WO2021023909A1 - Installation pour l'élimination de microparticules de plastique et machine de traitement du linge avec de l'eau comprenant un système de sortie d'eau sélective - Google Patents

Installation pour l'élimination de microparticules de plastique et machine de traitement du linge avec de l'eau comprenant un système de sortie d'eau sélective Download PDF

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WO2021023909A1
WO2021023909A1 PCT/ES2020/070507 ES2020070507W WO2021023909A1 WO 2021023909 A1 WO2021023909 A1 WO 2021023909A1 ES 2020070507 W ES2020070507 W ES 2020070507W WO 2021023909 A1 WO2021023909 A1 WO 2021023909A1
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Jose Maria Costa Botey
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Nayco Management, S.L.
Augusto Bellini, S.L.
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 

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  • the invention as expressed in the wording of the present specification, refers to an installation for the elimination of plastic microparticles that provides advantages and novelty characteristics that represent an improvement of the current state of the art.
  • Another object of the invention is a machine that treats clothes by using water, such as a washing machine, a dryer or a dyeing machine or a textile finishing machine, with an installation for the removal of plastic microparticles and eventually a Selective drainage system that provides, to its intended function, advantages and characteristics, which are described in detail below.
  • the machine that treats clothes for example lava, by using water or a fluid that, among others, has the particularity of comprising a selective drainage system with at least two different outlets, in which one of them leads to a waste treatment module with a facility for the removal of plastic microparticles.
  • the machine that treats clothes can decide the exit of the dirty water based on the composition of the clothes that it is treating to avoid that residues, for example non-organic and microplastics or nanoplastics, which include can end up in the conventional drain.
  • the machine that treats clothes by using water reads its composition contained in markers associated with the clothes.
  • the markers that contain at least the composition of the clothing can be for example labels with QR code or NFC labels or RFID labels or barcode.
  • the reader system of Markers of the clothes to be treated can be integrated in the washing machine itself or be an external system such as a smartphone app. In another embodiment, it is the user himself who decides by choosing a specific washing program that the water goes to the drain with the treatment module for the removal of microplastics.
  • the field of application of the present invention is framed within the sector of the industry dedicated to the manufacture of clothing treatment machines, focusing particularly on the field of washing machines, whether for domestic or professional use, comprising, at the same time , waste treatment systems.
  • the present invention may be useful for the sector of the manufacture of fabrics, fabrics, clothing, shoes or other products that incorporate in their composition at least in part artificial and / or synthetic fibers or fabrics, some of them derived from petroleum, as well as well as the cleaning and treatment of these.
  • microparticles of plastic, artificial or synthetic materials including polyester, polyamide or acrylic fibers, are very chemically stable, a circumstance that causes a slow decomposition of the same and a pollution or damage to the environment for a long time. weather.
  • markers such as smart labels, such as labels with a QR code (Quick Response code, "quick response code”), or labels on currently marketed clothing.
  • QR code Quick Response code
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification, "radio-frequency identification” tags or others, which include information on their composition and on their origin that is usually much more extensive and detailed than the which can include conventional printed labels, and which can be easily accessed through the corresponding reader.
  • the objective of the present invention is, therefore, to prevent non-organic waste and artificial or synthetic micro and nano particles, such as microplastics, generated during the treatment of clothes from going to the conventional drain, diverting the water with said waste to the drain with the treatment module with a facility for the removal of plastic microparticles.
  • the machine that treats the laundry can decide the output of the dirty water based on the composition of the laundry it is treating.
  • the user can also decide that the water outlet goes to the drain with the treatment module with an installation for the removal of plastic microparticles, choosing for example a specific washing program.
  • the machine that treats the clothes by using water reads its composition contained in markers associated with the clothes.
  • the markers which contain at least the composition of the clothing, can be for example labels with QR code or NFC labels or RFID labels or barcode.
  • the reading system for the clothes markers to be treated can be integrated into the washing machine itself or be an external system such as a smartphone app.
  • microparticles including those of material such as plastic, whether present as microfibers or in another form, from the liquid washing of fabrics and material made with synthetic fibers (almost always water, so water or liquid will be used interchangeably). It can also be applied to the condensation water of dryers of this type of product.
  • the procedure for removing plastic microparticles is applicable to a washing or condensation liquid of fabrics or synthetic or artificial textile products (generally water) and comprises the evaporation of the liquid in an evaporation chamber and the passage of the evaporator through a station.
  • main filter with electrostatic filters generally water
  • it comprises an intermediate stage for passing the evaporate through an electrostatic charge zone prior to the main filtering station.
  • It can also comprise a previous filtration stage in a first filtration station or a previous settling stage in a settling basin or tank or a previous stage of separation of particles by massive generation of air bubbles.
  • Evaporation can occur within a cogeneration process. In any case, it is recommended to include a heat recovery step from evaporation, for example, by using heat in a clothes dryer.
  • the installation comprises an evaporation chamber (heated by any means) with an evaporation outlet connected to a main filter station with electrostatic filters, for example magnets or magnetic fields that can be electrostatically charged.
  • the installation can include the other elements mentioned when describing the procedure.
  • what the invention proposes is a machine that treats clothes using water that includes a water treatment module for the removal of synthetic plastic microparticles by means of static electricity.
  • what the invention proposes is a machine that treats clothes by using water capable of reading, either directly through a reader incorporated in it or through an app for smartphone with which it is connected, the markers of the clothes that are introduced into it to know what type of microparticles (microfibers) they are going to release during their treatment and, based on this information, send the dirty water to the normal drain, in case the waste is organic, or to a different drain leading to a water treatment module in case it contains non-organic waste, such as man-made or synthetic fibers
  • the water treatment module can be an installation for the removal of plastic microparticles, which can be integrated in the machine itself or constitute an external filtering system to which the water is led through the alternative drain.
  • the module for filtering synthetic microparticles by means of static electricity preferably includes a water recovery system, where the evaporated water resulting from said filtering can be condensed. again to re-enter as clean water in the machine itself that treats clothes by using water.
  • the water resulting from this module can be continuously recycled.
  • the washing machine can also make decisions to drain the dirty water through a third outlet based on the origin of the clothes. For example, when it is known that the origin is from a geographic source where there is a high probability of careless ecological management.
  • Figure 1. Shows a diagram of the stages of the procedure that the installation executes in one embodiment.
  • Figure 2. Shows a schematic representation of a simplified version of the installation.
  • Figure 3. Shows, in a schematic representation, an example of embodiment of the machine that treats clothes by using water that is the object of the invention, appreciating the main parts and elements that it comprises, as well as a garment to be treated with a marker equipped with an information code.
  • the procedure for removing plastic microparticles shown in the diagram of Figure 1 begins with the separation of the washing or drying water from the clothes or fabrics that emit these plastic microparticles.
  • the water which normally also includes traces of soap, dye, traces of dirt from clothing, etc. it passes through a first filtering station (1) comprising filters of various types to reduce the water-borne materials as much as possible. It can also comprise a settling basin or tank (2), before or after the first filtering station (1), with or without flocculants.
  • the water carrying the microparticles is directed to an evaporation chamber (3), which in large installations can be part of a cogeneration plant, where the washing water evaporates. From this evaporation chamber (3), two output flows can be defined: the evaporated one (4) and the dry residue (5) that remains in the evaporation chamber (3).
  • the dry residue (5) can be removed from the evaporation chamber (3) in a process step, by accessing its interior.
  • the evaporator (4) carries part of the microparticles that can be electrostatically charged by the evaporation processes. If desired, the microparticles can be further charged by causing the evaporate (4) to pass through an electrostatic charging zone (6), such as a bristle “comb”, or a grid, net or other structure that can be charged. in an electrostatic way and offering resistance to the passage of said microparticles such that they are electrostatically charged.
  • an electrostatic charging zone (6) such as a bristle “comb”, or a grid, net or other structure that can be charged
  • the evaporate (4) is directed to a main filter station (7), in this case with electrostatic filters.
  • the charged microparticles will adhere to these filters, leaving the evaporate free of these impurities.
  • the heat from the evaporation (4) can be recovered, either to heat the washing water that enters the washing machine, to heat other parts of the installation, or to generate electricity.
  • the procedure can be carried out continuously, ensuring the times for regeneration of the filtering stations (1, 7) and for removal of the dry residue (5) which, in this case, may correspond to sludge.
  • the regeneration of the filtering stations (1, 7) can be carried out, for example, by means of forced countercurrent ventilation.
  • This procedure can be applied in a machine or installation that includes the elements necessary to execute it.
  • the machine that treats clothes by using water (18) of the invention includes, at least , an electronics (8) for programmable operation control, with different options for selecting the type of washing, temperature, rinsing, spinning, etc., and a first outlet (9) for dirty water that can be connected to a conventional drain pipe (16), it is distinguished:
  • the programmable electronics (8) are able to receive information about the composition of the laundry (13) to be treated, and to automatically divert the dirty water to the first outlet (3) or to the second outlet (5 ) depending on said composition, in such a way that, when the waste generated is organic due to the type of composition of the clothing, the dirty water goes to the first outlet (9) connectable to the conventional drain (10), and when it does not contain waste organic waste water goes to the second outlet (11) being led to the water treatment module (12).
  • the machine that treats clothes by using water (18) includes a reader (14) of markers (15), such as labels with QR code or NFC tags or RFID tags, of the clothes ( 13) that include information on its composition with which, through the electronics (8) to which it is connected, it is able to know what type of microparticles (microfibers) they are going to release during and after their treatment.
  • markers such as labels with QR code or NFC tags or RFID tags
  • the electronics (8) of the machine that treats clothes by using water (18) is connected, through a port or wirelessly, to a smartphone in which a specific app is installed that allows it to be used as a reader (14) of the markers (15), such as labels with QR code or NFC tags or RFID tags, of the clothes (13) to send the appropriate information about their composition to the machine that treats clothes by using of water (18).
  • a smartphone in which a specific app is installed that allows it to be used as a reader (14) of the markers (15), such as labels with QR code or NFC tags or RFID tags, of the clothes (13) to send the appropriate information about their composition to the machine that treats clothes by using of water (18).
  • the water treatment module (12) consists of a filtering system (7) of synthetic microparticles using static electricity with evaporation chamber (3).
  • the evaporated water in the evaporation chamber (3) of said water treatment module (12) is condensed again and reintroduced, through a return line (19) as clean water in the normal circuit of the machine that treats clothing by using water (18) in order to make efficient water management.
  • the water treatment module (12) regardless of the type of treatment it uses, is integrated into the machine itself that treats clothes by using water (18).
  • the water treatment module (12) is an installation external to the machine that treats clothes by using water (18) and to which it is linked through a connected drainage pipe , in turn, to the second dirty water outlet (11), although this variant has not been represented in the figures.
  • the machine that treats clothes through the use of water (18) comprises a third outlet (16) for dirty water that can be connected to a different drain line with another specific treatment system (17), different from the one applied by the described water treatment module (12), where the electronics (2), previously programmed for it, diverts the dirty water when it detects, by the information collected in the marker reader (14) (15), certain information about the clothing (13) that does not strictly concern its composition, for example based on its origin in which the efficient management of chemical components for the manufacture of said clothing is unknown.
  • this other variant of specific treatment (17) may or may not also be integrated into the machine itself that treats clothes by using water (18).

Abstract

La présente invention concerne une installation pour l'élimination de microparticules de plastique qui comprend une chambre d'évaporation (3) avec une sortie de concentré (4) reliée à une unité de filtration principale (7) avec des filtres électrostatiques. De préférence, l'installation comprend également une zone de charge (6) électrostatique entre la chambre d'évaporation (3) et l'unité de filtrage principal (7) et/ou une première unité de filtration (1) située avant la chambre d'évaporation (3). L'invention concerne également une machine qui traite le linge avec de l'eau qui comprend une installation pour l'élimination de microparticules de plastique de l'eau avec une chambre d'évaporation (3) dotée d'une sortie de concentré (4) raccordée à une unité de filtrage principal (7) avec des filtres électrostatiques. De préférence, la machine comprend une électronique (8) programmable apte à recevoir l'information relative à la composition du linge (13) devant être traité, et à dévier automatiquement l'eau sale vers la première sortie (9) ou la seconde sortie (11).
PCT/ES2020/070507 2019-08-08 2020-08-07 Installation pour l'élimination de microparticules de plastique et machine de traitement du linge avec de l'eau comprenant un système de sortie d'eau sélective WO2021023909A1 (fr)

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ES201931368U ES1235930Y (es) 2019-08-08 2019-08-08 Instalacion para la eliminacion de microparticulas de plastico
ES201931849U ES1239875Y (es) 2019-11-08 2019-11-08 Maquina que trata ropa mediante el uso de agua con sistema de desagüe selectivo
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