A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WASTE MATERIAL

摘要

The invention relates to a method for separating a waste material including plastic material and metallic material. The method includes the steps: shredding and/or granulating the waste material including plastic and metallic material; mixing and wetting the granulated waste material with process-water; subjecting the granulated waste material to a sink-float process separating the mixture into two fractions having different average densities, the fraction with the lowest average density being designated the light fraction and the other fraction being designated the heavy fraction, removing the light fraction; and subjecting the heavy fraction to treatment on a shaking table separating the heavy fraction into a metallic fraction and a heavy plastic fraction; optionally subjecting the heavy plastic fraction to a second sink-float process.