What Is PET Recycling & How Eddy Current Separator Plays An Important Role In Metal Separation

 

In the recycling industry, PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate which is the chemical name for polyester. Also known as PETE, PETG, APET, PETP, or PET-P. PET is a type of durable, durable, and lightweight plastic that is used to make various products.

PET is in the form of fibers used in making garments, including glass fibers used in making amber, and in its most common use, used to make containers for food, liquid, and beverages. Used to make bottles, boxes, packages, etc.

PET does not mix with the contents stored in the box as it is a highly durable polymer, this makes it ideal for storing food. It is also resistant, lightweight, and can form a barrier between oxygen and water making it perfect as a raw bottle to hold liquids, water, and beverages. It is also transparent which makes it stand out from the open bottles, which is not the case with other materials such as PP or PE.

What is PET Recycling?

Plastic is one of the most widely used materials in the world. It can be used in a wide variety of applications. But these structures also make plastic less biodegradable. Due to the world's reliance on plastic, we also need a solution to handle tons of recyclable plastic waste. This is where recycling comes into play. This not only helps to manage and reduce plastic waste but also has great benefits as a way to protect the environment and the environment of present and future generations.

Due to its popularity PET is also one of the most recycled plastics. It is also a very valuable asset as PET can be used in the same way and after recycling. For example, PET can be used to make a bottle and can be used to make a bottle again after it has been recycled. This means that PET can be completely recycled. Also known as rPET after recycling.

After the process, rPET can be used for a variety of uses like

• Threads for making pillows, clothes, duvets, carpets, etc.
• The base of building materials for bottles, containers, etc.
• Roofing material
• Geotextiles for buildings, dams, power stations, and tunnels

How is PET Recycled made?

PET is recycled in areas such as PET Recycling Plants. Used PET products are collected and delivered to a recycling facility. Here are labels, stickers, caps, etc. They are filtered and separated by color and then taken up for crushing. Especially the result is PET flakes. Then these flakes need to be washed, dried, and disinfected. The purified product is then melted down and processed. These rPET granules are then mixed with new PET granules, which are melted down and used as raw material.

Now we know how rPET is reused. But how is rPET made ready for recycling? How are they refined? The answer lies in the use of machines such as Eddy Current Separators. They are a very important part of the PET recycling process.

What are Eddy Current Separators?

Eddy Current Separators are machines used primarily to separate and remove non-ferrous metals from mixed waste streams, residual streams, and streams of recyclable materials. It can separate materials such as aluminum, copper, copper, and other non-ferrous metals from product sources.

Eddy Current Separators transformed the recycling industry in the sense that it provides an efficient, cost-effective, fast, and efficient way to process and refine recycling materials. The introduction of this machine has been an important development in the recycling industry.

This machine uses eddy currents to perform the splitting process. It is the most widely used machinery in the recycling industry and the recycling plants around the world use this machine to separate non-ferrous metals moving from recycled streams. In the same way, Eddy Current Separators can be used to eliminate pollution and clean up PET flakes.

Now let's find out how Eddy Current Separators can clean PET flakes.

How do Eddy Current Separators work?

The machine contains a feed-in supply chain for a short conveyor belt. This belt loads [this time PET flakes] toward the rotors near the end of the machine. These rotor shells are made of non-metallic materials while the interior of the rotor contains ordinary ferrite ceramic magnets or rare earth magnetic forces. The type of magnet used depends on the application.

These magnetic rotors rotate and rotate at high speeds leading to the creation of eddy currents. These eddy currents respond to the various non-conductive species present in PET flakes. They react according to their size and resistance and are chased by eddy currents. In this way, as the PET flakes flow from the conveyor belt in the eddy field, the metal impurities are expelled and flown while the PET flakes come out of the machine and are collected.

These PET flakes can be extracted for recycling.

Conclusion

Jaykrishna Magnetics Pvt. Ltd. is one of India’s biggest and leading manufacturers & producers of Eddy Current Separators. We believe in manufacturing world-class equipment that is of high quality. Our products also reflect our belief in strength, resilience, and durability. We use the best materials to make out products that ensure long-lasting use. 

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