Automotive shredder residue (ASR) and compact disc (CD)

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waste: options for recovery of materials and energy

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University of Helsinki

2003

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List of contents

1. Introduction 5

1.1 End-of-life vehicles (ELV) and automotive shredder residue (ASR) 5

1.2 Compact disc (CD) waste 6

2. End-of-life vehicles (ELV), automotive shredder residue (ASR) 7

2.1 Options for ASR treatment and disposal, legislation 7

2.2 Composition and properties of ASR 11

2.3 Fuel properties of ASR 14

2.4 ASR processing in Finland 19

2.5 ASR processing in Switzerland 20

3. Processing of automotive shredder residue (ASR) 22

3.1 Mechanical recycling and material recovery 22

3.2 Thermal processing of ASR – 1. Incineration / combustion 27

3.3 Thermal processing of ASR – 2. Co-firing 28

3.4 Thermal processing of ASR – 3. Gasification 30

3.5 Thermal processing of ASR – 4. Pyrolysis 33

3.6 Thermal processing of ASR – 5. Hybrid processes 39

3.7 Other processes 42

4. Compact disc (CD) waste 44

4.1 CDs and CD waste 44

4.2 CD waste processing in Finland 46

5. Compact disc (CD) waste processing 47

5.1 Chemical stripping (chemical separation) 47

5.2 Milt filtration 49

5.3 Mechanical abrasion 50

5.4 Other (non-thermal) for CD recycling 56

5.5 Thermal processing of CD waste 58

6. Concluding remarks 59

References 61

Abbreviations 68

Appendix 69