Mechanical Separation of Metallic Copper from Polymer-Insulated Copper Wire

It is very important to recycling of polymer-insulated copper wire to remove copper from the wire without any contamination. A rolling machine and a blender were used to separate and recover the copper wires from a polymer coated cable. In the experiment using a rolling machine, the recovery of copp...

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Published in:AIP conference proceedings 2010-01, Vol.1315 (1)
Main Authors: Yokoyama, Seiji, Takeuchi, Sakae, Hisyamudin Bin Muhd Nor, Nik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CABLES
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
COPPER
ELECTRIC CABLES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
MATERIALS SCIENCE
MATERIALS WORKING
METALS
POLLUTION
POLYMERS
RECYCLING
ROLLING
TEMPERATURE RANGE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VELOCITY
WEIGHT
WIRES
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Summary:It is very important to recycling of polymer-insulated copper wire to remove copper from the wire without any contamination. A rolling machine and a blender were used to separate and recover the copper wires from a polymer coated cable. In the experiment using a rolling machine, the recovery of copper was improved by an increase in the number of rolling times and by lowering the cable temperature. All of the copper was recovered from a cable of 115 K in temperature. In the other experiment using a blender, the weight of the recovery of copper was increased by shortening the cable length and by increasing the rotary speed of the blender and the treating time. All the copper in a cut cable of 3mm long was recovered from a cable.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.3552405