How do you separate copper from waste cables?

Due to the wide range of applications of cables and the accelerated replacement rate, a large amount of waste cables are generated every year. If these waste cables are piled directly at the disposal site, it will not only waste space, but may also cause environmental pollution. However, these waste cables contain many valuable substances, such as copper, aluminum, plastic, etc., which can be converted into renewable resources through recycling.

There are many methods to separate copper from waste cables. There are three main methods: manual stripping, combustion separation and mechanical separation. Manual stripping is not only inefficient and costly, but also has a poor operating environment that cannot guarantee health and safety of workers. Combustion separation not only causes severe environmental pollution and considerable losses, but also reduces the quality of copper. Therefore, a currently popular method with high returns and environmental protection is to separate copper from waste cables through mechanical separation.

Copper cable recycling machine

Copper cable recycling machine is a equipment that uses the principle of mechanical separation to separate copper from waste cables. Through crushing and separation, the copper and plastic separated from waste cables can not only bring considerable profit, but also realize the reuse of resources. Usually, the copper wire recycling machine is mainly composed of crusher, liner vibrating screen, air separator, electrostatic separator, pulse dust collector and so on. Among them,the liner vibrating screen is mainly used to screen out materials of different particle sizes. Both airflow separator and electrostatic separator are used to separate materials such as copper and plastic. This copper cable recycling machine has the advantages of high efficiency, environmental protection and energy saving, so it is widely used to separate copper from waste cables.

The working flow of copper cable recycling machine

Regarding how to separate copper from waste cables, people are mainly concerned about two issues, which can be solved by choosing a suitable copper cable recycling machine. One is recycling efficiency. After manual loading, copper will be quickly and automatically separated from waste cables by the copper wire recycling machine, which can save time and labor. And the processing capacity of copper wire recycling machine can range from 200-2000kg/h. Another issue is the recovery rate of copper, that is, the purity of the separated copper. The higher the purity, the higher the recycling price. Since different customers have different waste wires and cables, and even the same customer may have multiple waste wires and cables, it is necessary to adopt different recycling schemes for different customers and repeatedly debug the copper wire recycling machine to achieve the ideal effect.

Advantages of copper cable recycling machine

The price of copper cable recycling machine is mainly affected by the processing capacity and configuration. If you plan to separate copper from waste cables and wires, it is recommended to buy copper cable recycling machine directly from the manufacturer. On the one hand, the price could be lower. On the other hand, the debugging personnel are more experienced and the copper cable recycling machine can exert more value.

As a manufacturer with over 14 years of experience in waste recycling machinery manufacturing, we have exported machines to over 80 countries with positive feedback. If you are interested in copper cable recycling machine, please contact us.