KR20160099912A - Selective separation method of polyvinyl chloride by froth flotation system with microwave treatment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride, which causes acid gas, dioxin, carcinogen, etc., generated during an incineration process, among waste plastics. According to the present invention, the method for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride comprises the following steps: primarily separating heavy plastics from light plastics among mixed plastics by using a gravity separation method with an aqueous solution; surface treating the separated heavy plastics using microwaves; placing the resultant products in a froth flotation reactor, and floating the same by using an air pump; and controlling the speed of an agitator to selectively separate the polyvinyl chloride among the heavy plastics depending on whether the plastic is floated or not due to the surface hydrophilicity development difference. The method for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride: consumes energy relatively less than existing techniques; does not use chemicals; has almost no harmful effects; and can separate the polyvinyl chloride with high efficiency at low costs.

Description

{Selective separation method of polyvinyl chloride by froth flotation system with microwave treatment using microwave and bubble floating system}

The present invention relates to a method for producing polyvinyl chloride (hereinafter referred to as " polyvinyl chloride ") which is a cause of generation of acid gas, dioxin and carcinogenic substances generated during the incineration process, from waste plastics mixture which is presently contained in incineration of industrial wastes and municipal wastes, RTI ID = 0.0 > PVC). ≪ / RTI >

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of separating light plastic and heavy plastic from a plastic mixture using a specific gravity separation method using an aqueous solution, applying microwave to the separated heavy plastic mixture to change the surface characteristics of the plastics, A method for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride from a heavy plastic according to the surface hydrophilicity difference by floating the microwave surface treated plastic by using a bubble float system equipped with an air pump and a stirrer, will be.

Techniques for treating waste plastic surfaces with chemicals, flame, and ozone have been introduced as pretreatment methods for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride from plastics by conventional bubble lifting methods.

Among them, the pretreatment method using a chemical is a simple method in which plastic is put into a weakly acidic or weakly alkaline solution and then stirred only for a certain period of time. However, it takes a long time to sufficiently change the plastic surface characteristics, There arises a problem that the wastewater contained therein must be treated.

And the flame pretreatment method is to treat the surface while placing plastic on the conveyor belt and passing it under the flame. However, since only one surface of the plastic is treated by this flame treatment method, the efficiency of separation of polyvinyl chloride is lowered when the bubble float method is applied and the processing cost is high due to the use of electricity during the operation of the conveyor belt and the use of fuel for generating flame Because fireworks are used, there is always a risk of fire.

In addition, the pretreatment method using ozone has an advantage of treating the plastic surface by directly supplying ozone to the bubble floating system, but ozone generation device is expensive, and ozone is discharged into the air after the plastic surface treatment, do.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of separating polyvinyl chloride at a low cost and a high efficiency with a simple system structure, relatively low energy consumption, no chemical use, little environmental adverse effect, .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a plastic composite, comprising the steps of: separating a plastic mixture into a heavy plastic containing lightweight plastic and polyvinyl chloride; Treating the separated heavy plastic with microwaves; And injecting the microwave treated heavy plastic into the bubble float system, and adjusting the stirring speed to float the polyvinyl chloride.

In the present invention, the lightweight plastic may include polyethylene, polypropylene, and foam plastic, and the heavy plastic may include polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polymethylmethacrylate, and polyethylene terephthalate.

In the present invention, water can be separated into a lightweight plastic having a specific gravity smaller than that of water and a heavyweight plastic having a specific gravity larger than that of water.

The method according to the present invention may further comprise cutting or crushing the plastic before or after the separation of the lightweight plastic and the heavyweight plastic.

In the present invention, the surface properties of plastics including hydrophilicity and contact angle can be changed by microwave treatment.

In the present invention, the contact angle difference between polyvinyl chloride and other plastics can be made 5 degrees or more by microwave treatment.

In the present invention, the microwave treatment time may be 30 to 120 seconds.

In the present invention, the microwave can be generated using a magnetron, and the frequency of the microwave can be 1000 to 4000 MHz.

In the present invention, the bubble floating system may include a reactor for accommodating water, an air pump for generating bubbles, and an agitator for stirring water and plastic.

In the present invention, bubbles can be generated at a rate of 0.05 to 5 L / min.

In the present invention, the stirring speed may be 100 to 300 rpm.

In the present invention, polyvinyl chloride can be floated by 40% or more.

Since the present invention uses a microwave generator for the surface treatment of plastics, the overall system structure is simpler and energy consumption is relatively lower than that of existing technologies. In addition, there is almost no environmental adverse effect because the plastic surface is physically treated by microwaves without the use of chemicals to make a difference in hydrophilicity. In addition, since the surface-treated plastic is made of a simple flotation technique using air, it can largely compensate for the disadvantages of the existing technology due to the use of toxic ozone and chemicals. In addition, since the stirring speed in the aqueous solution is controlled, the energy cost due to the agitation can be reduced. Unlike the conventional method which has suffered difficulties, it is a very original invention because it can separate polyvinyl chloride from a heavy plastic mixture at low cost and high efficiency can do.

1 is an XPS analysis graph of PVC plastic.
2 is an XPS analysis graph of PMMA plastic.
3 is an XPS analysis graph of PC plastic.
4 is a plastic SEM image before and after microwave treatment.
5 is an FT-IR analysis graph of PVC plastic.
6 is an FT-IR analysis graph of the PVC plastic before and after microwave treatment.
FIG. 7 is a graph comparing the absorbance of PVC before and after microwave treatment in tensile mode CH peaks.
8 is an FT-IR analysis graph of PMMA plastic.
9 is an FT-IR analysis graph of PMMA plastics before and after microwave treatment.
10 is a graph comparing the PMMA absorbance before and after the microwave treatment in the tensile mode C = O peak.
11 is an FT-IR analysis graph of PC plastic.
12 is an FT-IR analysis graph of the PC plastic before and after the microwave treatment.
13 is a graph comparing the absorbance of PC before and after the microwave treatment at the tensile mode CO peak.
14 is a graph comparing the contact angles of plastics according to the microwave treatment.
Fig. 15 is a graph showing the experimental results on the bubble part of the plastic before the microwave treatment.
FIG. 16 is a graph showing the results of experiments on a bubble part of a plastic treated with a microwave for 30 seconds.
17 is a graph showing the results of experiments on the bubble part of a plastic treated with microwave for 60 seconds.
18 is a graph showing the results of experiments on a bubble part of a plastic treated with microwave for 90 seconds.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

The present invention relates to a method for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride using a microwave and bubble floating system.

A method of selectively separating polyvinyl chloride according to the present invention comprises the steps of separating a plastic mixture into a heavy plastic containing lightweight plastic and polyvinyl chloride; Treating the separated heavy plastic with microwaves; And injecting the microwave treated heavy plastic into the bubble float system and adjusting the stirring speed to float the polyvinyl chloride.

1. Separation of plastic using specific gravity

The object to be treated of the present invention may be plastic waste, and the kind of plastic waste is not particularly limited. For example, lightweight such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), foamed plastic (expanded polystyrene, foamed polyurethane, plastic; And may be a heavy plastic such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Lightweight plastics and heavy plastics can be classified based on the specific gravity of water. Specifically, lightweight plastics are plastics having a specific gravity smaller than that of water, and heavy plastics can be plastics having a specific gravity larger than water. Here, water can be interpreted to include not only pure water, but also aqueous solutions containing some other substances. The specific gravity of the water serving as the classification standard may be about 1.0 ± 0.2.

The specific gravity of each plastic is about 0.91 to 0.925 for low density PE, about 0.941 to 0.965 for high density PE, about 0.90 to 0.91 for PP, about 0.01 to 0.1 for EPS, about 1.16 to 1.35 for soft PVC, about 1.35 To 1.45, PC to about 1.20, PMMA to about 1.18, and PET to about 1.4.

Lightweight plastics and heavy plastics can be easily separated by using specific gravity difference and water. For example, when a plastic mixture is put into a water tank, lightweight plastic (PE, PP, etc.) with a specific gravity smaller than that of water floats and heavy plastic (PVC, PC, PMMA, etc.) Thereby separating the lightweight plastic and the heavyweight plastic.

The step of cutting or crushing the plastic before or after the separation of the lightweight plastic and the heavy plastic can be separately performed. The cutting or grinding method is not particularly limited and may be performed manually, for example, by using a saw and a nipper, or automatically by using a cutting machine or a pulverizing machine. The cutting or crushing size is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 0.1 to 100 cm 2 based on the maximum area.

2. Plastic surface treatment using microwave generator

Surface treatment is carried out using microwave for the weight plastic separated by using specific gravity. The surface characteristics of the plastic can be changed by microwave treatment. The surface properties of plastics may include hydrophilicity and contact angle. By the microwave treatment, the hydrophilicity of the plastic surface can be increased, and the contact angle can be reduced. Depending on the kind of plastic, hydrophilicity and contact angle change may be different, and PVC and other heavy plastic can be separated using this difference. In the case of PVC, hydrophilicity can be less developed than other plastics by microwave treatment.

In addition, in the case of PVC, the difference in contact angle with other plastics may be increased by microwave treatment under certain conditions. The greater the difference in contact angle between PVC and other plastics, the easier the separation of PVC and other plastics. The difference in contact angle between PVC and other plastics is, for example, at least 5 degrees, preferably at least 10 degrees, Or more.

The microwave treatment time is particularly important in the present invention. Experiments have shown that the hydrophilicity and contact angle changes of the plastic surface can vary depending on the microwave treatment time. The microwave treatment time may be, for example, 30 to 120 seconds, preferably 60 to 110 seconds, more preferably 80 to 100 seconds, and most preferably 90 seconds. If the microwave treatment time is 90 seconds, the contact angle difference between PVC and other plastics can be more than 15 degrees.

Microwaves can be generated using a magnetron. As the microwave generating apparatus, a microwave oven or the like generally used in the home can be used. Microwaves are also referred to as microwaves, and the frequency range may be, for example, 300 MHz to 30 GHz. The microwave frequency of the microwave oven may be, for example, 1000 to 4000 MHz. After the microwave treatment, the plastic can be cooled to room temperature.

3. Selective Separation of Polyvinyl Chloride in Plastics Using Bubble Floating System

It is possible to float polyvinyl chloride by controlling the stirring speed after putting the microwave treated heavy plastic into the bubble floating system.

The bubble floating system may comprise a reactor to contain water, an air pump to generate bubbles, and a stirrer to stir water and plastic. The size of the reactor is not particularly limited and can be appropriately adjusted according to the treatment capacity. A nozzle may be installed in the lower part of the reactor, and the nozzle may be connected to the air pump through a pipe. Bubbles can be generated as the air supplied from the air pump passes through the nozzle. The bubble generation rate is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 0.05 to 5 L / min, preferably 0.1 to 1 L / min. The air injection time is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 0.1 to 10 minutes.

The stirring speed is particularly important in the present invention together with the microwave treatment time. Experiments have shown that the separation efficiency of PVC can vary depending on the stirring speed. The stirring speed may be, for example, 100 to 300 rpm, preferably 200 to 300 rpm, more preferably 230 to 270 rpm, and most preferably 250 rpm. When the stirring speed is 250 rpm, about 80% of the PVC can be separated.

PVC can float from the bubble float system to the water surface as the microwaves process develops less hydrophilicity than other plastics and increases the contact angle difference with other plastics. On the other hand, other plastics are more hydrophilic than PVC by microwave treatment and can sink from the bubble float system to the bottom as the contact angle becomes smaller than that of PVC. It is desirable to float PVC as much as possible, and other plastics to sink as much as possible. When the percentage of the number floating on the basis of the total number is the floating rate (%), the PVC floating rate may be at least 40%, preferably at least 60%, more preferably at least 80%. The floating rate of other plastics may be 40% or less, preferably 30% or less, more preferably 20% or less.

Specifically, in the process of separating PVC using a bubble float system, water is filled in the bubbling reactor and the stirrer and the air pump are connected. When a microwave-treated plastic mixture (including PC, PMMA, PVC, etc.) is placed in a water-containing reactor, all of it will sink to the bottom due to its high specific gravity. When the air is supplied to the reactor through the air pump, minute bubbles are generated by the micro bubble generator installed at the bottom of the reactor, and the generated bubbles adhere to the surface of the surface-treated plastic. The PMMA and PC, which have a large number of hydrophilic groups on the surface due to the difference in the properties of the plastic, the degree of surface treatment, and the stirring speed, , While relatively less hydrophilic PVC will remain floating. It is then possible to selectively remove PVC from heavy plastics by removing the suspended PVC from a device such as a skimmer.

[Example]

1. Separation of plastic using specific gravity

By using the specific gravity difference and water, the plastic mixture was separated from the plastic having a specific gravity smaller than 1 and the plastic having a specific gravity larger than 1. PC, PMMA, and PVC were used as plastic materials with specific gravity greater than 1.

Next, each plastic was cut into a size of about 1 cm x 1 cm using a saw and a nipper.

2. Plastic surface treatment using microwave generator

The cut plastic was put into a microwave oven (Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corp., KR-G20EW, 2450 MHz, 1120 W) which was generally used in the home, and was operated for 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds respectively and then cooled at room temperature. Then, FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), contact angle, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyzes were performed to observe the change of the plastic surface characteristics by microwave treatment.

3. Selective Separation of Polyvinyl Chloride in Plastics Using Bubble Floating System

500 mL of water was filled in the fabricated flotation reactor, and the stirrer and the air pump were connected. The surface treated plastic mixture (including PC, PMMA, PVC, etc.) was placed in a water containing reactor and all of them were submerged on the bottom due to high specific gravity. Air was supplied to the reactor for 1 minute at a flow rate of 0.5 L / min using an air pump. Micro-bubbles were generated by the micro-bubble generator installed at the bottom of the reactor. The generated bubbles adhered to the surface- All the plastic floated on the surface of the water by buoyancy. Then, the stirring speed was optimized by using a stirrer at different stirring speeds (50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 rpm). Due to the difference in plastic properties, degree of surface treatment, and agitation speed, PMMA and PC with a large number of hydrophilic groups on the surface were submerged below the water surface, and relatively less hydrophilic PVC remained floating. He then selectively removed the PVC from the heavy plastics by removing the PVC suspended by the skimmer.

[Test Example]

1. XPS analysis result

The types of plastics collected through XPS analysis were identified. 1, C-C bond, C-H bond and C-Cl bond were found, and it was confirmed that the plastic type was PVC.

2, C-C bonding, C-H bonding C-O bonding and O-C = O bonding were found, and it was confirmed that the plastic type was PMMA.

In Fig. 3, CC bond, CH bond CO bond and -O- (C = O) -O- bond were found, confirming that the plastic type was PC.

2. SEM analysis results

Before and after microwave treatment, surface analysis was carried out using FE-SEM equipment (JSM-6500F, JEOL) to observe surface changes of plastic. SEM analysis of plastics treated for 90 seconds with plastics and microwaves before and after microwave treatment were compared and analyzed.

Fig. 4 is a plastic SEM image before and after the microwave treatment, wherein a is PVC before processing, b is PVC after processing for 90 seconds, c is PMMA before processing, d is PM after processing for 90 seconds, PC after processing.

As a result, a lot of fine bubbles were found on the surface of the plastic treated with microwave for 90 seconds than the plastic before the microwave treatment. These minute bubbles spread water droplets sideways in the contact angle measurement to lower the contact angle.

3. Results of FT-IR analysis

FT-IR analysis equipment was used to determine the elemental bond form and absorbance of each plastic.

The Y-axis of the FT-IR analysis graph shows the absorbance, and the hydrophilicity of the plastic can be confirmed by the absorbance. That is, as the absorbance increases, the element bonding length increases. As the element bond length increases, the polarity increases. When the polarity increases, the hydrophilicity increases. When the hydrophilicity increases, the contact angle decreases. Therefore, as the absorbance increases, the hydrophilicity increases and the contact angle becomes smaller.

There are several modes of vibration that can occur between bonded elements, of which the tensile mode is the only one associated with the element bond length. In the FT-IR analysis graph of each plastic, the absorbance before and after the microwave treatment was compared and analyzed for the tensile mode peak among the peaks of the element-bonded form having the highest ratio and absorbance.

3.1. PVC

Referring to FIG. 5, as a result of FT-IR analysis, many C-H bonds were confirmed in PVC, and C-C bonds and C-Cl bonds were also confirmed.

According to the reference data reported in other papers, among CH peaks, which is a typical element-bonded form of PVC plastic, the peak corresponding to the tensile mode was identified as a peak corresponding to a Wavenumber of 2920 cm ^-1 . Table 1 is the element-binding peak data of PVC plastic.

Wavenumber (cm ^-1 ) Assignment PVC matrix 2968 C-H stretching of CHCl 2911 CH stretching of CH ₂ 1435, 1426 CH ₂ wagging 1097 C-C stretching 963 CH ₂ rocking 690 C-Cl stretching Additives 2917, 2850 CH stretching of CH ₂ in paraffin wax 1731 C = O in organotin mercaptide and acrylic processing aid 1578 COO ^- (carboxylate) stretching in Ca stearate 1541 COO ^- (carboxylate) stretching in Zn stearate 1473 CH bending of CH ₂ in Ca / Zn stearates

6 and 7, when peaks corresponding to a wave number of 2920 cm ^-1 are analyzed, it can be seen that all of the peaks except PVC plastic treated for 60 seconds with microwave have higher absorbance than PVC plastic before microwave treatment.

3.2. PMMA

Referring to FIG. 8, FT-IR analysis showed that C═O bond, CC bond, CH bond, O-CH ₃ bond and COC bond were observed in PMMA.

Among the peaks identified in the previously identified PMMA plastics, the C = O peak corresponding to a wavenumber of 1720 cm ^-1 was identified as the peak corresponding to the tensile mode, according to the references reported in various other articles. Table 2 shows the element-binding peak data of PMMA plastics.

Wavenumber (cm ^-1 ) Description vibration modes 570 CF ₃ asymmetric bending mode of δ _as (CF ₃ ) of LiTFSI 618 Cis C-H wagging mode of PVC 750 Overlapping of the symmetric bending mode of CF ₃ δ _s (CF ₃ ) and
combination of CS and SN stretching of LiTFSI 895 C-Cl stretching of PVC 923 C-O vibrational mode of C-O-C bond of PMMA 987 Trans C-H waging mode of PVC 1051 Asymmetric S-N-S stretching of LiTFSI 1085 S = O bonding mode of LiTFSI 1150 C-SO ₂ -N bonding mode of LiTFSI 1192 Overlapping of the symmetric stretching mode of CF ₃ v _as (CF ₃ ) of
LiTFSI and asymmetric O-CH ₃ stretching mode of PMMA 1241 C-H rocking mode of PVC 1335 Overlapping of CH ₂ wagging mode in PMMA, CH ₂ deformation
mode of PVC and C-SO ₂ -N of LiTFSI 1364 Overlapping of CH ₂ twisting mode of PMMA and asymmetric
SO ₂ stretching mode of LiTFSI 1460 O-CH ₃ asymmetric bending mode of PMMA 1734 C = O stretching mode of PMMA 1963 CH ₃ asymmetric stretching mode of PMMA 2996-2827 Overlapping of CH stretching mode of PMMA, PVC and
S-CH ₃ bonding mode of LiTFSI

9 and 10, the peaks corresponding to a wave number of 1720 cm ^-1 are analyzed to have higher absorbance than the PMMA plastic before the microwave treatment, except for the PMMA plastic treated for 30 seconds with a microwave.

3.3. PC

Referring to FIG. 11, as a result of FT-IR analysis, many C-O bonds were confirmed in PC, and C═O bonds, C═C bonds, C-H bonds and C═CH bonds were also confirmed.

According to the reference data reported in other papers, among the CO peaks, which is a typical element-bonded form of PC plastic, the peaks corresponding to the tensile mode were found to have peaks corresponding to wavenumbers 1230 cm ^-1 and 1190 cm ^-1 . Table 3 shows the element binding peak data of PC plastic.

Wavenumber (cm ^-1 ) Assignment 3740-3600 O-H stretching vibration of phenol or water 3160-3057 C-H stretching vibration of aromatic rings 3015, 1305 C-H stretching and deformation vibration of methane 2970-2885 _{CH stretching vibration of -CH 3 and -CH} 2 - 17780 C = O stretching vibration of carbonate 1605, 1510 Ring stretching and skeletal vibration of aromatic rings 1342, 1332 C-H deformation vibration of isopropylidene group 1240, 1190 C-O stretching vibration of aromatic ether 960 P-O-C stretching vibration 830, 750 C-H deformation vibration of aromatic rings

12 and 13, when peaks corresponding to wavenumbers 1230 cm ^-1 and 1190 cm ^-1 were analyzed, it can be seen that the PC plastics treated with microwaves had higher absorbances than PC plastics before microwave treatment.

4. Contact angle analysis results

Contact angle of plastics treated with microwave was measured using contact angle analyzer. Referring to FIG. 14, the contact angle difference between PVC and other plastics was not large when treated with microwave for 30 seconds and 60 seconds, but when treated with microwave for 90 seconds, the contact angle difference between PVC and other plastics Or more). The fact that the contact angle of PVC is different from that of other plastics means that PVC can be relatively easily separated from other plastics by bubbling and agitation.

5. Results of polyvinyl chloride separation experiment using bubble float system

In order to selectively remove PVC from plastic wastes by microwave treatment, bubble flood experiments were carried out using plastic before and after microwave treatment. Referring to the results of Table 4 and FIGS. 15 to 18, PVC was most effectively separated when the microwave-treated plastic was floated on the water surface with air bubbles for 90 seconds and stirred at 250 rpm. Table 4 shows the experimental results on the bubble part of the plastic raw material before and after microwave treatment.

Treatment
time (sec) 50 rpm 100 rpm 150 rpm PVC PMMA PC PVC PMMA PC PVC PMMA PC No 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 100 30 80 100 100 60 80 80 60 40 40 60 100 100 100 80 100 80 60 20 20 90 100 100 100 80 100 100 80 100 80 Treatment
time (sec) 200 rpm 250 rpm 300 rpm PVC PMMA PC PVC PMMA PC PVC PMMA PC No 40 20 40 20 20 20 20 0 20 30 20 20 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60 0 20 40 0 0 0 0 0 90 80 20 40 80 20 0 0 0 0

As described above, the characteristics of the plastics processed by microwave using various analysis equipments were analyzed, and it was found through SEM analysis that micro-bubbles were formed on the plastic surface by microwave treatment. Through FT-IR and contact angle analysis It was confirmed that the plastic surface was hydrophilic by microwave treatment.

Finally, in the experiment of separating polyvinyl chloride from the plastic surface-treated with microwave using a bubble float system, the plastic surface-treated with microwave for 90 seconds was floated in bubbles in a bubble-phase reactor and stirred at 250 rpm , It was confirmed that polyvinyl chloride was most efficiently separated from other plastics.

In the present invention, since the surface of the plastic is treated with microwaves before applying the bubbling method, the overall system structure is simpler, the energy consumption is relatively lower than that of the conventional technologies using chemicals, flame and ozone, It is possible to effectively separate the polyvinyl chloride from the plastic with little adverse effect.

Claims (12)

Separating the plastic mixture into lightweight plastic and heavy plastic comprising polyvinyl chloride;
Treating the separated heavy plastic with microwaves; And
A method for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride, comprising the steps of: placing a microwave treated heavy plastic into a bubble float system and adjusting the stirring speed to float the polyvinyl chloride.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the lightweight plastic comprises polyethylene, polypropylene and foam plastic, and the heavy plastic comprises polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polymethylmethacrylate and polyethylene terephthalate.
The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that water is separated into a lightweight plastic having a specific gravity smaller than that of water and a heavyweight plastic having a specific gravity larger than that of water.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of cutting or crushing the plastic before or after separation of the lightweight plastic and the heavyweight plastic.
The method according to claim 1,
A method for selectively separating polyvinyl chloride, characterized by changing the surface characteristics of a plastic including hydrophilicity and contact angle by microwave treatment.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the contact angle difference between the polyvinyl chloride and the other plastic is controlled to 5 degrees or more by microwave treatment.
The method according to claim 1,
And the microwave treatment time is 30 to 120 seconds.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the microwave is generated using a magnetron, and the frequency of the microwave is 1000 to 4000 MHz.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the bubble floating system comprises a reactor for containing water, an air pump for generating air bubbles, and an agitator for stirring water and plastic.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the bubbles are generated at a rate of 0.05 to 5 L / min.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the stirring speed is 100 to 300 rpm.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the polyvinyl chloride is floated by 40% or more.

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