Date of Award

Fall 2019

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Metallurgical Engineering

Committee Chair

Avimanyu Das

First Advisor

Courtney Young

Second Advisor

Katherine Zodrow

Abstract

Froth flotation has been a useful method for flotation separation of plastics. Teeter bed concentration may also be potentially employed to accomplish gravity-based separation of plastics from a mixture. This work investigates selective separation of six different types of plastics using a novel method by combining advanced gravity concentration and froth flotation techniques. Surface active reagents were used during flotation studies for modification of surface properties of certain plastics in order to enhance selectivity. Elutriation technology in a teeter bed separator was successfully employed to achieve gravity-based concentration of certain plastics. The novel flowsheet was shown to recover plastics of each individual type with reasonably high efficiency and selectivity.

Comments

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Metallurgical and Mineral Processing Engineering

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