Recovery of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and toxic mercury removal from input phosphors

Duration: 
01.01.2012 - 31.12.2016
Classification
Grant agency: 
TAČR
Grant type: 
Projekt výzkumu a vývoje
Registration number: 
TA02021290
Investigators
Internal investigator/coinvestigator: 
Gruber Václav
Internal investigator: 
is principal investigator
External investigator/coinvestigator: 
RECYKLACE EKOVUK, a.s.
Annotation: 

The project deals with finding complex method of recycling waste from used compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) – from their pulverization through separation for glass, metals and luminophores up to mercury separation and its transformation to a chemically stable form for storage or reusage – to isolation of other valuable components (yttrium and europium oxides) and their re-usage for new CFL. Project results are patents with perspective of manufacturing the whole line.