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Recovering of Plastics from Urban Refuse by Electrodynamic Techniques.

PB214267

Publication Date	1972
Personal Author	Grubbs, M. R.; Ivey, K. H.
Page Count	10
Abstract	One important phase of the research on unburned urban refuse is aimed at producing a paper-free plastic concentrate as well as a plastic-free paper product. The method being investigated uses a high-tension electrodynamic separator. The report presents the progress made in developing this technique to separate plastics from paper. The results of the study have indicated that mixed plastic concentrates analyzing 99.4 percent plastic can be consistently recovered from the light material fraction of shredded refuse, leaving a mixed paper fraction analyzing 99.9 percent paper. Recovery of the plastics exceeds 99 percent.
Keywords	Materials recovery Plastics Waste disposal Electrostatic separators Separation Waste papers Performance evaluation Moisture content Solid waste disposal Plastic recycling Waste recycling
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 91A - Environmental Management & Planning
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, College Park, MD. College Park Metallurgy Research Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical progress rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197306

Recovering of Plastics from Urban Refuse by Electrodynamic Techniques.

Recovering of Plastics from Urban Refuse by Electrodynamic Techniques.
PB214267

Publication Date	1972
Personal Author	Grubbs, M. R.; Ivey, K. H.
Page Count	10
Abstract	One important phase of the research on unburned urban refuse is aimed at producing a paper-free plastic concentrate as well as a plastic-free paper product. The method being investigated uses a high-tension electrodynamic separator. The report presents the progress made in developing this technique to separate plastics from paper. The results of the study have indicated that mixed plastic concentrates analyzing 99.4 percent plastic can be consistently recovered from the light material fraction of shredded refuse, leaving a mixed paper fraction analyzing 99.9 percent paper. Recovery of the plastics exceeds 99 percent.
Keywords	Materials recovery Plastics Waste disposal Electrostatic separators Separation Waste papers Performance evaluation Moisture content Solid waste disposal Plastic recycling Waste recycling
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 91A - Environmental Management & Planning
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, College Park, MD. College Park Metallurgy Research Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical progress rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197306