Jig separation of plastics from scrapped copy machines

Based on these results, a processing pilot plant for recycling of plastics from scrapped copy machines was constructed. Two cells of a TACUB jig were used in the plant to separate the plastics containing PS, ABS and PET, where PET was recovered from the first cell as bottom layer product, and ABS and PS from the second cell as bottom and top layer products, respectively. A monitor and control system of the jig operation was developed. High recoveries of PET, ABS, and PS with high grades were achieved, and the Newton's efficiency of the first cell was 0.99.