<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study presents the use of fluidised bed combustion to produce thermal energy, aluminium recovery and the reduction of the Tetra Pak and Combibloc packaging waste stream. Fluidisation and the pneumatic transport, which take place in the same apparatus, allow recovering bits of the aluminium foil from the combustion zone. The limited time spent in the high temperature zone leads to a high content of free metal in the solids separated in the ash trap and cyclone. Other solid products are practically chemically inert and may be disposed in a landfill of municipal or inert wastes.</p></abstract>

This study presents the use of fluidised bed combustion to produce thermal energy, aluminium recovery and the reduction of the Tetra Pak and Combibloc packaging waste stream. Fluidisation and the pneumatic transport, which take place in the same apparatus, allow recovering bits of the aluminium foil from the combustion zone. The limited time spent in the high temperature zone leads to a high content of free metal in the solids separated in the ash trap and cyclone. Other solid products are practically chemically inert and may be disposed in a landfill of municipal or inert wastes.

Recovery of aluminium from multi-component packaging using a fluidised bed reactor

Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland

Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

This study presents the use of fluidised bed combustion to produce thermal energy, aluminium recovery and the reduction of the Tetra Pak and Combibloc...

Recovery of aluminium from multi-component packaging using a fluidised bed reactor

Pubblicato online: 07 gen 2009

Pagine: 40 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-008-0046-y

Parole chiave
fluidisation, combustion, multilayer packaging, thermal energy, recovery of aluminium

This content is open access.

Recovery of aluminium from multi-component packaging using a fluidised bed reactor

Pubblicato online: 07 gen 2009

Pagine: 40 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-008-0046-y

Parole chiavefluidisation, combustion, multilayer packaging, thermal energy, recovery of aluminium

This content is open access.

Parole chiave
fluidisation, combustion, multilayer packaging, thermal energy, recovery of aluminium