About Recycling
The SRS unit is a sealed distillation based solvent recovery
system. It offers you a 50% savings in replacement solvents and up
to a 75% savings related to waste disposal.
Distillation begins when the solvent is heated to its boiling point
(Acetone 134º F). Once the contaminated solvent reaches this
temperature the liquid converts to a vapor. The vapors are then
collected in a special heat exchanger and condensed into clean, 99%
pure solvent ready for reuse. After approximately 75% of the
available solvent has been recovered the unit will shut itself off
automatically with a heat sensor and/or timer shut-off. The
contaminants, usually about 25% by volume, are left over in a high
temperature nylon bag for proper waste disposal.
For example, if you place 55 gallons of clean acetone in a plant
today and use it during production, after a 24-hour period you would
have lost approximately 25% (14 gallons) to usage, evaporation, and
spillage. This would leave 41 gallons of dirty acetone that could be
distilled in the recycler. Out of these 41 gallons, you will average
75% (31 gallons) of pure acetone solvent, and would leave 10 gallons
as solid waste to be properly disposed of.
** Most waste is classified as Hazardous and must be disposed of
accordingly. Therefore, even before the process begins, all waste
solvents with resin would probably be considered Hazardous. But with
a Recycler, you would end up with only 25% for disposal after
distillation rather than the 100%. In some counties and states, if
the waste is cooked to a hard substance, then it can be tested for
flammability. If none is found, it may be declassified by the state.