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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Variability and Bias in Measurements of Metals Mass Fractions in Automobile Shredder Residue
Contributor:
Løvik, Amund N.;
Figi, Renato;
Schreiner, Claudia;
Rösslein, Matthias;
Widmer, Rolf;
Bunge, Rainer;
Pohl, Thomas;
Korf, Nathalie;
Kuntz, Claudia;
Mählitz, Paul Martin;
Rotter, Vera Susanne;
Wäger, Patrick
Published:
MDPI AG, 2019
Published in:
Recycling, 4 (2019) 3, Seite 34
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3390/recycling4030034
ISSN:
2313-4321
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
The treatment of end-of-life vehicles generates large amounts of automobile shredder residue (ASR), a potential source of recycled metals. Reliable measurement methods are required to determine the composition of ASR and evaluate the resource potential. We reported on research undertaken to investigate bias and variability in the process of measuring trace metals in ASR. Two primary samples of shredder light fraction (SLF) underwent extensive physical sample preparation and chemical analysis. The samples were spiked to control random variations and systematic effects during physical sample preparation. Chemical analysis was conducted using wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF), a fully validated wet-chemical analysis, and a wet-chemical analysis representing an “in-house” lab procedure. Physical sample preparation introduced deviations up to a factor of 2, likely due to preferential losses and heterogeneity. Deviations for WD-XRF measurements of elements were in the range +100%/−50%. In-house chemical analysis produced results that were in good agreement with validated results for Al, Fe and Sn, but led to biased results or high variability for Cd, Dy, La, Nd, Pb, Pd, Pt and Sb. To improve the chemical analysis of trace metals in SLF, we recommended reducing particle size to less than 0.1 mm before chemical analysis and using a larger number of repeated digestions.