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What is electronics? De-merits of electronics Green Electronics as a solution What is Green Electronics? Methods in Green Electronics
The branch of physics and technology I think I thought it would be concerned with
important for electronics as we
the design of circuits using transistors simpler business and electronics and microchips, and
was mostly radio and television
the behaviour and movement of Jack a electrons in Kilby semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas
ELECTRONICS
In the 21st century we are enjoying well developed electronics Everyday we deal with the electronic devices several times,
Certain materials used in electronic products are toxic and pose a threat to the environment Among the harmful elements are
1. Lead
2. Cadmium 3. Mercury
Land-filling
Land-filling
Disposing the e-waste by burying it
when brominates flame-retarded plastic or cadmiumcontaining plastics are land-filled, both PBDE and cadmium may leach into the soil and ground water.
Recycling
The waste amount from electrical and electronic equipment is rapidly increasing, partly because of the growing demand, and partly because
To minimize waste the solutions are: 1. Extended life of equipment (repair/upgrade) 2. Re-use 3. Recycling
Recycling of hazardous products has little environmental benefit -it simply moves the hazards into secondary products that eventually have to be disposed of. Unless the goal is to redesign the product to use non- hazardous materials, such recycling is a false solution.
When incinerated, lead contents become easily soluble, leading to increased And, this improved way is leaching from the landfills where residues from waste incineration end up.
Hazardous emissions to the air result from the recycling of e-waste containing heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium. These emissions couldGETTING GREENER be significantly reduced by pretreatment operations. IMPLEMENTING LEAD-FREE AND ECOFRIENDLY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS
New electronics applications that enable sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions both in industrial and consumer sectors
Establish metrics in order to make the environmental performance of the products visible and measurable
and component-families
Priorities high efficiency in power supplies
lower temperature
longer life
higher reliability
lower Cost-of-Ownership
Minimize waste
Design equipment with possibilities for repair, upgradability and reuse Design for recycling means:
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easy to dismantle
easy to obtain 'clean' material-fractions, that can be recycled (e.g. iron and copper should be easy to separate)
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Lead (Pb)
Phase out or minimize use of substances/chemicals - it seems sound to avoid lead in tin solders and to use other metals.
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The electronic computer equipment is a complicated assembly of more than 1000 materials, many of which are highly toxic: 1. chlorinated and brominate substances 2. toxic gases
3. toxic metals
4. photoactive and biologically active materials 5. acids 6. plastics and plastic additives
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Lead is the glue that binds all the semiconductor devices to make them work efficiently. Without lead solders and leaded glass
Lead can meet performance requirements in a cost-efficient manner. Lead can be easily remoulded and refined. Lead has the highest recycling rate of all the industrial metals in the world. Leads natural properties are well suited to electronics applications: low melting point high strength ductility fatigue resistance high thermal cycling joint integrity corrosion resistance malleability long life