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Home Courses Designing Electronics for Recycling in a Circular Economy Course materials Lectures 4.2.1 Technological Developments in Recycling (1/2)

4.2.1 Technological Developments in Recycling (1/2)

Course subject(s) Module 4 Futureproof Design for Recycling

Earlier in this course you heard about chemical recycling. Can we expect this technology to be implemented in the near future and which trade-offs does the selection of such a technology entail? be made for the selection of new technologies? In the video below, you will hear the perspectives of different experts from the industry.

Feasibility of chemical recycling

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Main Takeaways

  • Chemical recycling shows many advantages for materials and elements that are otherwise difficult to process with conventional recycling, such as the removal of colors and chemical substances, but the environmental impact is a challenge.
  • For the near future, chemical recycling is expected to be used for specific waste streams and is seen as complementary to conventional mechanical recycling.
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