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

Patent ·
OSTI ID:871343
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Overland Park, KS
  2. Harrisonville, MO
  3. Kansas City, MO
  4. Lee's Summit, MO
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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 as liquid or supercritical fluid as compared to a gas to effect separation of the oil from the plastic.
Research Organization:
Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00613
Assignee:
Allied Signal, Inc. (Morristown, NJ)
Patent Number(s):
US 5711820
Application Number:
08/603,009
OSTI ID:
871343
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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