Product Analysis
HOBI International
Cellular Phone
Cellular Phone--mass balance
Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Description
Metal hardware
Ear phone jack, external
Ear phone
Battery
Back
Display, touch screen
Carrier
Printed circuit board
internal cable
Antenna and loud speaker
Vibrator motor
Main camera
Face camera
Totals
Material
Weight Mass Balance
in grams Percent
Steel
3
2.13%
PM, low grade
1
0.71%
PM, low grade
1
0.71%
Li Ion
25
17.73%
Plastic, contaminated
22
15.60%
PM, low grade
33
23.40%
Stainless steel
32
22.70%
PM, medium grade
16
11.35%
Copper cable
2
1.42%
PM, low grade
3
2.13%
Steel
1
0.71%
PM, low grade
1
0.71%
PM, low grade
1
0.71%
141
100.00%
Cellphone
Cellphone
13%
14%
Battery
19%
Metals
Glass/Ceramic
Plastic
54%
Laptop, Lower Case
Laptop, Lower Case
Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Description
Battery
Memory cover
PCMCIA reader
Hard drive-base
- circuit board
Drive carrier
Cooling fan
Heat sink
Memory battery
CPU chip
Memory module
Antenna cable
Modem
Hinges
WiFi card
DVD
Main circuit board
Bottom cover
Total
Material
Li Ion
Aluminum (Br)
PM, low grade
Aluminum (Br)
PM, med
Steel
Motor
Aluminum-copper
Lithium metal
PM, hi grade
PM, hi grade
PM, med grade
Zinc (Br)
PM, med grade
Breakage
PM, med grade
Magnesium (Br)
Weight Mass Balance
in grams
493
30.01%
21
1.28%
31
1.89%
108
6.57%
12
0.73%
29
1.77%
36
2.19%
64
3.90%
3
0.18%
6
0.37%
9
0.55%
4
41
6
228
270
282
0.24%
2.50%
0.37%
13.88%
16.43%
17.16%
1643
100.00%
Laptop, Keyboard Area
Laptop, Keyboard Area
Laptop, keyboard area
Item
Description
1
2
3
4
Keyboard
Palm rest
Speakers
Touchpad
Total
Material
Breakage
PC/ABS, FR
Breakage
PM, low grade
Weight Mass Balacne
in gams
136
40.12%
150
44.25%
22
6.49%
31
9.14%
339 100.00%
Laptop, Screen Area
Laptop, Screen Area
Laptop, Screen Area
Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Description
Florescent backlight
Light carrier
Bezel
Antenna cable
Antennas with cable
Display back
Digitizer
control cable
LCD Display
Light power module
Total
Material
Mercury
Aluminum (Br)
PC/ABS Fr.
Weight Mass Balance
in grams
3
0.33%
10
1.09%
56
6.10%
PM, lo grade
Magnesium (Br)
22
240
2.40%
26.14%
PM, lo grade
PM, lo grade
14
573
1.53%
62.42%
918 100.00%
Laptop
Laptop
17%
Metals
7%
Glass/Ceramic
56%
20%
Plastics
Battery
E-Reader
E-Reader
E-reader
Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Descrription
Antenna
Battery
Switches
Digitizer
Plastic carrier, with 1,2,and 4
Back
Bezel
Circuit board
Main display
Control display
Total
Material
Weight Mass Balance
in grams
Li Ion
32
10.88%
PM, low grade
Nylon, FR
PC/ABS, FR
PM, Med grade
PM, low grade
PM, low grade
29
49
12
68
85
19
9.86%
16.67%
4.08%
23.13%
28.91%
6.46%
294 100.00%
E-Reader
E-Reader
11%
33%
21%
Battery
Plastics
Metals
Glass/Ceramic
35%
Tablet
Tablet
Tablet
Item
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Circuit board
Display
Carrier
Digitizer
Battery
Rear housing
Cable asembly
Sim card reader
Antennas
total
Material
Weight Mass Balance
in grams
PM, med grade
29
6.46%
PM, low grade
91
20.27%
PM, low grade
45
10.02%
PM, low grade
83
18.49%
Li Ion
115
25.61%
PC/ABS, FR
66
14.70%
PM, low grade
13
2.90%
PM, low grade
3
0.67%
PM, low grade
4
0.89%
449 100.00%
Tablet
Tablet
15%
26%
Battery
Metals
Glass/ceramic
38%
Plastics
21%
Material Summary
Material
Battery
Metals
Glass/Ceramic
Plastic
Cellphone
14%
54%
19%
13%
Laptop
17%
56%
20%
7%
E-Reader
11%
35%
33%
21%
Tablet
26%
21%
38%
15%
Material Summary
•In general, laptop is significantly more
complex than tablet
•Cellphone, tablet, and e-reader tend to have
similar complexity with variation based
more on make and model
•Plastics represent a greater percentage of
material weight than this data indicates