Complete E-Waste Recycling Solutions: Turnkey Equipment for Battery, Cable, and PCB Recovery

The world generated an estimated 62 million metric tons of e-waste in 2022, yet less than a quarter was formally recycled. As environmental regulations tighten and raw material costs rise, investing in professional recycling equipment has shifted from a compliance cost to a genuine profit center. Whether you are processing used lead acid batteries, spent lithium-ion cells, or discarded circuit boards, the right machinery determines your recovery rate, operating cost, and long-term viability.

Standalone shredders or separators often create bottlenecks. An integrated plant—designed as a continuous flow from feeding to final sorting—delivers three critical advantages:

• Higher Recovery Rates: Systems engineered for a specific waste stream recover more valuable metal and reduce landfill-bound residue.
• Lower Operating Costs: Automated conveying, dust collection, and water treatment cut labor and environmental compliance expenses.
• Scalable Capacity: Modular designs let you start at 500 kg/hour and expand to 2,500 kg/hour without replacing the entire line.

San Lan Technologies Co., Ltd has been manufacturing recycling equipment since 2007. With a technical team led by mechanical engineering masters and over 15 years of hands-on experience in WEEE recycling, the company delivers EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) projects across 21 countries including Singapore, Colombia, Vietnam, Mexico, Argentina, Korea, and South Africa.

Used lead acid batteries (ULAB) remain one of the most recycled consumer products globally, but informal smelting creates severe lead-emission hazards. San Lan's lead acid battery recycling equipment provides a closed-loop, environmentally compliant alternative.

Key units in the line:

• Battery Cutter (HBC-045): Hydraulic cutter splits batteries in 45 seconds per piece, safely draining acid before further processing.
• Breaking & Separation System: Crushes batteries and classifies lead paste, lead grid, plastic (PVC/PP), and hard rubber at 1–10 MT/hour.
• De-sulfurization Unit: Removes sulfur from PbSO4, lowering melting temperatures and cutting SO2 emissions.
• Rotary Furnace / Blast Furnace: Reduces lead paste to crude metallic lead with recovery rates up to 95%. Batch capacity ranges from 2 MT to 20 MT.
• Lead Refinery Kettle: Refines crude lead to 99.999% purity, available in natural-gas, diesel, or electric-heated configurations. The electric near-infrared version saves 30–50% energy.
• Filter Press & Water Treatment: Separates lead paste slurry and treats acidic wastewater to meet discharge standards.
• Air Pollution Control System: Captures and neutralizes gases from furnaces and refinery kettles, ensuring plant emissions comply with local environmental laws.

The complete plant is customizable for capacity, energy source, and emission standards, making it suitable for both emerging markets and strict regulatory environments.

The surge in electric vehicles and portable electronics has created an urgent need for safe lithium-ion battery disposal. San Lan's li battery recycling equipment handles the entire chain from discharged cells to separated fractions.

Process overview:

1. Discharging & Pre-crushing: Safely neutralizes residual charge before mechanical size reduction.
2. Secondary Granulation: Further reduces material to liberate internal components.
3. Black Powder Separation: Recovers black mass containing nickel, cobalt, and graphite.
4. Magnetic Separation: Removes iron and steel.
5. Plastic & Metal Sorting: Separates copper, aluminum, and plastic film.

Capacity: 500–2,500 kg/hour, with custom designs available.

Supporting equipment includes a plastic pneumatic conveying system, hydraulic briquetter (10:1 volume compression ratio), and a dedicated air pollution control system that absorbs harmful gases before atmospheric release. This integrated approach maximizes the value of recovered metals while minimizing fire and toxicity risks.

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) contain copper, gold, silver, and palladium, yet informal burning destroys most of this value and releases dioxins. San Lan offers both dry and wet circuit board recycling equipment to suit different feedstock and environmental requirements.

Dry separation plants (WCBD series) use air separators, vibrating screens, electrostatic separators, cyclones, and pulse-bag dust collectors. Copper powder purity reaches 96–98% with no dust pollution.

Wet separation plants (WCB series) handle PCB waste still carrying electronic components. A water-metal separator recovers fine copper particles that air separation might miss. Capacities range from 300 kg/hour to 2,000 kg/hour, with designs scalable up to 5,000 kg/hour.

For cable scrap, San Lan's cable recycling line includes scrap cable strippers (handling diameters from 1.5 mm to 150 mm) and compact or large-scale cable granulators with dry separators. These machines separate copper and aluminum from plastic insulation with high throughput and minimal noise.

San Lan's portfolio extends to specialized equipment for end-of-life appliances and components:

• CRT Cutters: Ni-chrome heater or diamond cutter models separate CRT panel and funnel glass while capturing phosphor powder. Processing time: 25–90 seconds per unit.
• Refrigerator & AC Recycling Plant: Shreds and separates refrigerators at 20–30 units/hour. Iron recovery ≥95%, copper/aluminum ≥90%, plastic ≥90%, polyurethane ≥90%. Includes refrigerant extraction machines compatible with R404A, R407C, R410A, and R134A.
• Motor Stator Cutter (MSC-500): Dismantles electric motors to extract copper windings from iron cores using hydraulic force.
• Lamp Recycling Machine (FLTR-001): Crushes fluorescent tubes and captures mercury via HEPA and activated-carbon filters at 350 pieces/hour.
• Shredders & Pre-choppers: Single, twin, and four-shaft shredders for pre-sizing PCB, cable, refrigerator, battery, and lithium-ion scrap. Capacities from 200 kg/hour to 6 MT/hour.

In addition to recycling, San Lan supplies mining equipment for lithium crude ore and tailings processing. The lithium crude ore processing plant converts raw ore to 4–5% grade lithium concentrate at 500–5,000 MT/day. The tailing ore extraction plant recovers lithium from 0.25–0.3% grade tailings, reducing final tailings grade to 0.15% with a total recovery rate of 75%—well above the 65% industry average.