Industrial decanter ACZ

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Setting standards in plastics recycling Plastics recycling has become much more specialized. The recycling aspects are being included more and more in the conception of new products. New, improved technologies have been developed in response to current concerns about the recycling of products at the end of their lifetime. These technologies now include the recycling of post-consumer carpets. New applications have emerged for recycled plastics in all areas of plastics processing, such as film or profile extrusion, blow molding, and injection molding. However, the most important requirement in plastics recycling is product quality. Reliable specifications for MFI, specific density, modulus of elasticity, color, and so on must be provided to verify quality to potential customers. Only pellets that meets these stringent demands will have a chance on the market in the long term. ANDRITZ centrifuge technology offers the means of meeting these high standards. It ensures constant outstanding quality of the regranulate. Applications • Post-consumer waste • Industrial waste • Production waste • Technical plastics • Films • Bottles • Carpets • Fibers • Plastics from the automotive industry The operating principle The core unit of the process is the sorting centrifuge, which separates, washes, and dewaters the products simultaneously. The operating principle is shown in the schematic diagram. The commingled plastics, which are normally pressed in bales when they arrive at the recycler site, are reduced to a particle size of 15 mm, mixed with separation liquid (usually water) in a mixing tank, and then pumped to the centrifuge.