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Recovery of components from polyester resins

US5654470A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1996
Grant dateAug 5, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C67/03
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is described a process for the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate into component monomers at ambient pressure. Monomer solids that deposit during cooling, as part of the recovery operation, are removed using a scraped wall heat exchanger.

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