Supersort®
The Process
What is bottom ash?
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Bottom ash is the largest residue fraction after incineration municipal solid waste (MSWI) and it mainly consists of minerals, glass and ceramics, but it also contains 1-3% non-ferrous metals and 5-15% scrap iron. A Swiss person produces approximately 100 kg of bottom ash per year.
Process
- Liberation of metals
- Recovering ferrous elements
- Grading by sieving-machine
- Removing organics
- Recovering non-ferrous metals
- Purifying non-ferrous metals
- Disposal of metal free bottom ash at the «Häuli» landfill
Results
- Scrap iron
- Light non-ferrous metals (Aluminium, Titan, Magnesium, …)
- Heavy non-ferrous metals (Copper, Brass, Lead, Silver, Gold, …)
- Stainless steel
- Cu-Fe (electromotors, «Meatballs»)
- Metal free MSWI bottom ash
Benefits
For the society
- Long-term conservation of resources and raw materials
- Less pollution of water, land and natural habitats near surface-mines
- Saving CO2 emissions
- Shorter transport distances of materials
For the disposal contractor
- Saves space in landfills
- Lower disposal fees for Shredder residue
- Affordable alternative to conventional disposal
- Optimised disposal logistics
- state-of-the-art technology
For the customer
- Products from supersort®metal with a metal content of > 98%
- Continuous high product quality
- Efficient and flexible logistics
