US4119533A
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Method for separating mixed plastics
Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd
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Filing: 1975-08-08
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Granted: 1978-10-10
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Expires: 1995-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A method of separating highly hydrophobic plastics from a plastics mixture comprising placing the plastics mixture in an aqueous liquid medium, keeping the aqueous liquid medium in an agitated state to disperse the plastics mixture whereby the plastics having a higher hydrophobicity float on the aqueous liquid medium surface, and removing the plastics floating on the surface of the aqueous liquid medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Kozo Saitoh
- 👤 Sumio Izumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:06
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B17/00; B29B17/02; B03; B03B; B03B5/00; B03B5/28; B03D; B03D3/00; C; C08; C08J; C08J11/00; C08J11/04; C08J11/06; B29B2017/0203; B29B2017/0213; B29B2017/0217; B29B2017/0237; B29B2017/0244; B29K; B29K2021/00; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/04; B29K2023/06; B29K2023/10; B29K2023/12; B29K2025/00; B29K2027/00; B29K2027/06; B29K2033/00; B29K2033/04; B29K2033/08; B29K2055/00; B29K2055/02; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/0093; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/52; Y02W30/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of separating highly hydrophobic plastics selected from the group consisting of thermoplastics plastics, thermosetting plastics and mixtures thereof in a plastics mixture consisting of placing the plastics mixture in an aqueous liquid medium in a vessel, agitating the aqueous liquid medium by keeping the liquid medium in a rotary, rising, descending or swirling flowing state or a combination of said flowing states by stirring the medium with rotating blades or by introducing the medium under pressure into the vessel to disperse the plastics mixture whereby the plastics having a higher hydrophobicity float on the aqueous liquid medium surface, and removing the plastics floating on the surface of the aqueous liquid medium, said agitation being conducted without significant introduction of gases into said medium.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of separating highly hydrophobic plastics selected from the group consisting of thermoplastics plastics, thermosetting plastics and mixtures thereof in a plastics mixture consisting of placing the plastics mixture in an aqueous liquid medium in a vessel, agitating the aqueous liquid medium by keeping the liquid medium in a rotary, rising, descending or swirling flowing state or a combination of said flowing states by stirring the medium with rotating blades or by introducing the medium under pressure into the vessel to disperse the plastics mixture whereby the plastics having a higher hydrophobicity float on the aqueous liquid medium surface, and removing the plastics floating on the surface of the aqueous liquid medium, said agitation being conducted without significant introduction of gases into said medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of said plastics mixture is about 1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the aqueous liquid medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said aqueous liquid medium is water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said aqueous liquid medium is sea water, brine, bittern-containing water or water containing other salts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the aqueous liquid medium is kept flowing by blades on a vertical rotating shaft rotated at a rate on the order of 400 RPM.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic plastics are selected from the group consisting of polyolefin plastics, polystyrene plastics, polyvinyl chloride, methacrylic resins and a mixture thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the thermosetting plastics are selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, melamine resins, urea resins and a mixture thereof.
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