Electrostatic separation is a generic term given to a significant class of technologies of industrial
waste processing, widely used for the sorting of granular mixtures due to electric forces …

Tribocharged mixed granular materials are commonly separated in the electrostatic field
generated between two vertical plate electrodes. However, the existing technologies are not …

Electrostatic separation has already proved to be an effective means for the recycling of
granular plastics from industrial wastes. The aim of the present work was to optimize the …

The objective of this paper is to develop a mathematical model for computing the millimeter-sized
particles trajectories in the free-fall electrostatic separator. The simulation involves the …

Identification of the optimal operating conditions and evaluation of their robustness are
critical issues for the industrial application of electrostatic separation techniques. In spite of …

Several tribocharging devices are commonly used for charging insulating particles in order to
separate granular plastic mixtures using a vertical triboelectric separator. However, there is …

The aim of study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new facility for recycling of plastics
from granular waste electrical and electronic equipment. The installation consists of two …

The humidity of ambient air has always been known to be a major factor in the triboelectric
charging of polymers. A study on the influence of this factor was conducted in a climatic test …

Numerous research studies have been made on the electrostatic separation of granular
insulating materials, with many industrial applications in the area of waste electric and electronic …

Electrostatic separation is able to process mixtures of plastics from waste electrical and
electronic equipment. The efficiency of the electrostatic separation depends on the electric …