Recycling Flowmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems

Sakai

Yoshida²,

Hiratsuka

et al. 2013

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

200

149

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“…32 No definite global statistics are available regarding the number of ELVs that ends up in recycling plants, and therefore, the U.S. collection rate is used in the model. …”

Section: Elv Collection Ratementioning

confidence: 99%

Component- and Alloy-Specific Modeling for Evaluating Aluminum Recycling Strategies for Vehicles

Modaresi

Løvik

Müller

2014

JOM

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“…Pretreating the SR materials may be required (e.g., screening, air elutriation, froth flotation, etc.) to upgrade and concentrate the organic portion of SR (principally plastics) prior to it being used in energy recovery applications or recycled into manufactured plastic products [64][65][66]. The use of SR organic materials for energy recovery results in the consumption of non-renewable resources in secondary processes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although these technologies exist, they are currently available on a limited commercial scale [66]. Technologies are available; however, it will take incentives and legislation to commercialize them.…”

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Challenges and Alternatives to Plastics Recycling in the Automotive Sector

Miller¹,

Soulliere²,

Sawyer-Beaulieu³

et al. 2017

Waste Management and Valorization

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Plastics are increasingly a preferred material choice in designing and developing complex, consumer products, such as automobiles, because they are mouldable, lightweight, and are often perceived to be highly recyclable materials. However, actually recycling the heterogeneous plastics used in such durable items is challenging, and presents very different scenarios to how simple products, such as water bottles, are recovered via curbside or container recycling initiatives. While the technology exists to recycle plastics, their feasibility to do so from high level consumer or industrial applications is bounded by technological and economical restraints. Obstacles include the lack of market for recyclates, and the lack of cost efficient recovery infrastructures or processes. Furthermore, there is a knowledge gap between manufacturers, consumers, and end-of-life facility operators. For these reasons, end-of-life plastics are more likely to end up down-cycled, or as shredder residue and then landfilled. This paper reviews these challenges and several alternatives to recycling plastics in order to broaden the mindset surrounding plastics recycling to improve their sustainability. The paper focuses on the automotive sector for examples, but discussion can be applied to a wide range of plastic components from similarly complex products.

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End-of-life vehicle recycling : state of the art of resource recovery from shredder residue.

Cited by 54 publications

References 36 publications

An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems

An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems

Component- and Alloy-Specific Modeling for Evaluating Aluminum Recycling Strategies for Vehicles

Challenges and Alternatives to Plastics Recycling in the Automotive Sector

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