Dry separation of PVC film from waste plastic film mixture using Air Table

  • Song, Young-Jun (Particle Separation Group, Research Institute for Green Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) ;
  • Hiroki Yotsumoto (Particle Separation Group, Research Institute for Green Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) ;
  • Eisetsu Oi (Particle Separation Group, Research Institute for Green Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
  • Published : 2001.10.01

Abstract

A study was conducted in order to remove PVC from the waste plastic film mixture. The fittings of Air Table was modified to increase the separation efficiency of PVC. By using the improved air table, the PE and PVC was successfully separated from PVC-PE film mixture with the yield of PE 90% or more and with the content of PVC in PE 1% or less. The detail of the separation condition and result will be discussed in this paper.

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