A process for recovering a product from a carpet comprising a low ash fiber product, the process comprising: a) supplying the carpet from a source to a separator comprising a body , the body extending along a body axis and including one or more walls , the body being substantially hollow such that the one or more walls define a chamber that is sized to receive the carpet from the source , the body having an inlet opening that is located substantially underneath the source such that the carpet falls from the source through the inlet opening ; b) applying mechanical force within the chamber to the carpet to break a bond between an adhesive and a face fiber material of the carpet, the separator comprising an impact device for separating the material , the impact device positioned within the chamber of the body such that the impact device contacts the carpet when the carpet is located within the chamber , the impact device comprising: a shaft coupled to a motor that causes the shaft to rotate; and end effects that contact the carpet when the shaft is rotated; c) controlling a flow of the carpet through the chamber such that with each turn of the shaft , the carpet falls downfield from a previous position and the end effects move the carpet downfield; d) separating within the chamber the face fiber material from the adhesive using a centrifugal screening device such that a first co-product of the carpet passes through the centrifugal screening device while passing from the chamber and through a first outlet , and a second co-product of the carpet passes from the chamber and through a second outlet , wherein the inlet opening is positioned along a top of the body and wherein the first outlet and the second outlet are located at different axial locations along a length of the body and positioned along a bottom of the body ; and e) recovering, from the carpet, the low ash fiber product. a) supplying the carpet from a source to a separator comprising a body , the body extending along a body axis and including one or more walls , the body being substantially hollow such that the one or more walls define a chamber that is sized to receive the carpet from the source , the body having an inlet opening that is located substantially underneath the source such that the carpet falls from the source through the inlet opening ; b) applying mechanical force within the chamber to the carpet to break a bond between an adhesive and a face fiber material of the carpet, the separator comprising an impact device for separating the material , the impact device positioned within the chamber of the body such that the impact device contacts the carpet when the carpet is located within the chamber , the impact device comprising: a shaft coupled to a motor that causes the shaft to rotate; and end effects that contact the carpet when the shaft is rotated; a shaft coupled to a motor that causes the shaft to rotate; and end effects that contact the carpet when the shaft is rotated; c) controlling a flow of the carpet through the chamber such that with each turn of the shaft , the carpet falls downfield from a previous position and the end effects move the carpet downfield; d) separating within the chamber the face fiber material from the adhesive using a centrifugal screening device such that a first co-product of the carpet passes through the centrifugal screening device while passing from the chamber and through a first outlet , and a second co-product of the carpet passes from the chamber and through a second outlet , wherein the inlet opening is positioned along a top of the body and wherein the first outlet and the second outlet are located at different axial locations along a length of the body and positioned along a bottom of the body ; and e) recovering, from the carpet, the low ash fiber product. <EOS>