Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
E-Waste and Battery Recycling: Technology, Design, and Challenges
EIT RawMaterials and Chimie ParisTech – PSL
This online course introduced every element of waste electrical and electronic (WEEE) recycling, from recycling lithium batteries to recovering plastics and trace metals. Current and emerging technologies were studied, with an emphasis on principles of environmental design and the circular economy.
4 weeks, 5 hours per week
Dr Didier Zimmermann
Director Education and Innovation
EIT RawMaterials
Philippe Barboux
Professeur des Universités
Chimie ParisTech
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the valuable chemicals that can be recycled in batteries and waste of electronic and electrical equipment
- Compare the different recycling methods: mechanical, pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgy routes
- Calculate the energy cost of some recycling processes using simple thermodynamics
- Design and optimise new processes based on the combination of well proven techniques with new innovative solutions
- Assess the chemical risks and harmful emissions to the environment during the process of recycling WEEE
- Develop awareness of the necessity to recycle but also of the compromises to be made for efficient and safe recycling
Syllabus
This dynamic course will look at:
- Waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), chemical content, and lithium batteries
- Thermal recycling methods (pyrometallurgy)
- Solution chemistry (hydrometallurgy) recycling
- State-of-the-art industrial recycling
- Emergent recycling methods
- Risks, the environment, and responsible recycling
Issued on 15th May 2024
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