Automobile shredder residue: Process developments for recovery of recyclable constituents

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6294535

Daniels, E J; Jody, B J; Bonsignore, P V; Shoemaker, E L

The objectives of this paper are threefold: (1) to briefly outline the structure of the automobile shredder industry as a supplier of ferrous scrap, (2) to review the previous research that has been conducted for recycling automobile shredder residue (ASR), and (3) to present the results and implications of the research being conducted at ANL on the development of a process for the selective recovery and recycling of the thermoplastics content of ASR. 15 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6294535
• Report Number(s): CONF-901211-2; ON: DE91006038
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
AUTOMOBILES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COGENERATION
DECOMPOSITION
DEUS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
POWER GENERATION
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
RECYCLING
REGENERATION
SCRAP
SHREDDERS
SOLID WASTES
SOLVENTS
STEAM GENERATION
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMOPLASTICS
VEHICLES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES