Application E XRF AV EDW AGES R T DVAN A In general all solid materials, which contain a specific and characteristic element, can be analyzed and separated. This element is used as sorting criteria. The technology of X-ray fluorescence is therefore not limited to one material class or application but can be used in a wide variety of fields. Here are some application examples: Cost effectiveness High performance Recognition and separation occurs at maximum speed. For example: A sorting width of 1,3 m enables to sort up to 28 t of cullet per hour. • Lead glass • Arsenic minerals • Mercurial minerals • Separation of ore with different contents • Stainless steel • Screen glass • Sorting of different minerals according of accepted materials to grade purity High recovery rates There is minimal material waste. For example: The proportion of glass rejected during the separation of impurities is below 1%. Regardless of humidity and contamination • Vanadium • Different varnished metals • Etc. Impurities are separated with highest precision. For example: Impurities in the waste glass for instance, having a cullet size between 8 and 60 mm, can be separated with an accuracy of up to 98%. Material recognition, separation and quality control with X-ray fluorescence spectrometer • Glass ceramics It is possible to identify and separate different materials such as heat resistant and leaded glass in a single process step and with only one sorting machine. Electronic scrap: Quality control: • Separation of electronic scrap coated with Can be used as online quality control in the above mentioned areas as well as where a characteristic element is existent. non-ferrous metals from shredded electronic scrap High sorting quality will not be impaired by wet / dirty glass or other contaminations such as plastic or paper labels bonded to the glass. Flexibility The technology allows quick on-site modification to recalibrate the systems. Therefore, easily adaptable to changing conditions to meet market demands. REDWAVE, a division of BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH, Wolfgang Binder Str. 4, 8200 Eggersdorf bei Graz, Austria Tel.: +43 3117 25152 2200, E-Mail: [email protected], www.redwave.com des

X-ray tube X-ray tube X-ray tube X-ray tube Fluorescent X-Ray Fluorescent X-Ray nucleus nucleus nucleus nucleus Acceleration conveyor Ejector unit The X-ray tube emits photons towards the target material. An electron from an outer shell fills the free spot. The electron is ejected out of the atomic shell, which creates a free spot. Excess energy is emitted in the form of secondary X-ray radiation. Divider plate Basics of X-ray Fluorescence The REDWAVE XRF system is capable of sorting and separating different types of material - glass, ceramics, metals, minerals, plastics, etc. - by measuring...