An air separation system for sorting waste items, comprising a main housing having an intake portion for receiving a laminar intake air stream carrying waste items in an intake air direction and an exhaust portion comprising one or more baffle members transversely arranged with respect to the intake air direction for defining a plurality of exhaust channels. A curved guide shell is provided comprising a plurality of interconnected guide plates transversely arranged with respect to the intake air direction. The guide shell comprises a guide surface for guiding the intake air stream. The main housing comprises a plate connecting arrangement on opposing transverse sides of the main housing configured for releasable connection to opposing ends of each of the plurality of guide plates.

An operating method for a separator for classifying, wherein superheated steam is supplied to the separator as separating gas, and wherein the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is selected to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator. Further, a separator for classifying, wherein the separator includes a separating gas supply including a water infeed for generating superheated steam as separating gas, and wherein adjusting or regulating means for the temperature of the superheated steam are provided as separating gas and are designed in such a way that the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is adjusted to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator.

A separating device for separating different material fractions out of a feed-material mixture having a flow channel, which has a slope, extends in parallel with the direction of gravity in particular in its main longitudinal extension direction and comprises an inner chamber. The separating device has a first end region, a second end region, a material inlet region intended for feeding the feed-material mixture into the inner chamber of the flow channel, an outlet through which an air stream containing a lightweight material can exit the flow channel, at least one conveying means that conveys air through the flow channel, and a cross-flow device that has a separation chamber and an air intake that leads into said chamber and through which the cross-flow device can introduce air into the separation chamber in a flow direction extending at an angle to the main longitudinal extension direction of the flow channel.

A separating device for separating different material fractions out of a feed-material mixture having a flow channel, which has a slope, extends in parallel with the direction of gravity in particular in its main longitudinal extension direction and comprises an inner chamber. The separating device has a first end region, a second end region, a material inlet region intended for feeding the feed-material mixture into the inner chamber of the flow channel, an outlet through which an air stream containing a lightweight material can exit the flow channel, at least one conveying means that conveys air through the flow channel, and a cross-flow device that has a separation chamber and an air intake that leads into said chamber and through which the cross-flow device can introduce air into the separation chamber in a flow direction extending at an angle to the main longitudinal extension direction of the flow channel.

A separation device includes a first ejection unit that ejects a material containing a fiber together with gas and supplies the material onto a first surface of the mesh, a first suction unit that sucks a part of the material supplied onto the first surface, a second ejection unit that ejects gas toward a second surface, and a second suction unit that sucks and collects, the material that does not pass through the mesh by the first suction unit and remains on the first surface. Q1<Q2 and Q3<Q4, where a flow rate of gas ejected from the first ejection unit is Q1, a flow rate of gas sucked by the first suction unit is Q2, a flow rate of gas ejected from the second ejection unit is Q3, and a flow rate of gas sucked by the second suction unit is Q4.

A nanoparticle cluster reduction method yields a new composition of matter including a large percentage (e.g., 75% or higher percentage) of primary nanoparticles in the new composition of matter. The particle reduction method reduces the size of nanoparticle clusters in material of the new composition of matter, allows particle reduction of specific nanoparticle cluster sizes, and allows particle reduction to primary nanoparticles. This new composition of matter can include a high permittivity and high resistivity dielectric compound. This new composition of matter, according to certain examples, has high permittivity, high resistivity, and low leakage current. In certain examples, the new composition of matter constitutes a dielectric energy storage device that is a battery with very high energy density, high operating voltage per cell, and an extended battery life cycle. An example method can include a controlled gas evolution reaction to reduce the size of nanoparticle clusters.

A nanoparticle cluster reduction method yields a new composition of matter including a large percentage (e.g., 75% or higher percentage) of primary nanoparticles in the new composition of matter. The particle reduction method reduces the size of nanoparticle clusters in material of the new composition of matter, allows particle reduction of specific nanoparticle cluster sizes, and allows particle reduction to primary nanoparticles. This new composition of matter can include a high permittivity and high resistivity dielectric compound. This new composition of matter, according to certain examples, has high permittivity, high resistivity, and low leakage current. In certain examples, the new composition of matter constitutes a dielectric energy storage device that is a battery with very high energy density, high operating voltage per cell, and an extended battery life cycle. An example method can include a controlled gas evolution reaction to reduce the size of nanoparticle clusters.

An operating method for a separator for classifying, wherein superheated steam is supplied to the separator as separating gas, and wherein the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is selected to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator. Further, a separator for classifying, wherein the separator includes a separating gas supply including a water infeed for generating superheated steam as separating gas, and wherein adjusting or regulating means for the temperature of the superheated steam are provided as separating gas and are designed in such a way that the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is adjusted to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator.

A nanoparticle cluster reduction method yields a new composition of matter including a large percentage (e.g., 75% or higher percentage) of primary nanoparticles in the new composition of matter. The particle reduction method reduces the size of nanoparticle clusters in material of the new composition of matter, allows particle reduction of specific nanoparticle cluster sizes, and allows particle reduction to primary nanoparticles. This new composition of matter can include a high permittivity and high resistivity dielectric compound. This new composition of matter, according to certain examples, has high permittivity, high resistivity, and low leakage current. In certain examples, the new composition of matter constitutes a dielectric energy storage device that is a battery with very high energy density, high operating voltage per cell, and an extended battery life cycle. An example method can include a controlled gas evolution reaction to reduce the size of nanoparticle clusters.

A nanoparticle cluster reduction method yields a new composition of matter including a large percentage (e.g., 75% or higher percentage) of primary nanoparticles in the new composition of matter. The particle reduction method reduces the size of nanoparticle clusters in material of the new composition of matter, allows particle reduction of specific nanoparticle cluster sizes, and allows particle reduction to primary nanoparticles. This new composition of matter can include a high permittivity and high resistivity dielectric compound. This new composition of matter, according to certain examples, has high permittivity, high resistivity, and low leakage current. In certain examples, the new composition of matter constitutes a dielectric energy storage device that is a battery with very high energy density, high operating voltage per cell, and an extended battery life cycle. An example method can include a controlled gas evolution reaction to reduce the size of nanoparticle clusters.