On-line Sorting Technologies for CCA Treated Wood July 9, 2001
Objective To design and implement an automated system to effectively sort CCA-treated wood from other wood types at C&D facilities
Project Tasks Task 1: Construct Shelter Task 2: Construct Conveyor Task 3: Lab Test and Develop Detector Task 4: Install and Field Test Conveyor & Detector Task 5: Operate Sorting System and Document Performance
SHELTER
Participants Metal shelter design, fabrication and assembly – Trident Concrete slab design – Sarasota County Concrete form, control room – Meyer and Gabbert Concrete pour, anchor bolts and project management – Anderson and Ellis Electrical – Claxton Electric
***Control room and final electrical wiring installed on January 23, 2001
Shelter Completed in January 2001 Interior control room built with recycled materials (from on-site) by Meyer and Gabbert Electrical installation will continue with wiring for conveyor and control room
Control Room
CONVEYOR
CCA-TREATED WOOD INCLINE CONVEYOR OTHER WOOD TYPES ROLL-OFF 30’ 2.5’ 4.5’ 2.5’ 10’ 26’ 5’ 10.5’ Horizontal Guide to Align Wood 1’ Electric Panel for Conveyor ROLLER CONVEYOR BELT CONVEYOR 40’ North Incoming Mixed Wood SPUR CONVEYOR 7’ Roof Support Column 10’ 45 o 4’ Shear Arm Conveyor Layout: February 6, 2001 Control Room
Conveyor – Cross Section
Removable Roller Spur Conveyor Mounting For Shear Arm
Wood Sort Pallet Study 100 pallets tested and 0 were CCA-treated Wood Sort 3 construction piles and 1 demolition piles were sorted
Wood Sort
Waste Pile 1
Waste Pile 2
Waste Pile 3
Waste Pile 4
DETECTORS laser x-ray