Electronic Waste

Maria. E. Holuszko is Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (Canada) and Co-founder and Leading Scientist at Urban Mining Innovation Center. She studied Mineral Processing at the Silesian University of Technology (Poland) before gaining her Master's and PhD degrees in Mineral Processing at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests include mineral and coal processing, minerals and coal characterization, coal and biomass utilization as well as urban mining. Amit Kumar is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia. He completed his undergraduate studies in Mineral Engineering at the Indian School of Mines (India) and received his Master's Degree at the University of British Columbia. His work is in the field of recycling of electrical and electronic wastes to achieve zero-waste scenario.

Chapter 1 - Introduction, vision, and opportunities
Chapter 2 - E-waste management and practices in developed and developing countries
Chapter 3 - E-waste transboundary movement regulations in various jurisdiction
Chapter 4 - Approach for estimating e-waste generation
Chapter 5 - Materials used in electronic equipment and manufacturing perspectives
Chapter 6 - Recycling Technologies - Physical separation
Chapter 7 - Recycling Technologies ? Pyrometallurgy
Chapter 8 - Recycling Technologies ? Hydrometallurgy
Chapter 9 - Recycling Technologies ? Biohydrometallurgy
Chapter 10 - Processing of non-metal fraction from printed circuit boards and re-utilization
Chapter 11 - Life cycle analysis of e-waste: Cellphone recycling
Chapter 12 - Biodegradability and compostability aspects of organic electronic materials and devices
Chapter 13 - Circular economy in electronics and future of e-waste