Plastic wastes recovery using free-fall triboelectric separator

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 529-538

  Bendimerad, S ^a   Tilmatine, A ^a   Ziane, M ^a   Dascalescu, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Electrostatics; Particles; Plastics; Separation; Triboelectricity

Indexed keywords

CHARGING TIME; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GRANULAR SAMPLES; HIGH VOLTAGE; INSULATING PARTICLES; PARTICLES; PLASTIC WASTES; PLASTICS SEPARATION; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SEPARATION TECHNIQUES; TRIBOELECTRIC SEPARATIONS; TRIBOELECTRIC SEPARATOR; WASTE RECOVERIES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOCIATION; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROSTATICS; METAL REFINING; MINERAL INDUSTRY; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SEPARATION; SEPARATORS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 72049126395     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230902722838     Document Type: Article

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