• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.19 no.1 s.47
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• pp.1-5
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• 2006

In this study, we have investigated the purification characteristics of quartz which size was 0.1mm to 0.3 mm by using physical separation techniques. The A and B samples which contained 95,864 mg/kg and 4,568 mg/kg of impurities were reduced upto 126 mg/kg and 174 mg/kg of impurities, respectively. So, removal ratios of the total impurities were about 97.85 wt.% and 96.19 wt.%, individually. At that time, the yields of the purified quartz (over 99.98 wt.% $SiO_2$) were 79.05 wt.% and 75.43 wt.% by using purification process including magnetic separation, gravity separation and scrubbing process. The most benefit in purification process of both different raw materials for iron element can be achieved by magnetic separation. Also, gravity separation is extremely successful for reducing aluminium element.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.31-39
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• 2016

Small household appliances such as electric rice cooker, a vacuum cleaner, an electric fan, etc. are diverse and complex due to the materials and components and waste streams from the manufacturing processes. In the present study, physical characterization of small e-wastes was analyzed on major items including electric rice cooker after manual dismantling. Small household appliances is an important potential source of waste plastic, however, recycling plastics from small e-waste is still unusual. The present communication gives results of separation processes on black plastics and the limitations of these sorting processes in used small household appliances.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2002

Printed wiring boards(PWBs) of the obsolete computers are composed of various organic and inorganic compounds as well as metals and alloys. As convinced that the valuable metals obtained from the PWBs are effectively utilized as secondary resources when recovered by economical methods, in this study, an investigation for characterizing the physical separation techniques is conducted. For the recovery of them, the sockets and chips dismantled from PWBs by scraping and residual resin boards are subjected to the appropriate separation processes according to the physical properties of each part. In the case of crushed socket scraps size ranged from -2.36 mm to +1.18 mm, approximately 97 wt% of the product obtained by magnetic separation consists of metallic compounds. In the case of chip scraps, 97% of Fe-Ni alloy and 95% of Cu metal are recovered by the combined process of air classification and dry magnetic separation in the size range from -2.36 mm to +0.15 mm. Ball milling is adopted in order to improve the removal efficiency of the thin-printed metallic materials on the residual resin boards and approximately 77% of Cu metal is recovered by zigzag separation after ball milling.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.111-116
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• 2009

In order to verify relevance propriety as material for improving and replacing agricultural land of soil(the rest is sorting soil) produced in treatment process of construction waste, this study executed physical, mechanics and soil analysis test with mixing sorting soil and farm land, crops rearing comparison test with replacing lower layer soil.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.124-125
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• 2003

본 연구에는 대부분 매립이나 소각에 의해 처리되고 있는 폐플라스틱을 재활용할 수 있는 선별기술 개발을 목적으로 물리적 선별 방법인 마찰하전형정전선별법을 이용해 플라스틱 재질분리 실험을 수행하였다. 이때 PVC와 ABS 분리 실험의 최적조건은 전극판의 전극 세기 20,000 (volt) 이상, 공기압 2(kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$), 입도 2mm이하, 습도함량이 40% 이하였으며, ABS grade와 recovery가 각각 약 98%와 97%, PVC 함량 2% 이하인 선별기술을 개발하였다.

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.311-314
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• 2001

• Resources Recycling
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• v.15 no.6 s.74
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• pp.48-55
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• 2006

This study was carried out for establishing the physical recycling technique for commercializing process on household batteries. The procedure involves shape separator, crushing, magnetic separation, classification and eddy current separation in sequence. The separation capacity was 400-600 unit cell/hr with shape separation system. The impurities such as manganese and zinc in the magnetic product were below 0.1% respectively, the concentration of iron was above 99% in spent carbon zinc battery. Also non-magnetic products are composed of 22-30% En, 16-22% Mn, 1-3% Fe in the case oi spent zinc carbon battery. The amounts of other components such as carbon rod, plastics and separator were about 37-50%. From the eddy current separation of nonferrous products, the plate-type zinc components were separated up to 96% with 2,250-2,750 meter/min of the conveyor speed.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.72-78
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• 2012

In general, recyclable items are separately discharged from households and then, hand-sorted into different types of valuables at materials recovery facilities (MRF). However, most of residues after hand-sorting are finally end up with landfill and/or incineration due to lack of separation technologies and economical reasons. In the present study, physical properties on recyclable items obtained from an MRF are investigated to improve the recovery of valuable items. The results of physical compositions based on the sizing tests are also presented.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.34-38
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• 2007

For recycling of tantalum from obsolete condenser, physical separations and chlorination of tantalum scraps with $Cl_2$ and $CCl_4$ were investigated. The recovery ratio of tantalum from obsolete condenser was 98% by using a multidisciplinary process of crushing by stamp mill, wet gravity separation by the shaking table, and air classification. In the chlorination reaction of non-oxidized Ta anode with $Cl_2$, the highest weight loss ratio is at least 60%, while in the chlorination reaction of Ta anode with $CCl_4$, the reaction rate for the oxidized Ta anode is faster than that of the non-oxidized Ta anode.

• Proceedings of the Petrological Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.26-28
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• 2009