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What to expect at
IFAT 2022?
It’s finally time for IFAT again. Recyclers and tech providers alike were saddened
when the 2020 edition was cancelled because of the fear and chaos that has
marked the pandemic for the last two years. They are eager for the show to make
a strong comeback this summer – and so are we!
treatment system consisting of gas
scrubbing and exhaust air post-com-
bustion.
Want to know more? Visit URT in hall
B6 at booth 539.
LINDNER: THE FUTURE IS ELEC-
TRIC
‘Plastics recycling is becoming increas-
ingly important in waste management;
improved sorting and shredding sys-
tems enable plastic scrap to be opti-
mally extracted,’ Lindner Recyclingtech
observes. Above all, the shredder spe-
cialist says it wants to help deliver
energy-efficient and profitable solu-
tions for the challenges of tomorrow’s
waste management.
‘At IFAT 2022, Lindner is reaching out
to waste disposal and recycling compa-
Munich will once again see an estimat-
ed 140 000 visitors from all over the
world flock to its exhibition centre from
30 May to 3 June to demonstrate,
observe and discuss the most impor-
tant recycling technology trends.
Delegates are free to roam across 18
halls, divided into 10 separate catego-
ries.
As always, recycling and waste man-
agement is well represented with five
halls to explore. And then there’s the
outdoors area where live demonstra-
tions take place several times a day. A
detailed review of the week-long event
will be published in the next issue of
Recycling International. But here is a
teaser of what’s to come…
URT TACKLES BATTERIES
Polish recycler Elemental Strategic
Metals has partnered with URT to recy-
cle more batteries. A new thermo
mechanical recycling plant is being
built near its headquarters in Grodzisk
Mazowiecki. ‘The lithium-ion battery
recycling facility will enable a recovery
of more than 98% of the black mass,’
according to URT.
Due to the one-step, slow-rotating
shredding process before drying, fewer
fines from the other fractions are car-
ried over into the black mass, the com-
pany explains. ‘This produces a black
mass of the highest purity.’
How does this work? The previously
deep-discharged batteries are fed into
A U T H O R Kirstin Linnenkoper
a single-stage shredding process via a
sluice system. The shredded fraction
enters a vacuum dryer which evapo-
rates the electrolytes. They are then
condensed again and filled in liquid
form.
This process, from shredding to dryer
discharge, is contained within and kept
inert by a nitrogen atmosphere. The
dry active material (black mass) is then
separated from the remaining compo-
nents by sieving and filled. ‘In order to
meet recycling targets, the active mass
must be almost completely separated,’
URT underlines.
Ferrous metals are separated from
non-ferrous metals by magnetic sepa-
ration processes. Anode and cathode
foils are further components of the
batteries that are separated in the
plant. Delamination is done by impact
grinding the foils to enable further
separation of the metal coating, plastic
foils and remaining active material.
In addition to the optimum working
conditions the plant will fulfil national
and European emission standards. This
is ensured by a multi-stage exhaust air
®
Exhibition 2022
Munich 30.05. – 03.06.
Booth B6. 141/240
500 KW
… mobil & electrical! www.hammel.de
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