4th WCSET-2015 at Japan
Mechanical Engineering:
Title:
Repurposing the Tin-Lead Solder Scrap Generated in an
Educational Institute
Authors:
Ritesh R. Bhat, Atul Kumar, Pushkar Moni, Saurabh Kumar
Abstract: The
pace with which the world is developing today is
directly proportional to the pace of declining
environmental sustainability. Electronic equipment has
signified their need in the modern era, with the world’s
population growing rapidly and generally improving
wealth. It is a known fact that every electronic
component has got a life, after which it is considered
to be scrap. Out of the several problems awaiting to be
addressed, disposal of electronic wastes generally known
as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is a
major one to be concentrated. Generally, when the WEEE
is spoken of, one only thinks about industries producing
the electronic goods and no-one thinks about the
educational institutes as their generator. The paper
concentrates mainly on the repurposing of tin-lead
solder scrap, a WEEE, found abundantly in laboratories
of the selected educational institute. The work resulted
in obtaining 92% of reusable tin-lead solder material
from the scrap collected from the laboratories of the
institute.
Keywords: Electronic
Wastes; Environmental Sustainability; Lead Solder Scrap
Pages:
087-090