A Fragmentation Machine for Revolutionary Waste Disposal

Global Advanced Recycling Company Limited (GAR), of Saltash, Cornwall has announced the launch of the KDX Eliminator (KDX-E), a new fragmentation/desiccation machine that is set to revolutionise the waste disposal industry. The KDX-E replicates nature by reproducing the forces of a tornado or cyclone to turn solid material into fine particulates and simultaneously reduce the moisture content.

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is first processed through a Materials Reclamation Facility (MRF) and sorted to remove any glass or metal. This takes the piece size of the waste material down to 75mm maximum. It is then fed into the KDX-E which reduces the size of pieces of waste to between 10mm and micron dust, and at the same time extracts much of the moisture content through the heat generated by the kinetic action.

The effect is to reduce all types of solid material to homogeneous, co-mingled, confetti-sized flock, and to reduce its moisture content by almost a half without any mechanical grinding action. The material particle size is reduced by a combination of simultaneous physical events (high speed collisions) caused by multi-directional vortices, pressure variations, kinetics and sound waves.

Operator controls on the KDX-E allow real-time adjustment of particle size and moisture content of the output product to comply with end-user specification.

Once reduced by the KDX-E, the co-mingled flock can be processed through a Materials Recovery Processor (M3RP) into oil and syngas to make high grade diesel to power electricity generators, with the residue (bio-char) used to make organic soil stimulant, which is in high demand for enriching agricultural land.

There is no residue to go to landfill – in fact mining existing landfill sites will provide valuable feedstock for the KDX-E to process.

The versatility of the KDX-E has already attracted the attention of the mining industry, which is excited by its capability to streamline the process of separating precious metals out from mined ore. It is also expected to have applications in the quarrying, cement production, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and food industries.

Derek Reffell, Managing Director of Global Advanced Recycling Company said: “We began work on the concept more than a decade ago, and we have made many refinements and improvements since then. We are now in negotiation with several major British and international companies in a diverse range of industries.”