2023-03-1

Metallized packaging films made from recycled plastics

Patent number: EP3888911
Publication date: 2021-10-06
Applicant(s): KBG KUNSTSTOFF BETEILIGUNGEN
Inventor: RIEKER FRANK

The invention relates to a multi-layer plastic film, more particularly a multi-layer plastic composite film, preferably a multi-layer plastic packaging film, based on plastic recyclate (recycled plastic), more particularly based on plastic recyclate originating from waste, with a plastic recyclate proportion of at least 80 wt.% with respect to the plastic film, and with barrier layer properties (barrier properties) with respect to water vapor and/or gases (preferably oxygen), preferably with barrier layer properties (barrier properties) with respect to water vapor and gases (preferably oxygen). The invention also relates to the use of said multi-layer plastic film, more particularly as a packaging material. The plastic recyclate is preferably post-consumer plastic recyclate (PCR plastic recyclate), more particularly PCR films.
 

2022-03-02

Recycling system for recycling plastic laminate into recycled materials, recycling method, and laminate separation and recovery method

Patent number: WO2021/230033
Publication date: 2021-11-18
Applicant(s): DIC
Inventor: SENTE Yasuhiro, NAGATA Yoshitomo


Provided are a recycling system, a recycling method and a laminate separation and recovery method involving wet crushing equipment capable of crushing and simultaneously separating a laminate by crushing the laminate in water. A recycling system according to the present invention is for recycling a plastic laminate having two or more layers into recycled materials, and comprises wet crushing equipment for separating a laminate into individual layers while crushing the laminate in water by simultaneously performing crushing and pumping, and equipment for discharging and recovering a crushed mixture of the separated individual layers.

2022-03-03

Method for processing textile waste into recycled plastic granule

Patent number: EP3922665
Publication date: 2021-12-15
Applicant(s): KLEIDERLY UG HAFTUNGSBESCHRAENKT
Inventor: BASSI ALINA

The invention relates to a for recycling fabric into plastic granule for plastic manufacturing processes, the method comprising the steps of: 

  1. Collecting fabric comprising fabric fibers)
  2. Pulverizing the fabric into a powder of fabric particles)
  3. Pelletizing the powder with a binder such that fabric pellets comprising the powder of fabrics are formed)
  4. Extruding a mixture of the fabric pellets and a plastic compound into plastic granule.

Textile article, method and system for managing textile information


Patent number: WO2022/003487
Publication date: 2021-09-10
Applicant(s): CONCORDIA TEXTILES
Inventor: BAEKELANDT CARL, TUYTENS MANU, INGHELBRECHT KURT

The present invention relates to a textile article, a method for managing information about a textile article and a system for managing information about a textile article. The invention is advantageous due to an increased traceability of the textile article, as well as an improved processing prior to a recycling or reuse process. In addition, the present invention is extremely suitable for selectively communicating textile information to a producer and consumer side in a supply chain or life cycle of the textile article.

2022-03-05

Multilayered textile as/for durable and washable high-performance filtration media and method of assembling thereof

Patent number: WO2021/212219
Publication date: 2021-10-28
Applicant(s): SECOURS MICHELLE
Inventor: SECOURS MICHELLE, DUMAS-QUESNEL MONIQUE, PALANGIÉ ANTOINE


A list of highly suitable textiles and a method to combine them into a durable reusable filtration medium with high particles filtration efficiency (PFE) and breathability that lasts over 50-75 laundering cycles. Filtration medium achieves PFE only through mechanical means, without fragile and harmful physicochemical pre-treatments. Different textiles are assembled considering their individual breathability and their complementary in terms of PFE on different particles' sizes to achieve good breathability and high PFE on a large range (20nm-4μm) after many laundering cycles, or several layers of the same textile are paired, while varying the fibers' orientation and dimensions in each layer to increase efficiency. This assembling method highly improves PFE, service life and performances' stability of the filtration medium by addressing structural weaknesses linked to anisotropy in each layer, and by protecting their fine fibers from mechanical wear and clogging through a face-to-face closed filtration cell-type pairing.
 

Plastic elements produced 100% with plastic residues of rejection and transparent luminescent coating on the surface

Patent number: ES1280540
Publication date: 2021-11-02
Applicant(s): RODRIGUEZ BARREIRO CELSO, SAINZ PEREZ JOSE VICENTE
Inventor: RODRIGUEZ BARREIRO CELSO, SAINZ PEREZ JOSE VICENTE

Plastic elements produced entirely from rejected plastic waste (not recyclable in other processes) (1) with transparent luminescent coating (2) on the surface. The mixture of plastic elements from which we obtain the raw material comes from the green or gray container (rest fraction) and the yellow container (non-recyclable fraction) or from the agricultural, livestock and industrial sectors. Being the main plastic polymers used HDPE, PELD, PP, PS, ABS, PET AND POLYAMIDES mainly without neglecting others. The transparent coating (4) (Epoxy base, polyurethane, elastomer, acrylic, polyester, methacrylate or other transparent liquid element for this purpose) incorporates an additional photo-luminescent or luminescent component transparent in the dark (3), the coating manifests in the dark a high luminescence showing the surface characteristics of the element or part on the applied surface.

2022-03-07

Use of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, enzymatic composition containing same, and degradation method for plastic polymers

Patent number: WO2021/232124
Publication date: 2021-11-25
Applicant(s):  CNPEM CENTRO NAC DE PESQUISA EM ENERGIA E MATERIAIS
Inventor: MURAKAMI MÁRIO TYAGO, RIBEIRO CORRÊA THAMY LÍVIA

The present invention relates to the novel activity of the enzymatic composition containing lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) that are bacterial (Auxiliary Activity 10, AA10) and/or fungal (Auxiliary Activity 9, AA9) for degrading polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and related plastic polymers. The genes that encode KpLPMO10A (AA10) and AfLPMO9A (AA9) were isolated from Kitasatospora papulosa and Aspergillus fischeri microorganisms, respectively. Methods such as atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) detected alterations in the superficial chemical composition and morphology of the PET found in liquid bottles when treated with LPMOs. The gentle temperature conditions used during the LPMO-PET reaction suit the use of these enzymes to help canonical enzymes (PETases) deconstruct plastics, which is beneficial for the circular economy for PET.

2022-03-08

Reusable face mask

Patent number: WO2021/257279
Publication date: 2021-12-23
Applicant(s):     IONIC MAT
Inventor: ZIMMERMAN MICHAEL

The invention features a composite material comprising a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and a cationic polymer. The invention also feature a polymer fiber material comprising a LCP having a plurality of LCP fibers, wherein a diameter of each fiber of the plurality of LCP fibers is in a range of between.5 and 4 microns. In addition, the invention features a fabric comprising a plurality of LCP fibers. The invention further features a method of preparing a LCP fabric ply comprising: extruding a LCP polymer into a plurality of filaments; and hydroentangling the plurality of filaments into the LCP fabric ply.