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The output material from the processing line depends on sorting and separation
methods applied. It can be transported to other plants – aluminum and copper smelters, steel works, or others. The income from sales depends on the material type and
volume of the categories of equipment being processed.
The exemplary calculations have been conducted for the cooling equipment processing line. The main parameters of the disassembly line are shown in Table 2.2
(Vary 2018).
Table 2.3 shows the main output materials acquired from the cooling equipment.
Material inventory is limited to ferrous metals, copper, aluminum, and plastics
(polystyrene) (Huisman and Magalini 2007). All parameters adopted for the calculation and shown in Tables 2.3 and 2.4 concern the operation of the installation for
1 h and include average scrap prices for March 2018 (GRN 2018; LME 2018). The
price of the entire line is 500.000 euro.
After substituting revenues and operational parameters, we obtain an efficiency
indicator calculated for four countries. Commodity prices, including scrap metals,
are set on global stock exchanges; therefore they are assumed constant for each
country. The main difference is the labor (BMAS 2018; GUS 2018; INSEE 2018;
SWI 2018) and electricity cost (Eurostat 2018; SWISSGRID 2018). As a result, the
efficiency indicator W p is much higher for Poland and Romania compared to
Germany or Switzerland (Table 2.4).
2.4 Case Study: Example E-waste Recycling Plant Layout
for Different Categories of Equipment
A recycling plant for processing various categories of E-waste should be equipped
with several disassembly lines and specialized machines. Inclined and trough belt
conveyors will be used for transportation of material between individual processing
Table 2.2 Main parameters
of the cooling appliances
processing line
Parameter
Unit
Value
Power consumption [kW]
310
Capacity
[pcs/h]
30
Required personnel [persons]
6
Table 2.3 A potential revenue from refrigerators recycling per 1 h operation of recycling line
Material
Average material content in
processed appliance [%]
Mass
[kg/h]
Scrap price
[EUR/t]
Revenue
[EUR/h]
Ferrous
metals
57
855
280
239
Plastics PS
27
405
270
109
Aluminum
5.7
85.5
1650
141
Copper
6
90
5340
480
Total revenue [EUR/h]
969
P. Nowakowski
The output material from the processing line depends on sorting and separation
methods applied. It can be transported to other plants – aluminum and copper smelters, steel works, or others. The income from sales depends on the material type and
volume of the categories of equipment being processed.
The exemplary calculations have been conducted for the cooling equipment processing line. The main parameters of the disassembly line are shown in Table 2.2
(Vary 2018).
Table 2.3 shows the main output materials acquired from the cooling equipment.
Material inventory is limited to ferrous metals, copper, aluminum, and plastics
(polystyrene) (Huisman and Magalini 2007). All parameters adopted for the calculation and shown in Tables 2.3 and 2.4 concern the operation of the installation for
1 h and include average scrap prices for March 2018 (GRN 2018; LME 2018). The
price of the entire line is 500.000 euro.
After substituting revenues and operational parameters, we obtain an efficiency
indicator calculated for four countries. Commodity prices, including scrap metals,
are set on global stock exchanges; therefore they are assumed constant for each
country. The main difference is the labor (BMAS 2018; GUS 2018; INSEE 2018;
SWI 2018) and electricity cost (Eurostat 2018; SWISSGRID 2018). As a result, the
efficiency indicator W p is much higher for Poland and Romania compared to
Germany or Switzerland (Table 2.4).
2.4 Case Study: Example E-waste Recycling Plant Layout
for Different Categories of Equipment
A recycling plant for processing various categories of E-waste should be equipped
with several disassembly lines and specialized machines. Inclined and trough belt
conveyors will be used for transportation of material between individual processing
Table 2.2 Main parameters
of the cooling appliances
processing line
Parameter
Unit
Value
Power consumption [kW]
310
Capacity
[pcs/h]
30
Required personnel [persons]
6
Table 2.3 A potential revenue from refrigerators recycling per 1 h operation of recycling line
Material
Average material content in
processed appliance [%]
Mass
[kg/h]
Scrap price
[EUR/t]
Revenue
[EUR/h]
Ferrous
metals
57
855
280
239
Plastics PS
27
405
270
109
Aluminum
5.7
85.5
1650
141
Copper
6
90
5340
480
Total revenue [EUR/h]
969
P. Nowakowski