A Valuable Resource in the Construction Industry
The construction industry generates millions of tons of excavated soil each year. As a result, excavated soil represents the largest waste stream in Germany. There is now a growing consensus that this material is more of a recyclable resource than mere waste. Soil recycling is therefore increasingly becoming a focus for lawmakers. With its roller technology, Crush+Size Technology has created a new way to process this material and make it recyclable.
In practice, the crushing process has been found to have an additional drying effect on the material, causing the clayey components of the excavated soil to break down more easily into finer particles. This side effect makes it possible to consider dry methods for separating the rock from the clay.
A Valuable Resource in the Construction Industry
Our crushers can process even clay-rich excavated soil without clogging, while reducing rock particles into a high-quality building material. The excavated soil is fed directly or via a suitable conveyor onto the roller mill. In the process, rocks and other mineral components are crushed. Here, too, the strength of our roller crushing technology becomes clear, as the rock is not simply crushed but reduced to the desired target particle size. The robust construction of our crushers allows for the processing of rocks up to 300 MPa, meaning that virtually all types of rock can be processed without issue. Our crushers also offer high performance and throughput reserves for processing foreign materials and, depending on the machine type and application, are equipped with various overload protection systems to guard against foreign objects. Our mobile plant, which processes excavated soil on a contract basis, achieves throughput rates of approximately 100 t/h (more precise data available upon request).
By altering the material properties, screening systems can be utilized more efficiently, and the highest quality in material separation can be achieved using a trommel screen, star screen, or roller grate. Similarly, air classifiers can more effectively blow out contaminants because these are not significantly crushed, and the crushed material has been homogenized in advance through the crushing process.
Recycle and Increase Efficiency
As a final product, the processor obtains a specific or desired final grain size, which is recovered from the excavated soil. This material can be reused directly in the construction project as a frost protection layer or as a load-bearing subbase with good compaction and drainage properties.
For further processing, the material can be washed in a soil washing plant. Due to a limited maximum particle size in the crushed material, the resulting mixture is suitable for screen washing or other processes applicable to soil washing. Here, too, the upstream crushing process increases efficiency, as the homogenization of the material reduces the load on the machinery.
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