抄録
Separating copper and plastics is one of the important steps in a recycling system for waste electric cables. In this paper, the experimental study of the separation of a copper and polyethylene (PE) mixture using an electrostatic separator. The separator consists of a fixed plate electrode and a vibratory feeder equipped with two plate electrodes. The principle behind the separation is based on the difference of the electrostatic force between copper and PE particles. The influence of electric field strength and slope of the electrode on the separation efficiency was investigated. It is shown that it is possible to obtain high purity and recovery.
