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HAZPAK Animation
 "The
system is fully automated. The operator loads a drum of aerosol
cans onto the loading platform and presses the start button.
The EKO HAZPAK hopper is automatically purged with inert nitrogen
gas creating a non-explosive atmosphere should a spark occur
when the drum is lifted into place and the cans are gravity
fed into the hopper.
 The
lid is automatically closed and sealed.
The nitrogen and any residual air inside the hopper are pumped
out and the containment field sensor checks to ensure a proper
vacuum has been created.
The compaction cycle then begins.
 The
stage one ram crushes the cans using 4500 P.S.I. releasing most
of the liquid and the propellant gas.
The propellant is drawn off and re-compressed into a holding
tank for recycling or incineration.
 The
liquid goes to the bottom and is pumped into an adjacent holding
tank for recycling.
The stage two ram then compacts the crushed cans using 15,000
p.s.i. of pressure into a dense briquette with 98 percent of
the liquid removed.
 The
briquette is then pushed into an air lock and the densification
cycle begins again until all the cans in the hopper have been
processed.
The hopper is purged with nitrogen gas and is ready to receive
another load of cans."
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