A fundamental principle of the demanufacturing specifications is that every waste appliance submitted for recycling is indeed subjected to each stage of the demanufacturing process.

Excerpts from the RAL Quality Assurance and Test Specifications:

1. Collection and storage:

	Preventing the release of CFCs as a result of damage to appliances during transportation, delivery and storage
	Compliance with the provisions of water management legislation
	...

2. Processing

Step I

	Joint extraction under vacuum of CFCs and refrigerator oil from the cooling circuit
	Separation of the CFC from the oil
	Compliance with stipulated minimum acceptable average recoverylevels (115 g CFC R12 per appliance)
	Measures to prevent process manipulation
	...

Step II

	Crushing, grinding or shredding of pretreated appliances in an encapsulated facility
	Complete separation of PU foam from casing material
	Complete thermal desorption of CFCs from the PU foam matrix
	Compliance with stipulated minimum acceptable average recovery levels (283 g CFC R11 per appliance from a defined input stream)
	Adherence to the strict limits imposed on the amount of residual CFCs permitted in the PU foam, the exhaust air stream and in the water discharged from the processing plant
	Compliance with a minimum purity level of 99 % for the CFCs recovered
	...

Handling of the output streams prior to recycling or disposal

	Separation and classification of the components and materials recovered during processing into recyclable fractions
	Storage of the individual material fractions in accordance with relevant legal provisions in order to avoid environmental contamination
	...

It goes without saying that compliance with all environmentally relevant statutory provisions and official regulations is a fundamental prerequisite of the RAL Quality Assurance and Test Specifications. Equally self-evident is the fact that all input and output material streams are fully documented.

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