Recycling and reduction of plastics and non-plastics material
US7799835B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/62
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides, e.g., methods to recycle and/or reduce plastic, non-plastic, or a combination thereof, from a waste stream. The methods of the present invention include contacting the plastic waste with infrared (IR) energy at one or more frequencies and at one or more intensities, over a period of time effective to heat plastic present in the plastic waste.
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