The method of producing a colored powder of a polymeric material includes the steps of selecting a feedstock of said polymeric material, pulverizing said polymeric material in a pulverizer to produce a powder, moving the powder directly from the pulverizer to a mixer; spraying a liquid formulation including a colorant into the powder within the mixer, and mixing the liquid formulation and powder.

A system and method for processing objects having contaminating particles includes the steps of shredding the objects in a shredding chamber to form a plurality of shredded fragments, wherein the shredding chamber is arranged to be substantially combustion resistant, and removing the contaminating particles from the plurality of shredded fragments.

A cosmetic container having a storage container for housing a liquid- or gel-form basic cosmetic and a granulated cosmetic having a different function from the basic cosmetic, an airless pump on top of the storage container for discharging the mixed cosmetics from the storage container, and pulverization apparatus including a pulverizing member, a first pulverizing mesh and a second, finely pulverizing mesh positioned in a plurality of stages in a discharge pathway within the airless pump to cause the granulated cosmetic in the mixed cosmetics to be finely pulverized in a plurality of stages, with multistage smashing and fine pulverization of the granulated cosmetic in the pump such that discharge of the cosmetic is thereby performed smoothly when the cosmetic is used.

Methods for decomposing PFAS in a solid are provided. The method comprises combining a solid comprising PFAS with a co-milling agent to form a mixture of PFAS and the co-milling agent, and milling the mixture in a ball mill.

A bone grinder may have a grinding chamber, an intermediate zone, and a primary cutting element and a secondary cutting element. The intermediate zone may have a first wall and a second wall within the grinding chamber, and the intermediate zone may separate the primary cutting element from the secondary cutting element. The first wall and the second wall may slope inward such that a distance between the first wall and the second wall generally decreases from the primary cutting element to the secondary cutting element. The primary cutting element and the secondary cutting element may be positioned within the grinding chamber to sequentially perform primary cutting operations and secondary cutting operations on a bone. A drive mechanism may operatively engage the primary cutting element and the secondary cutting element.

A device for preparing adipose tissue for transplantation from lobular fat extracted, for instance by liposuction, said fat consisting of a fluid component comprising an oily component, a blood component and/or sterile solutions and a solid component comprising cell fragments, cells and one or more cell macroagglomerates of heterogeneous size, comprising at least one washing and separating container (1) having a washing chamber (101) for washing the liposuctioned material, which container (1) has an inlet (102) and an outlet (103) for the liposuctioned material to enter the washing chamber (101) through the inlet (102) and for at least part of said material, particularly the fluid component, to exit said chamber (101) through the outlet (103), said washing chamber (101) including means for forming an emulsion of fluid components, by mechanical stirring.

A method of preparing adipose tissue for transplantation, from lobular fat extracted, for instance, by liposuction, said fat consisting of a fluid component comprising an oily component, a blood component and/or sterile solutions and of a solid component comprising cell fragments, cells and one or more cell macroagglomerates of heterogeneous size, characterized in that it includes at least one step of washing the cell aggregates carried out at the same time as a step of separating the fluid component, in emulsion form, from the solid component.

An assembly for preparing bone stock includes a shell (52) comprising a base (54) having a support surface (56), and a lid (58). The base and lid have a void space (60) therebetween. A carriage (62) is disposed at least partially within the void space, and moveable across the support surface. The carriage comprises a wall (64), at least a portion (65) of which is resiliently deformable. The wall cooperates with the base to define a preparation chamber (66), and a removal element (68) configured to remove soft tissue from the bone stock is disposed at least partially therein. The resilient portion of the wall is configured to deform when bone stock is positioned between the removal element and the wall. The carriage is configured to receive power from a drive train to actuate movement of the carriage across the support surface, and the removal element is also configured to receive power from the drive train.

Systems and methods for drying asphalt shingle waste are provided. A method comprises obtaining an asphalt shingle waste, exposing the asphalt shingle waste to microwaves emitted by a microwave dryer, and processing the asphalt shingle waste into a processed asphalt shingle waste. The asphalt shingle waste has a first moisture content at an inlet of the microwave dryer. The asphalt shingle waste has a second moisture content at an outlet of the microwave dryer. The second moisture content of the asphalt shingle waste is less than the first moisture content of the asphalt shingle waste.

Apparatus (10) for safe and effective shredding of batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, is disclosed. The system integrates a shredding subassembly (12), an auger/screw conveyor subassembly (14), a rotary screen subassembly (16), and an optional solvent recovery/recirculation subassembly (18). Valves/actuators (26, 28) can be coordinated such that a nitrogen blanket or a vacuum is maintained within the shredding assembly and/or the other subassemblies (16, 18). Shredded battery materials are transported to the rotary screen subassembly (16) via the auger-screw conveyor assembly (14) before being washed and split into solid and liquid sub-components.