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Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are used in nearly all electronic products.
It is a medium used in electrical and electronic engineering to connect electronic components to one another.
The world market for PCBs exceeded $60.2 billion in 2014 and is estimated to reach $79 billion by 2024.
A typical 0.35kg PCB consists of:
0.25 kg of integrated circuit
0.01 kg of capacitor
0.005 kg of electric connector
0.005 kg of inductor
0.003 kg of resistor
0.002 kg of transformer
0.001 kg of transistor
0.0005 kg of glass diode
0.0001 kg of light emitting diode
more than 30% of the weight of waste PCB consists of metals, including roughly:
16% of Copper (Cu),
4% of Tin (Sn),
3% of Iron (Fe),
2% of Nickel (Ni),
1% of Zinc (Zn),
0.039% of Gold (Au),
0.156% of Silver (Ag),
0.009% of Palladium (Pd)