Recycling of Electrical and Electronic-Waste with the Help of Marx Power Pulse Generator

Electronic waste (E-wastes) includes obsolete electrical or electronic devices. With the expansion of telecommunications from the COVID-19 pandemic and the advancement of technology, it is expected that by 2025 the weight of this waste will increase to 4.3 billion tons per year. In addition to precious metals, E-waste contains hazardous substances such as mercury, lead, cadmium, barium, and lithium. Therefore, managing how to recycle them through healthy environmental processes is essential. In this paper, the removal of the CD-ROM cover with the help of the proposed device of Marx is investigated. The Marx generator is designed and manufactured with an input voltage of 50 volts, an output voltage of about 370 volts, and a pulse power of 24.5 J. The results indicate the possibility of short-term separation of the CD-ROM coating with the help of the proposed generator.