Question

Recycling metal scrap is a billion dollar industry in the developed countries. How are ferrous metals (that contains Iron) and non-ferrous metals (like aluminium, zinc, stainless steel) separated in a recycling plant?

Answer 1

Answer:

For the extraction of metal-containing material you can integrate magnet stations (drum magnet, overband magnet) into the system. The powerful magnetic cores are able to create a high deposition rate of ferrous materials. Non-ferrous metals can be separated from the conveying stream by an eddy current.