Automotive shredder residue: Three recovery choices

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Automotive Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:7158616

This article examines the feasibility of three uses of automotive shredder residue (ASR) that can favorably affect the economics of recycling automobiles. The uses covered are using ASR as a landfill day cover including concerns of leaching of lead from leaded paints, using ASR in the production of composite materials, and the pyrolysis of ASR to recover chemical feedstock.

• OSTI ID: 7158616
• Journal Information: Automotive Engineering; (United States), Vol. 102:8; ISSN 0098-2571
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AUTOMOBILES
RECYCLING
PLASTICS
SOLID WASTES
SHREDDERS
EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
VEHICLES
WASTES
320305* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management