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The recycled gypsum powder

The standard quality specification for the recycled gypsum powder is as follows:
Criteria Demand
Cl (chlorid content) < 0.01% weight
PH 7 < pH < 9
Free moisture < 10% weight
Purity (content of CaSO4*2H2O) Max. 5% points (weight) less than what has been supplied to the market area during the last 20 yrs
Rehydration Max. 5% points (weight) less than what has been supplied to the market area during the last 20 years
Particle size Up to 13mm
Smell Odourless/neutral
MgO < 0.10% weight
Na2O < 0.06% weight
On request customized quality specifications can be made for the powder.

Specification on particle size in the powder

The produced powder is very fine and virtually 100% pure. 70% of the particles have a size less than 1 mm. Customized sizes of the powder can be arranged.
 

Acceptable waste
even include demoli-
tion gypsum waste
containing nails,
screws and various
wall coverings

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100% RECYCLABLE

The recycling system
from Gypsum Recycling
International assures that
gypsum and plasterboard
waste becomes 100%
recyclable. The reproces-
sed powder, app. 94% of
the waste, is returned to
the plasterboard manu-
facturer for producing
new plasterboards. The
paper with related
contaminants, 6% of the
waste, can be reused for
composting, heat gene-
ration, building materials
etc. Hereby the gypsum
and plasterboard waste is
recycled 100%. Nothing
goes to the landfill.