Green Project 2011
ENVIRO
SAVE
Team Members:
Imraan Yusuf – UCT –
Studying Actuarial Science
Nishalin
Govender – UCT – Studying Civil
Engineering
Keshveer
Dhyanand – UCT – Studying Actuarial
Science
Ismail
Mahomed – UCT – Studying BComm
CA
Divesh
Govender – UCT – Studying Actuarial
Science
Ravi Chetty
– UCT – Studying BComm Economics
& Law
HELP US SAVE US
OUR IDEA
Basically our idea is to break down
the different components of any ewaste so that we can retract the raw
materials that were used to build
these electronic items.
Chamber in which the e-waste is
put into after being separated.
Outlet so that the melted
compounds can be transferred
HOW?
Separation of compounds can be
done via many methods. The method
we have chosen ensures that all the
materials are safely recycled.
We all know that every compound
has its own specific melting point. By
heating any number of different ewaste items we can in fact separate
them into their respective
compounds and use them again. This
procedure works in the following way
A structure is created, one that can
withstand enormous amounts of heat
and pressure. The concept used in
this idea is that of a Liebig Condenser.
The chamber is heated by furnaces or
the best economically and
environmentally friendly methods
possible. The chamber is heated until
it reaches the melting point of the
compound with the lowest melting
point. The chamber is made to
specifications such that it heats up at
the same temperature everywhere. A
device used to move the e-waste
around in the chamber can be
installed to improve the time it takes
for the components to melt. An
outlet is situated at the bottom of the
chamber so that the compounds that
are now in liquid form may be
extracted and purified if necessary
then used again.
This solution is implementable,
realistic and original.
In addition to this design solar energy
can be used too generate the
necessary energy required to sustain
the high temperatures and since the
compounds will not be heated to a
temperature greater than their
melting points no harmful gasses will
be emitted.
The compounds after a more
purification will be able to be used
again which will save companies a lot
of money if the procedure is done on
a large enough scale.
IMPACT ON SOUTH
AFRICA
This specific idea will impact South
Africa greatly. The economic benefits
are immense. Companies will save
money and promote environmentally
safe methods of recycling their old
equipment. This will in turn create
more awareness to recycling and
creating a better future.
A good marketing scheme will be
needed to create awareness to the
citizens of South Africa so they can
hand over all their e-waste to firms
who will implement this new
procedure. As more awareness is
created the idea can be used
overseas and the whole world can
dispose of their e-waste in a more
suitable manner.
There will be a decrease in the
amount of waste put into dump sites
and landfill sites. There are in fact
many more great advantages to this
idea but sadly we do not have
enough space to encase it in this
summary of the idea.
IMPLAMENTATION NEEDS
 Money – economic and
environmental profits will be
seen in the future as this
method becomes more
developed
 Great marketing
 More in depth research into
the different materials that will
be extracted
 Companies that are willing to
implement this procedure
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