Researchers in Romania have created a way to transform bits and pieces of printed circuit boards from jettisoned computers into clean raw materials for consumer products, such as fuel and plastics.

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The researchers collected printed circuit boards from discarded computers. They employed a special combination of catalysts, high temperatures and chemical filtration to destroy flame-retardant additives in the plastics. This removed nearly all the toxic substances from the scraps, resulting in oils that could be safely used as fuel or raw materials called feedstocks for a wide range of consumer products, the researchers said.

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