Iron scrap recycling

is the first stage of collection. Many products contain ferrous and non-ferrous metals. For example, the largest source of scrap metal is ferrous metal from scrap cars, although other sources can include steel structures, ships, railroads, farm equipment, and consumer scrap such as household appliances, office furniture, and other items. One of the most important of them is rusty iron.

involves the separation of metals from a mixed metal waste stream or waste stream that contains multiple materials. Magnets and sensors are used in automated recycling operations so these materials can be separated.

At this stage, metals are crushed. These crushed metals have a high surface-to-volume ratio and can be smelted using less energy so that they do not need to extract ore to obtain new metals. Scrap processing plants crush the metal in compactors so that it can be easily moved on a conveyor belt, and then the scrap is broken into pieces.

Scrap metals are melted in a large furnace and each metal is transferred to a special furnace designed for that particular metal. Depending on the size of the furnace, melting takes from a few minutes to a few hours. Furnaces have energy-efficient regenerative burners that are designed to reduce energy consumption, thus leaving a minimal impact on the environment.

It is done in order to ensure the final product with high quality and free from contamination. Electrolysis is one of the most common methods used for purification, which involves the use of a direct electric current to drive a non-spontaneous chemical reaction. Electrolysis is important as a step in separating elements from natural sources.

Molten metals solidify as they are transported by conveyors to cool. At this stage, the scrap metals are made into special shapes that can be easily used to produce many metal products. Finally, when the metals cool and solidify, they are ready to be used and transported to manufacturing plants to be used as raw materials for the production of new products.