{"id":8718,"date":"2026-02-07T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/?post_type=info&#038;p=8718"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:39:25","slug":"how-the-sink-float-separation-tank-works","status":"publish","type":"info","link":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/how-the-sink-float-separation-tank-works.html","title":{"rendered":"La ciencia de la densidad: c\u00f3mo funciona el tanque de separaci\u00f3n por hundimiento y flotaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo separas autom\u00e1ticamente las escamas de PET de las tapas de botella (PE) y los anillos (PP)? La respuesta est\u00e1 en el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/washing-tank-5.html\">tanque de separaci\u00f3n por flotaci\u00f3n<\/a>, una masterclass en aplicar la f\u00edsica b\u00e1sica a los desaf\u00edos industriales.<\/p>    <p class=\"translation-block\">El principio es <strong>la separaci\u00f3n por densidad<\/strong>. El PET tiene una densidad de aproximadamente 1,38 g\/cm\u00b3, lo que hace que se hunda en el agua. Por el contrario, el PP y el PE tienen densidades inferiores a 1,0 g\/cm\u00b3, lo que les permite flotar.<\/p>    <p class=\"translation-block\">En nuestra l\u00ednea de lavado de botellas <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/plastic-bottle-recycling-line\/\">PET de alta capacidad<\/a><\/strong>, las escamas se agitan en el tanque. Los \u201chundidores\u201d (PET puro) son recogidos por un transportador de tornillo en la parte inferior, mientras que los \u201cflotadores\u201d (etiquetas y tapas) se quitan de la superficie. Para lograr la m\u00e1xima <strong>pureza de escamas de PET<\/strong>, recomendamos una configuraci\u00f3n en varias etapas. Esto asegura que incluso los fragmentos m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os de contaminantes flotantes sean eliminados, dej\u00e1ndole un producto final que cumple con los requisitos internacionales m\u00e1s estrictos.<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sink-Float-Separation-Tank-Works.webp\" alt=\"Tanque de separaci\u00f3n por flotaci\u00f3n\" class=\"wp-image-8719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sink-Float-Separation-Tank-Works.webp 720w, https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sink-Float-Separation-Tank-Works-360x270.webp 360w, https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sink-Float-Separation-Tank-Works-180x135.webp 180w, https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sink-Float-Separation-Tank-Works-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tanque de separaci\u00f3n por flotaci\u00f3n<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you separate PET flakes from bottle caps (PE) and rings (PP) automatically? The answer lies in the Sink-float separation tank, a masterclass in applying basic physics to industrial challenges. The principle is density separation. PET has a density of ~1.38g\/cm\u00b3, causing it to sink in water. Conversely, PP and PE have densities less [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8719,"parent":0,"template":"","tags":[134],"info-type":[3],"class_list":["post-8718","info","type-info","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-pet","info-type-knowledge-base"],"taxonomy_info":{"post_tag":[{"value":134,"label":"PET"}],"info-type":[{"value":3,"label":"Knowledge Base"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sink-Float-Separation-Tank-Works.webp",720,540,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Ella","author_link":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/author\/admin\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/info\/8718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/info"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/info"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8718"},{"taxonomy":"info-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recycle-plant.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/info-type?post=8718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}