PVC removal from mixed plastics by triboelectrostatic separation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 470-476

  Park, Chul Hyun ^a,b   Jeon, Ho Seok ^b   Park, Jai Koo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PVC rejection; Recycling; Tribo charger; Triboelectrostatic; Waste plastics

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; RECYCLING;

PVC REJECTION; TRIBO CHARGER; TRIBOELECTROSTATICS; WASTE PLASTICS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

CHLORINE; DIOXIN; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DESIGN; DIOXIN; ELECTRIC FIELD; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INCINERATION; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RESIN; SEPARATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; FLUIDIZED BED; RECYCLING;

AIR MOVEMENTS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS; HUMIDITY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34248355090     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.10.060     Document Type: Article

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