Paper recycling system and paper recycling method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToshiaki Yamagami, Ken Ikuma
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Abstract
To provide a paper recycling device capable of recycling paper of increased whiteness level that can be widely used for applications other than paper for newspapers, the paper recycling device of the present invention has a dry type defibrator for crushing and defibrating paper, a first transport pipe for transporting defibrated material that was defibrated by the dry type defibrator, a cyclone for air classifying and deinking the defibrated material transported by the first transport pipe, a second transport pipe for transporting the defibrated material that was deinked by the cyclone, and a paper forming machine for forming paper with the defibrated material transported by the second transport pipe.
Claims7
A paper recycling device comprising:
- a dry type defibrator being configured to defibrate first paper into defibrated material,
- a first transport unit being configured to convey the defibrated material after being defibrated by the dry type defibrator,
- a classifier unit being configured to deink by an air flow classification of the defibrated material after being transported by the first transport unit,
- a second transport unit being configured to transport the defibrated material after being deinked by the classifier unit, and
- a paper forming unit being configured to form second paper with the defibrated material after being transported by the second transport unit.
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