Mechanized separation of mixed solid waste and recovery of recyclable products using optical sorter
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B02C-023/08
B07B-015/00
B03C-001/18
B03C-001/247
B03C-001/30
B07B-004/02
B07B-009/00
B07B-011/04
B07B-011/06
B02C-023/14
출원번호
US-0231291
(2014-03-31)
등록번호
US-9649666
(2017-05-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Gitschel, George
출원인 / 주소
ORGANIC ENERGY CORPORATION
대리인 / 주소
Workman Nydegger
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1인용 특허 :
31
초록▼
The method and systems efficiently extract recyclable materials from a mixed solid waste stream. The methods and systems use sizing, density and dimensional separation to produce intermediate waste streams that are enriched in particular recyclable materials. The recyclable materials can then be eff
The method and systems efficiently extract recyclable materials from a mixed solid waste stream. The methods and systems use sizing, density and dimensional separation to produce intermediate waste streams that are enriched in particular recyclable materials. The recyclable materials can then be efficiently sorted from the individual intermediate streams using mechanized sorting equipment.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for recovering recyclable materials from mixed solid waste stream using optical sorters, comprising: providing a mixed waste stream comprising high value recyclable material including paper and rigid plastic, wherein the mixed waste stream includes at least 20% by weight of low value mat
1. A method for recovering recyclable materials from mixed solid waste stream using optical sorters, comprising: providing a mixed waste stream comprising high value recyclable material including paper and rigid plastic, wherein the mixed waste stream includes at least 20% by weight of low value material selected from the group consisting of wet organics, green waste, food waste, grit, fines less than 1 inch, asphalt, concrete, textiles, wood, rubber, film plastic, PVC, foil, rock, used consumer products, low value glass, composite materials, and combinations of these;fractionating the mixed waste stream by size by performing an upper size cut and a lower size cut to produce a sized waste stream, the sized waste stream having a size range where the ratio of an upper cut-off to a lower cut-off is less than 8;fractionating the sized waste stream by density to produce an intermediate stream enriched in the paper and plastic;sorting the intermediate stream using a plurality of optical sorters configured to produce a sorted paper material and/or a sorted plastic material. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical sorters include an air jet for ejecting detected materials from the waste stream. 3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the optical sorters are configured to produce a sorted paper material. 4. The method as in claim 3, wherein the intermediate stream includes mixed paper materials and the optical sorters are configured to sort particular types of paper materials. 5. The method as in claim 4, wherein the mixed waste stream includes at least 15% mixed paper materials. 6. The method as in claim 1, wherein performing the lower size cut includes screening the mixed waste stream using a first sized screen and performing the upper size cut includes screening the mixed waste stream using a second sized screen. 7. The method as in claim 1, wherein the density separator includes an air-drum separator. 8. The method as in claim 1, wherein the sized waste stream has an upper cut-off in a range from 8 inch to 16 inch. 9. The method as in claim 1, wherein the ratio of the upper cut-off to the lower cut-off is less than 6. 10. The method as in claim 1, herein the high value material further includes cardboard and metal. 11. The method as in claim 1, wherein the sorted paper materials are baled. 12. The method as in claim 1, wherein the mixed waste stream includes at least 30% low value materials. 13. The method as in claim 1, wherein the low value material includes food waste in a concentration of at least 5% of the mixed waste stream. 14. A method for recovering recyclable materials from mixed solid waste stream, comprising: providing a mixed waste stream comprising high value recyclable material including paper and rigid plastic, wherein the mixed waste stream includes at least 20% by weight of low value material selected from the group consisting of wet organics, green waste, food waste, grit, fines less than 1 inch, asphalt, concrete, textiles, wood, rubber, film plastic, PVC, foil, rock, used consumer products, low value glass, composite materials, and combinations of these, wherein the low value material includes at least film plastic;fractionating the mixed waste stream by size by performing an upper size cut and a lower size cut to produce a sized waste stream, the sized waste stream having a size range where the ratio of an upper cut-off to a lower cut-off is less than 8;fractionating the sized waste stream by density to produce an intermediate stream enriched in the paper and film plastic;separating the paper from the film plastic using a plurality of optical sorters. 15. The method as in claim 14, wherein the intermediate stream includes mixed paper and the optical sorters are configured to sort particular types of paper materials to produce a plurality of sorted paper products. 16. The method as in claim 15, wherein the low value material includes food waste in a concentration of at least 5% of the mixed waste stream. 17. The method as in claim 14, wherein the density separator includes an air-drum separator. 18. The method as in claim 14, wherein the ratio of the upper cut-off to the lower cut-off is less than 6. 19. The method as in claim 14, wherein the sized waste stream has an upper cut-off in a range from 8 inch to 16 inch. 20. The method as in claim 14, wherein the mixed waste stream includes at least 30% low value materials.
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