Affiliations 

  • 1 1 Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan, Malaysia
  • 2 2 School of Environmental Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, Malaysia
  • 3 4 Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
Waste Manag Res, 2017 Jun;35(6):647-655.
PMID: 28431479 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X17697815

Abstract

This article aims to provide insights into the factors that contribute to the separation efficiency of solid particles. In this study, a pneumatic jigging technique was used to assess the separation of solid waste materials that consisted of copper, glass and rubber insulator. Several initial experiments were carried out to evaluate the strengths and limitations of the technique. It is found that despite some limitations of the technique, all the samples prepared for the experiments were successfully separated. The follow-up experiments were then carried out to further assess the separation of copper wire and rubber insulator. The effects of air flow and pulse rates on the separation process were examined. The data for these follow-up experiments were analysed using a sink float analysis technique. The analysis shows that the air flow rate was very important in determining the separation efficiency. However, the separation efficiency may be influenced by the type of materials used.

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