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Towards Commercialization of Indium Recovery from Waste Liquid Crystal Display Screens

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Energy Technology 2018 (TMS 2018)

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Abstract

Indium recovery from liquid crystal display (LCD) waste has been the subject of over 50 peer reviewed publications over the last decade; however, the first commercial recycling facilities are just beginning to be built. The low value of indium in the LCD screen material has posed a major challenge to would-be recyclers. Uncommon material combinations and geometries have further challenged development. A review of published literature regarding extraction of indium from LCDs will be presented and themes of advantageous processes will be highlighted. Barriers to rapid expansion of any recycling technology in the form of manufacturing practices, environmental regulations, and geographic constraints will be discussed.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge Fangyu Liu for assistance translating Chinese publications and David Wagger for helpful insight into global regulatory environments for end of life materials.

This research is supported by the Critical Materials Institute, an Energy Innovation Hub funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO, USA

    Thomas Boundy & Patrick Taylor

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Boundy, T., Taylor, P. (2018). Towards Commercialization of Indium Recovery from Waste Liquid Crystal Display Screens. In: Sun, Z., et al. Energy Technology 2018 . TMS 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72362-4_26

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