METHOD FOR TREATING USED PLASTICS BY DISSOLVING THE POLYMERS AND PURIFYING THEM BY WASHING

    公开(公告)号:US20240042650A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US18266646

    申请日:2021-12-02

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating a plastic feedstock comprising polymers, comprising:



    a) a dissolution step involving placing the plastic feedstock in contact with a dissolution solvent, at a dissolution temperature of between 100° C. and 300° C. and a dissolution pressure of between 1 and 20.0 MPa abs, to dissolve at least a portion of the polymers of the plastic feedstock and to obtain a crude polymer solution;
    b) a step of washing by placing the crude polymer solution in contact with a dense solution, at a temperature of between 100° C. and 300° C., a pressure of between 1 and 20.0 MPa abs and at a mass ratio between the dense solution and the crude polymer solution of between 0.05 and 20.0, to obtain a washed polymer solution and a washing effluent; and then
    c) a step of recovering the polymers, to obtain a solvent fraction and a purified polymer fraction. FIG. 1 to be published

    METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE PLASTICS BY POLYMER DISSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION BY EXTRACTION

    公开(公告)号:US20250083360A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-13

    申请号:US18266930

    申请日:2021-12-02

    Abstract: A process for treating a plastic feedstock, including a dissolution step involving placing the plastic feedstock in contact with a dissolution solvent, at between 100° C. and 300° C. and pressure of between 1 and 20.0 MPa abs, to dissolve at least a portion of the polymers of the plastic feedstock and to obtain a crude polymer solution. Also, extraction by placing the crude polymer solution in contact with an extraction solvent, at between 100° C. and 300° C., a pressure between 1 and 20.0 MPa abs and at a mass ratio between the mass flow rate of the extraction solvent and the mass flow rate of the crude polymer solution between 0.05 and 20.0, to obtain an extracted polymer solution and a spent solvent. Furthermore, recovering the polymers to obtain a solvent fraction and a purified polymer fraction.

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