① Unloading
Unload light fixtures carefully.
② Storage
Store the lamps for disposal.
③ Manual sorting
Operators manually sort lamps before breaking.
④ The lamps are broken and the mercury is captured with activated carbon
The lamp passes through a closed area, and the crusher breaks the lamp.
Absorb the powder and capture the mercury with activated carbon
The mercury phosphor in the luminaire is extracted and the remaining gaseous mercury is captured with activated carbon.
⑥ Sorting
The different components pass through a sieve, and the particles are separated according to their size.
⑦ Separation of ferrous metals (suspended magnetic separator)
A permanent magnet suspended magnetic separator attracts and screens magnetic metals (ferrous metals)
⑧ Separation of non-ferrous metals
Non-ferrous metals are separated by magnetic fields.