公开(公告)号：WO2022043388A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：PCT/EP2021/073524

申请日：2021-08-25

Applicant: REVENTAS LIMITED

Inventor： BURNS, Andrew ,  MALLEY, Peter ,  BURNS, Steven Andrew ,  ROSE, Thomas

IPC: C08J11/08

Abstract: A method to dissolve a polymer in a solvent in a process for the removal of additives in plastics, in which the polymer and solvent are combined in a reactor vessel having a stack of perforated discs which are oscillated. The linear motion of the stack speeds up dissolution time to minutes rather than hours and the required polymer to solvent ratio can be increased to 0.3 to 10% wt addition. The reactor vessel can be heated with pressure remaining at atmospheric. The method lends itself to commercial scale processing with reactor vessels of 1,000 litres and greater.

公开(公告)号：WO2022223491A2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：PCT/EP2022/060199

申请日：2022-04-17

Applicant: REVENTAS LIMITED

Inventor： BURNS, Andrew ,  MALLEY, Peter ,  ROSE, Leslie John ,  ROSE, Thomas ,  BURNS, Steven Andrew

IPC: C08J11/08 ,  C08J2323/02 ,  C08J2323/06 ,  C08J2323/30

Abstract: A method of recycling plastics, using a polyolefin feedstock from reclaimed plastic, in which a solution is created of at least one polymer of the feedstock in at least one solvent by dissolution in a reactor vessel, one or more contaminants are removed from the solution, the solvent is separated from the polymer and the polymer extruded for re-use, wherein a chain extender is introduced to the solution to modify the properties of the polymer in the solvent and increase its use in secondary applications. Embodiments are described using a peroxide in a solution of PE and butylal or xylene, colour pigments are filtered out and the solution is fractionated by polymer molecular weight selectively before and after the peroxide is added. The method lends itself to commercial scale processing with reactor vessels of 1,000 litres and greater by use of a fast dissolution reactor.

公开(公告)号：WO2022043392A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：PCT/EP2021/073529

申请日：2021-08-25

Applicant: REVENTAS LIMITED

Inventor： BURNS, Andrew ,  MALLEY, Peter ,  BURNS, Steven Andrew ,  ROSE, Thomas

IPC: C08J11/08

Abstract: A method for the fractionation of reclaimed polymer in at least one solvent in a process for purifying reclaimed polymers plastic recycling to increase their use in secondary applications. The reclaimed polymer is dissolved in a solvent within a reactor vessel having a stack of perforated discs which are oscillated. The linear motion of the stack speeds up dissolution time to minutes rather than hours and the required polymer to solvent ratio can be increased to 0.3 to 10% wt addition. Temperature and time effects are used to fractionate polymers of differing molecular weights to provide purified and graded plastics for secondary use at a commercially viable scale.