EQUIPMENT
for processing mercury-containing waste
If you are choosing what equipment to buy for processing mercury-containing waste, pay attention to the URL-2M. This unit is distinguished by the following advantages:
- ability to dispose of any mercury-containing waste, as well as use as a retort furnace for gold extraction;
- complete waste recycling (see "Processing Technology");
- low power consumption;
- possibility of using a mobile version;
- high speed of cleaning glass cullet from metallized mercury;
- necessary certificates and permits for use – TR CU conformity certificate, State Environmental Expert Review conclusion.
Submit an application for disposal services and equipment purchase on the contacts page.
WORKING PRINCIPLE
of the URL-2M waste disposal unit
Unlike alternative technologies, you won't have to worry about disposing of phosphor or stuppa - our equipment for processing mercury-containing waste works on a different principle.
The operation is based on the identified relationship between temperature and mercury vapor pressure. The demercurization unit heats the lamps to a certain level, causing the mercury to evaporate and be pumped out by the vacuum system. The condensate collected on the surface of the low-temperature trap flows into a specially designed container.
The demercurized cullet is discharged by tilting the equipment chamber. The metallic mercury extracted using the URL-2M can be reused in production. (You can buy purified mercury by calling our office or submitting an application on the website).
The URL-2M waste disposal equipment effectively removes mercury not only from fluorescent lamps but also from used mercury devices, contaminated building materials, scrap metal, soil, sorbents, and metal amalgams. The URL-2M unit can also be successfully used as an advanced retort furnace for extracting gold from amalgam.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Equipment for fluorescent lamp disposal and other mercury-containing waste can be installed stationary, in a suitable room, or on a truck chassis (in a container or under a canopy).
- Dimensions of stationary unit – 1900×1280×2100 cm, weight – 1200 kg.
- Demercurization equipment processes up to 200 fluorescent lamps up to 160 cm long per hour or 1500 pcs. per shift and 8000 HID lamp burners per shift (8 hours).
- Demercurization temperature up to 450°C.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
and dimensions of URL-2M
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Warm-up time | 1 hour |
| Productivity | up to 200 lamps/hour and 8000 HID burners/shift (8 h.) |
| Lamp dimensions | up to 1600 mm |
| Demercurization temperature | up to 450°C |
| Residual mercury content (max) | in exhaust gases - max 0.0003 mg/m³ / in glass cullet - max 2.1 mg/kg |
| Overall dimensions (H×W×L) | 1900×1280×2100 mm |
| Weight | 920 kg |
| Maximum power consumption | max 25 kW |
| Average power consumption | 8 kW |
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Equipment for mercury lamp disposal and other mercury-containing waste is supplied complete with a removable mill for grinding burners, necessary spare parts and mechanisms, as well as a complete package of documentation for the unit and operating instructions.
MAINTENANCE
The equipment should be cleaned of dirt and dust weekly. Periodically (at least once every six months) carry out preventive cleaning of the unit. To do this, heat the unit (without lamps) to a temperature of 250°C and keep it at this temperature for at least an hour, while simultaneously heating the external metal parts of the unit (up to the LTT inlet) with hot air (hair dryer).
Information about the operating procedure, technical maintenance and other data about the URL-2M unit can be obtained from our specialists. You can ask questions by email, phone, messengers or in the feedback form on the contacts page.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- By the method of protection against electric shock, the unit belongs to Class I electrical equipment according to GOST 12.2.007.0-75.
- The source of possible electric shock to the operator is the electrical equipment of the unit.
- To prevent electric shock, the unit must be reliably grounded by connecting a grounding conductor (bus) to the grounding bolt located inside the electrical cabinet of the unit. The minimum dimensions of the grounding conductor should be: when using insulated copper conductors 2.5 sq.mm., aluminum 4 sq.mm., when using uninsulated copper conductors 1.5 sq.mm., aluminum 2.5 sq.mm. The resistance between the grounding bolt and the unit body should not exceed 0.1 Ohm.
- The insulation resistance of the motor windings and chamber heater should be at least 0.5 MOhm.
- WARNING! The temperature excess of the chamber cover, its components, and the lower part of the high-vacuum pump housing in working condition over the ambient temperature can reach 100°C.
- The noise level at a distance of 1m from the unit is no more than 60 dB.
- The unit should be operated by 2 people per shift: shift supervisor and operator.
- Regarding safety, follow the Inter-Industry Rules on Labor Protection in the Production and Use of Mercury POT RM-009-99 (St. Petersburg 2001), "Rules for Technical Operation of Consumer Electrical Installations" and "Safety Rules for Operation of Consumer Electrical Installations", "Safety Rules for Working with Liquefied Gases", "Sanitary Rules for Working with Mercury, its Compounds and Devices with Mercury Filling", "Methodological Guidelines for Monitoring Current and Final Demercurization", Local Safety Instructions approved by the company management.
- Only persons who have valid certificates for safety qualification group not lower than III, trained in the Rules for Working with Liquefied Gases, are allowed to operate the unit. Personnel admission to work on the unit is formalized by order of the enterprise.
REQUIREMENTS
for the process room
- The unit should be operated in a room of at least 20 sq.m., equipped with autonomous exhaust ventilation, and supplied with 3×380V power, process water and a grounding circuit. In the absence of process water in the room, cooling of the working elements of the unit (pump and knife seal assembly) can be carried out using an autonomous closed cooling circuit based on a circulation pump and a water tank (1-2 m³). The recommended area of the process room is at least 20 sq.m.
- It is desirable to have a lamp warehouse with a capacity of up to 10,000 lamps near the process room. The process room should be adjacent to a staff room with lockers for work clothes and a shower room. Lockers for work clothes should be connected to the exhaust ventilation system.
- Unloading of demercurized glass cullet from the unit chamber is carried out by pouring out the cullet by tilting the chamber.
UNIT PREPARATION FOR OPERATION
- Place the unit on a hard horizontal surface and clean it from dust.
- The placement of the unit in the process room should provide safe and convenient access to it and a good view of the control panel. The distance from heat-emitting sources to the unit should be at least 2 m.
- Remove the cover of the electrical power cabinet, check the insulation resistance of the power phases (at least 0.5 MOhm) and ground the unit.
- Connect the unit to the power supply system. The correct phasing of the connected network is checked by briefly turning on (1-3 sec.) the fore-vacuum pump. The impeller of the pump motor should rotate in the direction of the arrow on the pump body. If necessary, swap two phases.
URL-2M
Unit for disposal of fluorescent lamps and mercury-containing waste
OPERATING PROCEDURE
The operating procedure for the unit is described in the "Operating Instructions for the URL-2M thermal demercurization unit", included in the operational documentation package for the unit.
TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE
- Technical maintenance of unit assemblies: pumps, lamp destruction mechanism drives and electric vacuum gate is carried out in accordance with the recommendations given in the passports for the specified assemblies.
- Technical maintenance of the unit consists of periodic (once a week) cleaning of the unit from dust and dirt and periodic (once a quarter) heating (in operating mode: under vacuum with a cooled trap) of the empty demercurization chamber to a temperature of 300°C with simultaneous heating of the chamber exhaust pipe and gate valve with hot air (hair dryer) to clean the chamber and its vacuum lines from mercury condensate.
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
MOBILE STATION
- Transportation conditions 5(OZh4), storage conditions 2(C) according to GOST 15150-69. Packaging option VU-0 GOST 19537-83.
- Transportation conditions in terms of mechanical factors impact are medium (C) according to GOST 23170-78
- Storage of the unit without packaging is allowed under conditions of GOST 15150-69.
- When transporting in winter, the cooling system must be completely drained of water before transportation.
- After transportation or storage at negative temperatures, depreservation of the unit should be carried out no earlier than 24 hours after moving to a heated room.
- Due to the presence of rubber products and working fluids in pumps, the shelf life before operation is set to no more than one year from the date of shipment by the Manufacturer.
CONFORMITY CERTIFICATE
DELIVERY SET
The standard delivery set of the URL-2M unit includes:
- URL-2M unit,
- removable mill for grinding HID lamp burners,
- set of technical and permit documentation,
- spare parts kit.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY
The manufacturer ensures the operability of the unit during the first year of its operation and during this period replaces for free the components and elements of the unit manufactured directly by the manufacturer. Warranties for components are provided by the respective equipment suppliers.
