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More #recycling efficiency for #plastics - HIF researchers characterize successfully #polymers in electronic waste with specific #sensor combinations Plastics make up around a quarter of the materials contained in electronic #waste (e-waste). The proportion that is recycled is comparatively low - the majority is simply incinerated. The first step to improve recycling is the identification of polymer materials, so that they can be selectively sorted and processed in a way that preserves their function. We have now succeeded in determining the specific characterization of the main e-waste plastic types by combining multiple sensors. Applied on an industrial scale, more plastics can be optimally processed and returned to the production chain. Read the paper 👉 https://lnkd.in/efqsHGBV To the press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDXkFZya #circulareconomy #rawmaterials
