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Introduction |
| Source: Dismantling Guide for IT Equipment, which was elaborated within the SRI project and financially supported by SECO and UNIDO, June 2015 | | [attribution|1327| title=World Resources Forum (WRF)|caption=Mathias Schluep, St. Gallen / Switzerland] | | [attribution|1325| title=Dismantling and Recycling Centre (DRZ)|caption=Markus Spitzbart, Vienna / Austria] | | [attribution|1329| title=Institute for Materials Science & Technology (Empa)|caption=Fabian Blaser, St. Gallen / Switzerland] | | | Introduction | | The technology of mobile phones has evolved rapidly during recent years and consequently the models differ a lot in function and shape. Nevertheless, the disassembly of a mobile phone has generally remained quite simple: remove the battery and casing and supply the rest to an integrated metal smelter which treats PWBs. PWBs in mobile phones are commonly high-grade quality and can – if supplied to the adequate downstream processor – generate a high revenue. | | | Dismantling Process | | Depending on the requirements of the downstream processor, it is sufficient to remove the battery from the mobile phone and omit the further dismantling steps described below. |
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