#Industry ·2025-12-12
In the era of rapid technological advancement in electronics, countless electronic products are quietly decommissioned, piling up into shocking electronic waste dumps. Within the silent shells of these discarded appliances lie intricate and intertwined printed circuit boards, which once powered the pulse of civilization but could now become dangerous hidden hazards in forgotten corners. To recover precious resources and prevent the indiscriminate burial and incineration of e-waste from harming the environment, a series of sophisticated and intelligent "water-based circuit board recycling systems" have emerged, quietly reshaping the definition of "waste" and "treasure" on the production line. This "quiet but profound" integrated system operates like a precisely orchestrated symphony. After stripping off the heavy shells of discarded appliances, the exposed circuit boards are first thoroughly crushed in robust shredders, transforming into a sea of fine sand-like fragments. These tiny particles then flow into the critical "water-based sorting" stage—a large-scale gravity sedimentation tank. Within the swirling water vortex, the intricate control of water flow and the natural density differences of various materials allow dense metals like copper, noble gold, and shiny silver to sink rapidly to the bottom, while lightweight fiberglass and plastic fragments float effortlessly on the surface, directed to different sorting outlets. Next, the mixed metal particles undergo further refinement in magnetic separation, where ferromagnetic materials are sorted away, leaving the rest ready for advanced electrolytic extraction. The gathered non-metallic components are then carefully dried for recycling. What's even more impressive is that every drop of water flowing through this entire process is carefully filtered, recycled, and reused in the accompanying purification workshop, as if silently adhering to nature's eternal law of "continuous regeneration." Compared to the past methods of incineration-induced choking smoke and acid/alkali leaching, the water-based physical sorting process undoubtedly is far gentler. It eliminates deadly dust and dioxins, prevents the uncontrolled flow and deep seepage of highly corrosive waste liquids, and most importantly, uses physical methods to separate and recover the vast majority of valuable metals encapsulated within, with copper recovery rates exceeding 95%. It truly achieves "finding gold in the sand," while giving fiberglass-rich boards a second life as filler materials, much like the ancient myth of alchemists transforming decay into immortality. When observing the orderly arranged metal clusters and non-metallic aggregates after automated sorting, what we see is not just a cold and silent technological process. Those precisely categorized metal crystals sparkle with humanity's rediscovery of wealth, while the perpetually circulating and pristinely clear water embodies an eternal wisdom of ecological reverence. It reminds us that in this vast "electronic urban mine," there are not only precious metals waiting to be refined, but also a promise to safeguard the flourishing of nature and clear water on this earth—the deepest and most fundamental treasure upon which our survival depends, to be passed down from generation to generation. The flowing water carries the power of nature, rescued by technology and cherished by civilization, silently moving forward: it turns out that the deep affection of technology is ultimately a silent guardianship of mountains and rivers.
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No. 15 Industrial Avenue, Industrial Park, Shicheng County, Jiangxi Province
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