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Method to separate and recover oil and plastic from plastic contaminated with oil

Patent ·
OSTI ID:570496
The present invention provides a method to separate and recover oils and recyclable plastic from plastic contaminated with oil. The invention utilizes the different solubility of oil in a liquid or supercritical fluid as compared to a gas to effect separation of the oil from the plastic. 3 figs.
Research Organization:
Honeywell International Inc
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00613
Assignee:
Allied Signal, Inc., Morristown, NJ (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,711,820/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-603,009
OSTI ID:
570496
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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