EP0554379A4 - Decontamination of polystyrene - Google Patents
Decontamination of polystyreneInfo
- Publication number
- EP0554379A4 EP0554379A4 EP19910920509 EP91920509A EP0554379A4 EP 0554379 A4 EP0554379 A4 EP 0554379A4 EP 19910920509 EP19910920509 EP 19910920509 EP 91920509 A EP91920509 A EP 91920509A EP 0554379 A4 EP0554379 A4 EP 0554379A4
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- polystyrene
- product
- styrene
- solution
- waste
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
- C08J11/00—Recovery or working-up of waste materials
- C08J11/04—Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers
- C08J11/06—Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers without chemical reactions
- C08J11/08—Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers without chemical reactions using selective solvents for polymer components
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
- C08J2325/00—Characterised by the use of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by an aromatic carbocyclic ring; Derivatives of such polymers
- C08J2325/02—Homopolymers or copolymers of hydrocarbons
- C08J2325/04—Homopolymers or copolymers of styrene
- C08J2325/06—Polystyrene
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
- Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
- Y02W30/62—Plastics recycling; Rubber recycling
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a process for de ⁇ xrtaminating post- ⁇ onsumer-use waste «>ntaminated polystyrene.
- the present process is directed to recovering polystyrene resin by processing the waste resin product.
- Polystyrene in foamed or unfoamed form, is an indispensable material in present-day low-cost packaging.
- Supermarkets and fast-food restaurants use thermofarmed polystyrene products in enormous quantities. They are low-cost, attractive packaging products which have short lifetimes but, along with a superb utility in relation to food products, they also present a daunting waste disposable problem.
- the industry is constantly on the lookout for better disposal means for these used products as alternatives to merely transporting them to a landfill for either incineration or burial.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,517,312 issued to Rumasaka et al.
- the present invention relates to a method of purifying and recovering a polystyrene product from post consumer waste contaminated polystyrene product ⁇ rprising:
- waste cxartaminated polystyrene product is meant to include any foamed or unfoamed polystyrene material which has become contaminated during the product's useful life.
- the usual situation involves the contact of polystyrene with food products, usually in a fast-food or supermarket environment. In these instances, the waste is leftover and discarded food and drink products which are in surface contact with the polystyrene foam or sheet container or tray.
- polystyrene contaminants which are not of a food or drink nature.
- polystyrene beads are molded into a variety of shapes and structures other than coffee cups, such as packing material, members used as spacers to keep fragile product separated, etc. During the -useful life of these materials, they can become contaminated with whatever dirt and debris of the environment with which they come into contact.
- polystyrene product as employed herein is to be understood in its broadest sense so as to include not only polystyrene but para****methylstyrene, para-t-butylstyrene, morxxhl ⁇ rostyrene, dichl ⁇ rostyrene, impact polystyrene, blends of polystyrene and other polymers, for example, polystyrene and polyphenylene oxide, etc.
- the technique of the present invention is elegant in its simplicity.
- the contaminated polystyrene product is merely fed into a volume of liquid styrene onc ⁇ er, which monomer is at a temperature suited to effectively dissolve the polystyrene.
- the common waste products such as hamburger particles, bread and rolls, the usual fast-food condiments, milk, soft drinks, fish particles, remain undissolved in the styrene monomer. Alth ⁇ u . it is intended that the solution process (scrap polystyrene into styrene) occurs at a polymerization plant site, it is understood that, if convenient, the scrap polystyrene may be dissolved in the styrene monomer at earlier stages in the return process. At some convenient polystyrene concentration in the styrene monomer, the solution can be separated fcy airy convenient means from the excluded waste material.
- the means for separating the polystyrene-styrene solution frcm the waste material includes filtration, or c ⁇ untercurrent washing for. dissolved contaminants or for undissolved liquid contaminants, or continuous solution stream withdrawal, etc.
- the recovered polystyrene-styrene monomer solution has utility as a feedstock or c ⁇ rrtributing feedstock in a commercial styrene polymerization process. Basically, styrene monomer is heated to its polymerization temperature and polystyrene is removed frcm the system.
- the recovered product of the present invention can be blended with styrene monomer feedstock and utilized as the sole or a ⁇ tributing factor in the formation of polystyrene in a bulk suspension or (xntinuous process.
- thermalally densified means heating the contaminated foamed or unfoamed polystyrene to reduce its density. -Ierrperatures may reach carbonization te ⁇ peratures for the food contaminants.
- Example 1 the filtered solution of Example 1 which contained approximately 20% of polystyrene was employed as the styrene feedstock to the polymerization process.
- the polymerization process was carried out to 80% solids (25% post consumer recycle) yielding a polystyrene product which appeared indistinguishable from virgin polystyrene.
- te ⁇ peratures reached 140°C which effectively sterilizes airy remaining bacteria which may have carried over from the process of Example 1.
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Sustainable Development (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
- Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Separation, Recovery Or Treatment Of Waste Materials Containing Plastics (AREA)
- Manufacture Of Porous Articles, And Recovery And Treatment Of Waste Products (AREA)
Abstract
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US60079690A | 1990-10-22 | 1990-10-22 | |
US600796 | 1990-10-22 |
Publications (2)
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EP0554379A1 EP0554379A1 (en) | 1993-08-11 |
EP0554379A4 true EP0554379A4 (en) | 1993-08-18 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19910920509 Withdrawn EP0554379A4 (en) | 1990-10-22 | 1991-10-22 | Decontamination of polystyrene |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0554379A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH06502446A (en) |
KR (1) | KR930702432A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992007025A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (3)
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US5223544A (en) * | 1992-03-31 | 1993-06-29 | Shell Oil Company | Process for the removal of foreign materials from a post-consumer plyethylene terephthalate feed stream |
DE4439458A1 (en) * | 1994-11-04 | 1996-05-09 | Basf Ag | Expandable styrene polymers containing recyclate |
JP2023070628A (en) * | 2021-11-09 | 2023-05-19 | Dic株式会社 | Manufacturing method and recycling method for recycled synthetic resin |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1454302A (en) * | 1973-03-16 | 1976-11-03 | Rubber Plastics Research Ass O | Cellular plastics |
EP0000513A1 (en) * | 1977-07-25 | 1979-02-07 | BASF Aktiengesellschaft | Process for the reutilisation of decantation material resulting from the treatment of waste water from the production of polystyrene |
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US3043785A (en) * | 1958-07-15 | 1962-07-10 | Dow Chemical Co | Depigmenting polymeric compositions with aliphatic carboxylic acid settling aids |
US3736271A (en) * | 1970-12-24 | 1973-05-29 | Exxon Research Engineering Co | Conversion of waste polymers to useful products |
DD207629A3 (en) * | 1982-05-20 | 1984-03-07 | Hans Ch Schreiber | METHOD FOR RECOVERING PURE POLYOLEFIN, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND POLYSTYRENE POLYMERES |
DD207628A3 (en) * | 1982-05-20 | 1984-03-07 | Hans Ch Schreiber | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING PURE POLYSTYRENE, POLYOLEFIN AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE-TYPE POLYMERS |
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- 1991-10-22 WO PCT/US1991/007820 patent/WO1992007025A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1991-10-22 KR KR1019930701185A patent/KR930702432A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1991-10-22 EP EP19910920509 patent/EP0554379A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-10-22 JP JP4500781A patent/JPH06502446A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1454302A (en) * | 1973-03-16 | 1976-11-03 | Rubber Plastics Research Ass O | Cellular plastics |
EP0000513A1 (en) * | 1977-07-25 | 1979-02-07 | BASF Aktiengesellschaft | Process for the reutilisation of decantation material resulting from the treatment of waste water from the production of polystyrene |
Non-Patent Citations (4)
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DATABASE WPI Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN 75-24881WÄ15Ü & JP-A-49 090 376 (JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD.) 29 August 1974 * |
DATABASE WPI Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN 78-18440AÄ10Ü & JP-A-53 007 770 (NIPPON POLYESTER KK.) 24 January 1978 * |
DATABASE WPI Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN 78-31354AÄ17Ü & JP-A-53 029 370 (NIPPON POLYESTER KK.) 18 March 1978 * |
See also references of WO9207025A1 * |
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EP0554379A1 (en) | 1993-08-11 |
KR930702432A (en) | 1993-09-09 |
JPH06502446A (en) | 1994-03-17 |
WO1992007025A1 (en) | 1992-04-30 |
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