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Carbon black
Carbon black is a finely divided black pigment composed of elemental carbon. It is used as a deep black color or to increase the color intensity of a pigment mixture. It provides UV protection in appl ...
Coating
A coating is an addition to the surface of a material layer. Characteristics:Usually has a thickness of a few nanometers (nm = 10⁻⁹ m).Does not form an independent material layer.Often used as a ...
CPS (ceramics, porcelain, stone)
A collection of contaminants in glass recycling.
Eddy Current
Eddy currents, also known as electrical eddy currents, are used to separate non-ferrous metals (such as aluminum) from a mixed stream of waste materials. Non-ferrous metals only exhibit magnetic behav ...
Flotation (de-inking)
Chemicals are used to create air bubbles in the pulp suspension. The ink particles attach to the rising air bubbles, bringing them to the surface where they can be removed. Additional methods, such as ...
Glass bath
The glass bath is the term for the part of the furnace where the glass is melted.
Mixed stream (plastics recycling)
A sorted stream of mixed plastic packaging, offered by sorters to recyclers for recycling. Products made from this mixed stream include park benches, marker posts, crates, and pallets.
Mono stream (plastics recycling)
A sorted stream consisting of a single material type, offered by sorters to recyclers according to sorting specifications.