Flame-retardant
material is analyzed and recovered with CDD
special solution.
Flame retardant paper,
Nomex®, has many applications including its use in the manufacture of personal
protection garments to help protect Formula 1 drivers and fire-fighters from
flash fires, and is used in the fireproof honeycomb structures incorporated into
the Airbus A380 wide-body aircraft. The
material contains heavy metal additives (for example bismuth). This paper had
been produced for many years, with the off-cuts of the material being baled and
stored, due to the difficulty associated with disposal.
CDD has
developed a special Xray inspection to accurately measure the concentration of
heavy metal components, by core-sampling and analyzing the bales. This has
resulted in recovery of nearly 2500 tons of material, with blending of the
paper to specific grades, producing both financial and sustainability benefits.
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