Triboelectrostatic separation for granular plastic waste recycling: A review

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 585-597

  Wu, Guiqing ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Xu, Zhenming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Plastic waste; Triboelectrostatic separation; Waste recycling

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT MATERIALS; GRANULAR PLASTICS; MECHANICAL RECYCLING; MECHANICAL SEPARATION; PLASTIC CONSUMPTION; PLASTIC WASTES; SECONDARY POLLUTION; WASTE RECYCLING;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

PLASTIC;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROKINESIS; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; RESEARCH WORK; SEPARATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ELECTRIC FIELD; GRANULAR PLASTIC WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRIBOELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; WASTE; WASTE WATER;

PLASTICS; RECYCLING; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84875238920     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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