A system comprising: (1) a grinding unit configured to receive and grind recycled PET bottles into a group of polymer flakes comprising up to about ten percent colored polymer flakes and balance substantially clear polymer flakes; (2) a washing unit configured to wash the group of polymer flakes; and (3) an extruder configured to extrude material in a plurality of different extrusion streams. The extruder may be further configured to: (1) receive a concentrate-polymer mixture comprising a mixture of the polymer flakes and a color concentrate; (2) melt the concentrate-polymer mixture to produce a polymer melt; (3) reduce a pressure within the extruder; and (4) pass the polymer melt through the extruder so that the polymer melt is divided into the plurality of extrusion streams. The system may then filter the polymer melt through at least one filter and form the polymer melt into bulked continuous carpet filament.

A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament that includes providing a polymer melt and separating the polymer melt from the extruder into at least eight streams. The multiple streams are exposed to a chamber pressure within a chamber that is below approximately 25 millibars, or another predetermined pressure. The streams are recombined into a single polymer stream. Polymer from the polymer stream is then formed into bulked continuous carpet filament.

A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) adding one or more color concentrates to the flakes; (E) passing the group of flakes through an extrusion system while maintaining the pressure within the extrusion system below about 25 millibars; (F) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (G) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET.

A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) adding one or more color concentrates to the flakes; (E) passing the group of flakes through an extrusion system while maintaining the pressure within the extrusion system below about 25 millibars; (F) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (G) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET.

The thread drawing processes include the steps of feeding, mixing and stirring, first drying, hot melt extrusion, first cooling, stretch extension, second cooling, winding-strands-into-roll, and second drying. The threads made by the processes mainly use thermoplastic polyurethane particles which are easily prepared. When fabric made by the threads is attached to objects, the fabric is flat and neat.

The thread drawing processes include the steps of feeding, mixing and stirring, first drying, hot melt extrusion, first cooling, stretch extension, second cooling, winding-strands-into-roll, and second drying. The threads made by the processes mainly use thermoplastic polyurethane particles which are easily prepared. When fabric made by the threads is attached to objects, the fabric is flat and neat.

Method of producing fibers comprises forming a blend of a liquid additive and a poly-alpha-olefin (PAO) fluid. The method also includes adding the blend to a polymer to form a composition. The method further includes melting the composition within an extruder. The method furthermore includes spinning fiber, through the extruder, from the composition.

Method of producing fibers comprises forming a blend of a liquid additive and a poly-alpha-olefin (PAO) fluid. The method also includes adding the blend to a polymer to form a composition. The method further includes melting the composition within an extruder. The method furthermore includes spinning fiber, through the extruder, from the composition.

A system for manufacturing purified shellac floss from crude shellac includes a spinner unit, and a rotatable head with a cavity to accommodate the crude shellac. A microwave generator unit is configured to supply microwave radiation to the spinner unit. A collection unit has a side wall and an end wall defining an interior volume and is configured to collect the purified shellac floss.

A method of preparing hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) fibers includes mixing polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and boron oxide (B.sub.2O.sub.3) to form a polymer precursor or mixing PVP and ammonia borane (BH.sub.3NH.sub.3) to form the polymer precursor. The method includes forcespinning the polymer precursor to form fibers of the polymer precursor, curing the fibers to form polymer fibers, and pyrolyzing the polymer fibers to form the h-BN fibers.