Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects
Civilization and technical progress are not possible without energy. Dynamic economic growth translates into a systematic increase in demand for electricity. Ensuring the continuity and reliability of electricity supplies is one of the most important aspects of energy security in highly developed co...
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| author | Maciej Wędrychowicz Jagoda Kurowiak Tomasz Skrzekut Piotr Noga |
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| description | Civilization and technical progress are not possible without energy. Dynamic economic growth translates into a systematic increase in demand for electricity. Ensuring the continuity and reliability of electricity supplies is one of the most important aspects of energy security in highly developed countries. Growing energy consumption results not only in the need to build new power plants but also in the need to expand and increase transmission capacity. Therefore, large quantities of electric cables are produced all over the world, and after some time, they largely become waste. Recycling of electric cables focuses on the recovery of metals, mainly copper and aluminum, while polymer insulation is often considered waste and ends up in landfills. Currently, more and more stringent regulations are being introduced, mainly environmental ones, which require maximizing the reduction in waste. This article provides a literature review on cable recycling, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of various recycling methods, including mechanical and material recycling. It has been found that currently, there are very large possibilities for recycling cables, and intensive scientific work is being carried out on their development, which is consistent with global climate policy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd6eb872f19c42abbba2e7213a337e2b2023-11-19T17:10:02ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442023-10-011620663210.3390/ma16206632Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future ProspectsMaciej Wędrychowicz0Jagoda Kurowiak1Tomasz Skrzekut2Piotr Noga3Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Zielona Gora, Prof. Z. Szafrana 4 Street, 65-516 Zielona Gora, PolandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Zielona Gora, Prof. Z. Szafrana 4 Street, 65-516 Zielona Gora, PolandFaculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30-059 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30-059 Krakow, PolandCivilization and technical progress are not possible without energy. Dynamic economic growth translates into a systematic increase in demand for electricity. Ensuring the continuity and reliability of electricity supplies is one of the most important aspects of energy security in highly developed countries. Growing energy consumption results not only in the need to build new power plants but also in the need to expand and increase transmission capacity. Therefore, large quantities of electric cables are produced all over the world, and after some time, they largely become waste. Recycling of electric cables focuses on the recovery of metals, mainly copper and aluminum, while polymer insulation is often considered waste and ends up in landfills. Currently, more and more stringent regulations are being introduced, mainly environmental ones, which require maximizing the reduction in waste. This article provides a literature review on cable recycling, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of various recycling methods, including mechanical and material recycling. It has been found that currently, there are very large possibilities for recycling cables, and intensive scientific work is being carried out on their development, which is consistent with global climate policy.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/20/6632plastic materialsrecycling/recoverymechanical processingcopper |
| spellingShingle | Maciej Wędrychowicz Jagoda Kurowiak Tomasz Skrzekut Piotr Noga Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects Materials plastic materials recycling/recovery mechanical processing copper |
| title | Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects |
| title_full | Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects |
| title_fullStr | Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects |
| title_short | Recycling of Electrical Cables—Current Challenges and Future Prospects |
| title_sort | recycling of electrical cables current challenges and future prospects |
| topic | plastic materials recycling/recovery mechanical processing copper |
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