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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1976
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1974
Clyde B Webb, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Frank S Knoll, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Carpco, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for separating non-ferrous metal from waste material comprising a grounded rotary conductive drum, means for feeding waste material to the drum, a D.C. corona electrode, an A.C. corona electrode, a D.C. static electrode and a splitter. The method of separation comprises magnetic separation of ferrous metals, sizing of the waste material, preliminary classification to remove dust and low density particles, drying to reduce the moisture content, feeding the waste material to the rotating grounded roll and subjecting the material successively to D.C. corona discharge, A.C. corona discharge and a D.C. electrostatic field.