The composition characteristics of five kinds of electronic wastes,including spent printed circuit boards,tantalum capacitors,lithium-ion batteries,light-emitting diodes,and liquid crystal displays,are summarized.Also,the research and application progress of atmospheric pressure pyrolysis,co-pyrolysis,catalytic pyrolysis,vacuum pyrolysis,microwave-assisted pyrolysis,and plasma pyrolysis methods in the recycling and utilization of electronic wastes are expounded.The advantages and disadvantages of various pyrolysis methods are also compared and analyzed.The challenges in pyrolysis technologies for electronic wastes are analyzed,and the development direction in the future is prospected.
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