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From: Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
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Subject: New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled?
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:53:23 GMT
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New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled
 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240426165151.htm
Source:
 University of Washington
Summary:
 Researchers have developed a new PCB that performs on par with traditional materials
 and can be recycled repeatedly with negligible material loss.
 Researchers used a solvent that transforms a type of vitrimer
 -- a cutting-edge class of polymer -- into a jelly-like substance without damage,
 allowing solid components to be plucked out for reuse or recycling.
 With these 'vPCBs' (vitrimer printed circuit boards), researchers recovered 98% of the vitrimer and 100% of the glass fiber.


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