Composition of a personal desktop computer
based on a typical desktop computer, weighting ~70lbs
|
Name |
Content |
Recycling Efficiency |
Use/Location |
|
plastics |
22.9907 |
20% |
includes organics, oxides other than silica |
|
lead |
6.2988 |
5% |
metal joining, radiation shield/CRT, PWB |
|
aluminum |
14.1723 |
80% |
structural, conductivity/housing, CRT, PWB, connectors |
|
germanium |
0.0016 |
0% |
semiconductor/PWB |
|
gallium |
0.0013 |
0% |
semiconductor/PWB |
|
iron |
20.4712 |
80% |
structural, magnetivity/(steel) housing,CRT, PWB |
|
tin |
1.0078 |
70% |
metal joining/PWB, CRT |
|
copper |
6.9287 |
90% |
conductivity/CRT, PWB, connectors |
|
barium |
0.0315 |
0% |
getter in vacuum tube/CRT |
|
nickel |
0.8503 |
80% |
structural, magnetivity/(steel) housing,CRT, PWB |
|
zinc |
2.2046 |
60% |
battery, phosphor emitter/PWB, CRT |
|
tantalum |
0.0157 |
0% |
capacitors/PWB, power supply |
|
indium |
0.0016 |
60% |
transistor, rectifiers/PWB |
|
vanadium |
0.0002 |
0% |
red phosphor emitter/CRT |
|
terbium |
0 |
0% |
green phosphor activator, dopant/CRT,PWB |
|
beryllium |
0.0157 |
0% |
thermal conductivity/PWB, connectors |
|
gold |
0.0016 |
99% |
connectivity, conductivity/PWB, connectors |
|
europium |
0.0002 |
0% |
phosphor activator/PWB |
|
titanium |
0.0157 |
0% |
pigment, alloying agent/(aluminum) housing |
|
ruthenium |
0.0016 |
80% |
resistive circuit/PWB |
|
cobalt |
0.0157 |
85% |
structural, magnetivity/(steel) housing,CRT, PWB |
|
palladium |
0.0003 |
95% |
connectivity, conductivity/PWB, connectors |
|
manganese |
0.0315 |
0% |
structural, magnetivity/(steel) housing,CRT, PWB |
|
silver |
0.0189 |
98% |
conductivity/PWB, connectors |
|
antinomy |
0.0094 |
0% |
diodes/housing, PWB, CRT |
|
bismuth |
0.0063 |
0% |
wetting agent in thick film/PWB |
|
chromium |
0.0063 |
0% |
decorative, hardener/(steel) housing |
|
cadmium |
0.0094 |
0% |
battery, blu_green phosphor emitter/housing, PWB, CRT |
|
selenium |
0.0016 |
70% |
rectifiers/PWB |
|
niobium |
0.0002 |
0% |
welding allow/housing |
|
yttrium |
0.0002 |
0% |
red phosphor emitter/CRT |
|
rhodium |
0 |
50% |
thick film conductor/PWB |
|
platinum |
0 |
95% |
thick film conductor/PWB |
|
mercury |
0.0022 |
0% |
batteries, switches/housing, PWB |
|
arsenic |
0.0013 |
0% |
doping agents in transistors/PWB |
|
silica |
24.8803 |
0% |
glass, solid state devices/CRT,PWB |