Process Flow Diagram

The Process Flow Diagram shown to the left describes the physical layout and transition from each step in the design solution.

• PET plastic feeds through the shredder entrance, where it is shredded to smaller pieces usable for energy conversion

• The plastic pieces feed into the washing and ferrofluid system, where a sieve separates the desired large pieces on top from the undesired microplastics on bottom

• Soap and water is pumped into the system and the mixer turned on to wash off contaminants from all plastic pieces

• Washed larger plastic pieces are removed with the sieve to be used for pyrolysis

• Ferrofluid is added to system with mixer turned on, then electromagnets turned on to attract microplastics

• Ladles holding magnets are removed with microplastics, leaving clean water to be drained and reused back into system