In a recent review article published in the journal Light: Science & Applications, researchers have emphasized the pivotal role of optical methods in manipulating and sorting microscopic and ...

Optical sorting equipment is a growing component of many material recovery facilities (MRFs), where the technology is commonly used to sort plastics from fiber or by type, such as HDPE (high-density ...

While optical sorters commonly are used to sort paper in material recovery facilities (MRFs) that handle single-stream commercial material, their use on residential fiber sort lines is increasing for ...