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In a world where recycling is a word commonly used in our everyday life, it is important to explain that not all processes dealing with obsolete Medium Voltage equipment (end-of-life management, scrapping or destruction) have the same impact on the environment. This paper highlights the key points that differentiate a state of the art process of end-of-life treatment for SF6 Medium Voltage equipment from a basic dismantling process. It shows that it is necessary to analyze every phase performed in order to limit SF6 emissions to the lowest possible value.
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Zaccaro, G., Biasse, JM., Coccioni, R., Leoni, P. (2018). State of the Art Process of End-of-Life Treatment for SF6 Medium Voltage Equipment. In: Bessède, JL. (eds) Eco-design in Electrical Engineering. ED2E 2017. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 440. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58172-9_18
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