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2078055 
Journal Article 
Combustion of plastics contained in electric and electronic scrap 
Menad, M; Bjorkman, B; Allain, EG 
1998 
1 
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
ISSN: 0921-3449 
24 
1 
65-85 
English 
WOS:000076129400005 
Plastic materials have been associated with electric and electronic applications since the early days of the electrical industry. Plastics can amount up to 30% of the scrap mass. Generally, they contains flame retardants such as halogenated compounds which can lead to the formation of different toxic products. Recycling, incineration and landfilling are the current methods used to treat these plastics. They also can be used as combustibles in some metallurgical processes. However, during their combustion, halogenated flame retardants can produce dibenzop-dioxins and dibenzo-furans. 
electric; electronic; scrap; plastics; flame retardant; combustion; dioxins; furans