Method for producing an rPET plastic material for use in a thin-wall injection molding method and containers, such as cups, bowls, trays or multi-compartment packagings produced by the thin-wall injection molding method
US12343910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/62
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method by which a starting material for injection molding having a viscosity of between 0.50 and 0.7 dL/g is produced from a recycled post-consumer PET having a viscosity of between 0.72 and 0.86 dL/g according to ASTM D4603 and a copolymer fraction of at most approximately 3%, adding a low-viscosity PET material. In the method, the comminuted and dried PET material is melted and decontaminated to such a degree that it is suitable for applications in the food sector and the consumer goods sector.
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