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SELFRAG in a nutshell
A new way to break rocks, slags and scrap
SELFRAG History: Swiss company, founded in
2007. Owned by PE firms, management, and
institutional/private investors
Principles of Technology: Patented high voltage
pulse power technology that fragments or
weakens virtually any material. Proven in lab
environments and solar silicon manufacturing
(continuous 1 ton/h)
Target Market: Continuous 100-1000 ton/h,
scalable pre-weakening system for mining and
recycling comminution circuits, both greenfield
and retrofit. Solution under development
Value Proposition: Significant reduction in
comminution, in particular milling, energy
consumption and operational costs and
increasing efficiency and productivity
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3. t
~500 ns
HV pulse power technology
Based on a HV physical specificity
At short pulse rise time water isolates more than solids
Discharge occurs through solid, causing strong internal
shockwaves resulting in selective breakage
Industrialized and patented
Solid Water
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Principles of Technology
High voltage pulses to fragment or weaken virtually any material
U(t)
HV
gen
HV power
supply
HV pulse
generator
Process
vessel with
electrode
in water
HV
power
supply
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Minimize mass flows;
Free-up valuable material at low energy
From mine pit,
through life
cycle, down to
landfill:
SELFRAG adds
value
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Step change in mining
1.5% of worldwide electrical energy saving potential
SELFRAG long-term
vision:
a paradigm shift
Standard
Gravity
Primary
crusher
SELFRAG
unit
Stirred
media mill
Thumbler
crusher
Conventional circuit at
mine today
Ball mill
Floatation
Ball mill
SAG
Primary
crusher
Pebble circuit
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Step change in Urban Mining
Save significant transport and processing cost
high CO2 releasing
process
high fossil energy usage
transportation impact
transportation impact
landfill impact of waste
material
currentvalue chain
environmentalimpactand related costdrivers
CO2 certificates / taxes waste / disposal taxes
raw
materials
extraction
cement
production
construction
site
destruction
site
waste
disposal
ground water damage
extraction of non-
renewable resources
transportation impact
aggregate taxes
increasing (non-renewable) energy costs
reduce / eliminate
waste disposal
process / costs
reduce environmental
footprint of the supply
chain by recycling
materials
maintenance
reduce material and
transportationcosts
reduce dependency on
supply chain
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Target
SelFrag’s
benefits
SELFRAG
Concrete recovery
Extraction of
Raw material
Cement
Production
Construction
site
Demolition LandfillMaintenance
• Reduction of CO2 emissions
• Reduction of Transport
• Reduction pore water damage
• Better Energie balance
• Increase life time of raw material
Benefits:
• Premium price for ecological products
• Growth with sustainability
Costs:
• Lower cost for raw construction material
• Lower transport costs
• Reduced dependency on supplier and increase
negociation power.
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Step change in E-Scrap processing
Recover more metals and plastics – less burning and less waste
~ 20%
~80%
<10%
<3%
<3%
<95%
100%
Printed Circuit Board
Furnace / Smelter
Shredder SELFRAG
Sorting Sorting
PCB flakes
Components
Plastics
Components
Precious
Metals
Plastics
+ Exhaust treatment
Shredder
Precious
Metals
WIP
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Furnace / Smelter (less landfill costs)
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Only 17 % reduction in strength
Step change in Composite material recycling
Recover and reuse carbon fibers
New helicopter fringe
made of new carbon
fiber material
Fringe is fragmented
with SELFRAG
Fringe is re-built with
SELFRAG output
fragmented carbon
fibers
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9. 19 June 2013 Business update 9
SELFRAG markets supported by the megatrends
Looking for sustainable growth
SELFRAG riding the trends
• scarcity of non
renewable natural
resources
• Circular economy
• increasing energy
prices
• environmental
consciousness
(customer and laws)
mega-trends
• new technology for e-scrap,
construction material, high
tech composite material
recycling
• fast growing markets
• higher production
efficiency
• self produced raw material
• 50% energy saving
• yield increase
• eliminate poluting steps