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Chrystel SIMONE

Vertech-Group, chrystel.simone@vertech-group.com

The Near-Zero European Waste Innovation Network, BrusselsJune 9, 2016

Background

• Full title: Integrated solutions for pre-processing electronic equipment, closing the loop of

post-consumer high-grade plastics, and advanced recovery of critical raw materials antimony

and graphite

• Topic addressed: Waste-3-2014: Recycling of raw materials from products and buildings

• Duration:: 48 months (2014-2018)

• Funding: € 5.9 M, subsidized by EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

through the Grant Agreement 641747

• Coordination:

www.fraunhofer.de www.vertech-group.com

Project Consortium

• 12 partners, from 7 Member States: 6 SMEs, 3 RTDs, 2 large companies and 1 NPO

• External Expert Panel (independent advisory board) is formed by highly qualified

professionals with expertise in CloseWEEE scientific, industrial and societal fields.

Objectives

Main objective

Towards circular economy in EU

Increase the recycling and recovery yields of target materials from WEEE

streams and provide recycled materials a new life in added-value applications

PC/ABS

ABS

FR: Br, Sb

Co, Graphite

application share of

recovered polymers

Approach

Activities overview

Collection Platform

Hydrothermal Recovery Advanced Separation

Graphite Co Li Cu

Non-halogen PlasticsHalogen

Plastics

Innovative

Separation systemSolvent based

recovery

Solvent based

recovery

PC-ABSBr

fraction

Sb2O3

fraction

Plastic

residue

Further processing of

recovered, minerals and metals

New polymer

compoundsAlternative

application

New component New componentNew component

Main activities and outcomes

Sensor-based on-line

characterization and

separation of WEEE plastic

streams

XRT, LIBS

NIR/MIR, laser

spectroscopy

Halogen rich

plastic fraction

from mixed WEEE

Halogenated / non-

halogenated

plastics

PC/ABS

ABS

Main Objective

Development of advanced and cost efficient technologies for identification,

characterization and separation of technical post-consumer plastics from WEEE streams

Advanced Separation of Halogen and Non-Halogen polymer fractions from WEEE streams

Main activities and outcomes

High-effcient, solvent-

based separation of target

polymers from halogen-

free WEEE fractions

(CreaSolv® process)

Non-halogen

plastic fraction from WEEE

PC/ABS

ABS

PC

High efficient solvent-based recovery of target polymers from WEEE streams

Main Objective

Development of advanced and cost efficient technologies for recovery

of technical post-consumer plastics from WEEE streams

Main activities and outcomes

Recovery of Sb2O3

and Br

Halogen rich

plastic fraction from WEEE

High-effcient, solvent-

based recovery of target

additives from halogen-rich

WEEE plastics

(CreaSolv® process)

High-efficient recovery of critical minerals and metals from WEEE streams

Main Objective

Development of advanced and cost efficient technologies for recovery

of critical materials from post-consumer plastics from WEEE streams

Main activities and outcomes

Ni, Cu, Co, Li and

Graphite

Li-ion batteries

from WEEE

Main Objective

Development of advanced technologies for Li-ion battery recycling,

involving thermal pretreatment, pyro- and hydrometallurgical recovery

High-efficient recovery of critical minerals and metals from WEEE streams

Main activities and outcomes

Environmentally-friendly upgrading and second life of recovered materials

Refining of Sb2O3 and Br and definition of new downstream industry applications

Characterization and evaluation of the recovered polymers

Development of environmentally-friendly flame retardant system

Development of compounds with minimum 20% recycled polymer content for new EEE applications

Performance validation of the recycled polymers in new EEE (e.g. TV housing)

Main activities and outcomes

Development of centralized, cloud-based and collaborative database for

disassembly information: RIC Platform

Shares safe and efficient manual disassembly guidelines

Provides model-specific disassembly information

Localizes hazardous and valuable materials

Main activities and outcomes

e.g. Product-specific disassembly procedures for tablet PCs

Title Page #

Tasks

Task 5.1 — Build the RIC Platform

Task Description

The ojective of this task is to design and build the web platform for producers and

pre-processors to network, coordinate, and share safe and efficient manual

disassembly practices.

Main activities and outcomes

Economic and Environmental Validation and Assessment of the products

and processes developed in CloseWEEE

Economic evaluation via feasibility and life cycle cost analysis (LCC)

Environmental assessment through life cycle analysis (LCA) and label ETV

Policy support to achieve and advance the related EU policy targets:

RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC

WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU

Labelling and Green Procurement

Ecodesign (ErP) 2009/125/EG Directive

WEEE Market Survey

• Who is carrying out the survey? Exergy Ltd on behalf of the CLOSEWEEE consortium

• What is our objective? Identify barriers and limitations of reusing recycled polymers

(halogenated and non-halogenated), as well as limitations and constraints in the use of

recovered additives in new applications.

• Why do we need this information? to determine the viability of cost efficient solutions in

the Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) market.

• When is the last day you can take it? August 31, 2016

• How would you take it? Online, Survey Monkey

Survey

5 questionnaires

6 identifiers

Target collectives Number of questionsWEEE Managers 14

Plastic Converters 11

Suppliers of Additives 7

ODM/OEM 12

Standardisation Organisms, Certification Bodies & Policy Makers

9

Survey

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