This week was spent getting a poster ready for the summer expo on August 3rd and preparing for the experiment of the project for the summer. I was in contact with both the Physics and Chemistry departments to secure equipment, space and guidance for the experiment and to confirm the materials used in the […]
Jacob Nyholm Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 7: Posters and Prices Read More »
This week, quite a few short term goals were completed by the group. We were able to visit the facility of Clean Earth, a universal E-Waste recycling company located in Allentown. The visit provided us with helpful information in the organization of their process and value of separation of parts. One of the main
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This week, my old high school generously donated ten chromebooks for our group to use in our experiment, securing the material needed for our future research. Due to their dangerous nature, the group removed each battery pack and put them in a secure location so as to avoid any unwanted situations. As we will
Jacob Nyholm Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 5: Chromebooks and Experiments Read More »
Last week’s research into using subcritical water in the debromination process in separating the metals of printed circuit boards from the plastics. While this did mean that the same process that uses supercritical water could be done with less energy to maintain the pressure needed for a supercritical state, massive amounts of energy would
Jacob Nyholm Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 4: A Possibility Read More »
Throughout the past week, I have been building on the research that I did last week on the disassembly step for waste printed circuit board (WPCB) recycling while expanding into the recovery step of recycling. While the usage of supercritical water for the degradation of organic materials in WPCBs was promising, the energy required
Jacob Nyholm Mountaintop Experience 2023 Week 3: The Process Continues Read More »
This week we examined different practices throughout our research dealing with the disassembly and separation process for PCBs. Together we were able to lay more foundation for the general knowledge of E-waste recycling. From this research, we were able to identify limitations in possible experimental methods in order for easier design of experiments in
Lehigh Loewy Institute Mountaintop Experience Week 2: Research and Outreach Read More »
