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Process and apparatus for removing rubber and/or plastic material from composite bodies comprising metal and at least one of said materials
Assignee: Fuchs Recycling GmbH and Co
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Filing: 1985-06-19
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Granted: 1986-09-30
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Expires: 2005-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A process and apparatus for removing the non-metallic components from composite bodies of metal and rubber and/or plastic, which occur as waste. The composite bodies are heated in a preheating zone and then dipped into a heated solvent or exposed to the vapors of said solvent.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerhard Fuchs
- 👤 Roland R. Hertenstein
- 👤 Hans G. Quick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:09
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B17/00; B29B17/02; C; C22; C22B; C22B1/00; C22B1/005; B29B2017/0213; B29B2017/0293; B29K; B29K2021/00; B29K2705/00; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/709; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
In a method for the removal of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic and mixtures thereof, from composite bodies of metal and at least one of said materials, in which the composite body is placed in a reaction vessel, there exposed to the hot vapors of a heated, liquid solvent and, after the dissolution of the material to be removed, the metal parts are removed from the reaction container, the improvement comprising passing the composite bodies through a first lock into a preheating zone of the reaction vessel, exposing said bodies in said preheating zone to the hot vapors of a solvent for said rubber or plastic material at an absolute gas pressure in the range of 0.5 to 4.0 bar and at a temperature between 50° and 150° C., then immersing said composite bodies in said solvent heated at a temperature of 150° to 550° C. and, after the dissolution of said rubber or plastic material, removing the metal parts from the reation container through a second lock.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
In a method for the removal of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic and mixtures thereof, from composite bodies of metal and at least one of said materials, in which the composite body is placed in a reaction vessel, there exposed to the hot vapors of a heated, liquid solvent and, after the dissolution of the material to be removed, the metal parts are removed from the reaction container, the improvement comprising passing the composite bodies through a first lock into a preheating zone of the reaction vessel, exposing said bodies in said preheating zone to the hot vapors of a solvent for said rubber or plastic material at an absolute gas pressure in the range of 0.5 to 4.0 bar and at a temperature between 50° and 150° C., then immersing said composite bodies in said solvent heated at a temperature of 150° to 550° C. and, after the dissolution of said rubber or plastic material, removing the metal parts from the reation container through a second lock.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
161 words
In a method for the removal of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic or mixtures thereof, from composite bodies of metal and at least one of said materials, in which the composite bodies are placed in a reaction vessel, there exposed to the hot vapors of a solvent and, after the dissolution of the material to be removed, the metal parts are removed from the reaction vessel, the improvement comprising passing the composite bodies through a first lock into a preheating zone heated by hot gases to a temperature between 50° and 150° C., then exposing said bodies to the hot vapors of a solvent for said rubber or plastic material heated at a temperature of 150° to 550° C. and at an absolute gas pressure in the range from 0.5 to 4.0 bar (absolute), and, after the dissolution of said rubber or plastic material, removing the metal parts from the reaction container through a second lock.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
161 words
In a method for the removal of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic or mixtures thereof, from composite bodies of metal and at least one of said materials, in which the composite bodies are placed in a reaction vessel, there exposed to the hot vapors of a solvent and, after the dissolution of the material to be removed, the metal parts are removed from the reaction vessel, the improvement comprising passing the composite bodies through a first lock into a preheating zone heated by hot gases to a temperature between 50° and 150° C., then exposing said bodies to the hot vapors of a solvent for said rubber or plastic material heated at a temperature of 150° to 550° C. and at an absolute gas pressure in the range from 0.5 to 4.0 bar (absolute), and, after the dissolution of said rubber or plastic material, removing the metal parts from the reaction container through a second lock.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the metal parts are immersed in a cleaning bath after removal from the reaction container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of mineral oils and trichloroethylene.
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