摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a granular material separator for efficiently separating and extracting granular materials from a mixture of granular materials, fibers, and the like.SOLUTION: A separator for separating granular materials from a mixture to be separated which contains the granular materials and unnecessary materials comprises: a storage tank 1 for storing a processing liquid; a separation container 2 in which the mixture is accommodated while at least one portion is immersed in the processing liquid in the storage tank 1, and a separation hole for separating both materials by allowing the unnecessary materials to stay inside and the granular materials to pass through is formed; and liquid current generation means for generating liquid currents of the processing liquid in opposite directions at the outside and inside of the separation container 2. The granular materials escaped to the outside after passing through the separation hole 23 of the separation container 2 and the unnecessary materials remaining inside the separation container 2 respectively receive liquid currents in the opposite directions. Thus, forces in the opposite directions are applied to the granular materials and the unnecessary materials, and the separation of both materials is facilitated. |