A self-contained material separator system utilizing a vacuum and blower system, a separator assembly, and a collection assembly to separate and process waste material generated from material handling and processing devices. The material separator may further be self-contained and portable to provide flexibility in the use and deployment thereof.

A process for converting solid plastic waste to hydrocarbon oil includes melting a feed comprising solid plastic waste to produce a liquefied plastic stream and visbreaking the liquefied plastic stream in a visbreaker unit having a visbreaker furnace and a soaker vessel. Visbreaking includes heating the liquefied plastic stream in the visbreaker furnace to produce a heated liquefied plastic stream, maintaining the heated liquefied plastic stream at the reaction temperature in the soaker vessel for a residence time to produce a visbreaker effluent, and injecting a stripping gas into the soaker vessel. The stripping gas includes at least one of steam, nitrogen, helium, argon, or combinations of these. The process includes introducing the stripping gas to the liquefied plastic stream upstream of the visbreaker furnace, the heated liquefied plastic stream downstream of the visbreaker furnace, or both. The visbreaker effluent is separated to produce a liquid hydrocarbon oil.

A process for converting solid plastic waste to hydrocarbon oil includes melting a feed comprising solid plastic waste to produce a liquefied plastic stream and visbreaking the liquefied plastic stream in a visbreaker unit having a visbreaker furnace and a soaker vessel. Visbreaking includes heating the liquefied plastic stream in the visbreaker furnace to produce a heated liquefied plastic stream, maintaining the heated liquefied plastic stream at the reaction temperature in the soaker vessel for a residence time to produce a visbreaker effluent, and injecting a stripping gas into the soaker vessel. The stripping gas includes at least one of steam, nitrogen, helium, argon, or combinations of these. The process includes introducing the stripping gas to the liquefied plastic stream upstream of the visbreaker furnace, the heated liquefied plastic stream downstream of the visbreaker furnace, or both. The visbreaker effluent is separated to produce a liquid hydrocarbon oil.

The present disclosure provides a disassembly mechanism, a disassembly system of a power battery pack with the disassembly mechanism and a disassembly method of the power battery pack. The above disassembly mechanism includes a die base assembly, a pressing assembly and a removal tool assembly. The pressing assembly is movably connected to the die base assembly, and is used to abut against and press a single battery of a power battery pack. The removal tool assembly is slidably connected to the die base assembly and elastically connected to the die base assembly. The removal tool assembly is used to squeeze and separate a casing and the single battery of the power battery pack. The above disassembly mechanism can realize automatic disassembly of the power battery pack with few manual intervention, and solves the problem of low efficiency in the recycling and disassembly process of the power battery pack.

The present disclosure provides a disassembly mechanism, a disassembly system of a power battery pack with the disassembly mechanism and a disassembly method of the power battery pack. The above disassembly mechanism includes a die base assembly, a pressing assembly and a removal tool assembly. The pressing assembly is movably connected to the die base assembly, and is used to abut against and press a single battery of a power battery pack. The removal tool assembly is slidably connected to the die base assembly and elastically connected to the die base assembly. The removal tool assembly is used to squeeze and separate a casing and the single battery of the power battery pack. The above disassembly mechanism can realize automatic disassembly of the power battery pack with few manual intervention, and solves the problem of low efficiency in the recycling and disassembly process of the power battery pack.

The present invention relates to the methods of recycling electrochromic devices and also designing such devices while keeping recyclability in perspective. Recyclability includes recovering of certain materials for re-use within the same application or other applications. Using recycling reduces or eliminates waste stream quantities to be disposed of and/or reduces toxicity of these waste streams.

The present invention relates to the methods of recycling electrochromic devices and also designing such devices while keeping recyclability in perspective. Recyclability includes recovering of certain materials for re-use within the same application or other applications. Using recycling reduces or eliminates waste stream quantities to be disposed of and/or reduces toxicity of these waste streams.

Articles and methods for processing aluminum are generally described. The aluminum can include compositions of gallium and/or indium such that the aluminum is activated to react with water.

Articles and methods for processing aluminum are generally described. The aluminum can include compositions of gallium and/or indium such that the aluminum is activated to react with water.

A waste treatment system for separating contaminants including per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from bulk solid waste (12). A preparation module (9) having a bulk material separator separates oversize material (14) from bulk solid waste (12). A physical separation module (13), located down-stream of the preparation module (9), separates the bulk solid waste (12) based on particle size using physical and/or hydrodynamic and/or density separation techniques. An extraction/chemical separation module (19), located downstream of the physical separation module (13), adds leachate and/or extractant to separate the contaminants from a slurry output from the physical separation module (13), into a fines output and a contaminated water solution. A water circulation system (21) supplies water to the physical separation module (13) and the extraction/chemical separation module (19), the water circulation system including at least one water treatment process, the treated water being recycled and recirculated within the waste treatment system.