The Proceedings of the Dynamics & Design Conference
Online ISSN : 2424-2993
2006
Session ID : 319
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319 Study of separation of chopped waste electric cables
Masato SAEKIAkira MASUMOTO
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The separation of mixture consisting of copper and polyvinylchloride (PVC) was studied experimentally and analytically. The principle behind the separation technique is based on the difference in Coulomb force acting on the particles after triboelectric charging and induction charging. The electric field is produced between the electrode and the conductive conveyor belt. The separation tests were performed with chopped waste electric cables. The effect of electric field strength and triboelectric charging time on separation efficiency was investigated. It is shown that it is possible to obtain high purity and recovery.
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