Japan, March 5 -- EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO has got intellectual property rights for 'DENSITY SEPARATION OF WASTE PLASTIC.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2024-092905
Category (FI): B29B17/02
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and systems for separating mixed plastic waste.SOLUTION: The method generally includes a step of separating mixed plastic waste into a PET-enriched stream and one or more PET-depleted streams. The step of separating can be accomplished by using combinations of two or more density separation stages. Typical density separation stages include sink-float separators and centrifugal force separators. The PET-enriched and PET-depleted streams can be recovered and/or directed to downstr...