The present disclosure relates to a novel microorganism with plastic (polystyrene)-degrading activity and its use, and newly discovered strains of Pseudomonas lini JNU 01 and Acinetobacter johnsonii JNU 01 capable of degrading plastic, especially polystyrene, and has the effect of providing a method for degrading plastic using the same.

Disclosed herein are PET hydrolase enzymes, and their nucleic acid and amino acid sequences. A number of candidates have been identified with detectable, quantifiable activity on PET and these enzymes possess desirable traits that are leveraged in the design and engineering of enzyme formulations targeted to degrade specific polymers. These enzymes have measurable PET degrading activity and, in an embodiment, may be active polyester polyurethanes.

A waste-plastic oil conversion device includes a primary decomposition tank that generates a decomposition gas by melting waste plastic; a secondary decomposition tank that generates a low boiling point decomposition gas by heating a liquefied component generated by condensing a high boiling point component out of the decomposition gas generated by the primary decomposition tank at a temperature lower than a temperature in the primary decomposition tank; a melting tank that melts a plastic material that forms a solar battery panel so as to separate the plastic material into the plastic material and a valuable material; and a first storage tank that condenses and stores the decomposition gas and the low boiling point decomposition gas therein. The melting tank is connected to the primary decomposition tank so as to introduce the decomposition gas into the melting tank.

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for decomposing and recycling a thermosetting resin composite material and a composition and kit utilized therefor, wherein the method comprises the steps of pretreating a thermosetting resin composite material in an aqueous formic acid solution or an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution; and subjecting the pretreated thermosetting resin composite material to main treatment in a hydrogen peroxide solution or an aqueous formic acid solution, the aqueous solutions used in the pretreatment and the main treatment being different from each other.

An irrecoverable-waste feeding and metering apparatus for feeding a waste separator, comprising: a loading hopper having a mixing compartment and a discharge duct which extends between the mixing compartment and a discharge mouth thereof, for discharging material from the latter; a central auger and two lateral augers; the central auger extending into the discharge duct and into the mixing compartment and the lateral augers are arranged inside the mixing compartment each on one side of the central auger; a transfer device having a feed channel which has a loading portion and a feeding portion. The transfer device comprises two transfer augers extending from the loading portion along the feed channel and which each have a first helicoid. The first helicoid of a first transfer auger has a direction opposite to that of the first helicoid of the second transfer auger.

A system for initiating a recycling program of consumer electronic devices, wherein the system includes a collection device configured to collect a plurality of consumer electronic devices from users, a processing unit located within a permitted facility, communicatively connected to the collection device, wherein the processing unit is configured to disassemble each consumer electronic device of the plurality of consumer electronic devices into a plurality of base components through an electronic device disassembling process, wherein the plurality of base components includes a plurality of plastic components and at least a battery component, process the plurality of base components, wherein processing the plurality of base components includes disintegrating the plurality of plastic components into a plurality of granules and decomposing the at least one battery component into a plurality of electrochemical materials, and generate a recycled output using the processed plurality of base components.

A system, apparatus, and method for processing waste materials and creating mixed-content-recyclates (MCRs) from two or more types of material. The system can include an injection molder configured to create a product by injection molding the mixed-content-recyclates. The system can be configured to create MCRs from recycling materials such as plastics, adhesives, and paper products, including, but not limited to, for example: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films such as monomeric, polymeric, plasticized PVC, non-plasticized PVC, and PVC blends; adhesives such as polyacrylate adhesives and rubber-based adhesives; and paper products such as paper comprising, or coated with, silicone, polyethylene, or polypropylene.

Processes and apparatuses for converting PFAS. PFAS are heated and introduced to a reactant which will convert the PFAS. The PFAS may be in a stream that is a PFAS enriched stream formed by desorbing the PFAS from an adsorbent which removed the PFAS from a contaminant stream. An effluent from the PFAS conversion reaction is treated in a treatment zone and a treated effluent may be released to the atmosphere.

The present invention relates to a gasification process of a solid carbonaceous material by catalysis in molten salts. A carbonaceous material is contacted, for a defined period in the presence of air with a first molten salt bath. The first molten salt bath includes at least one chloride type salt chosen from NaCl, MgCl.sub.2, CaCl.sub.2), KCl, FeCl.sub.2 and which has a melting point greater than or equal to 300? C., a density greater than 1 measured in the liquid state and at atmospheric pressure. The gases formed are recovered, and are contacted with a second molten salt bath optionally different from said first bath and, at the outlet of said second bath, the recovered gases are either stored optionally under pressure, or reinjected into said first bath or said second bath.

A composition for stimulating the production and excretion of a lignolytic enzyme in a microorganism for degrading harmful substances and/or in the manufacturing of easily degradable ester containing plastics or articles made of ester containing plastic. The composition mainly includes tributyrin, triolein, fish oil, 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid, n-aliphatic primary fatty alcohols, polycaprolactone, aliphatic polyesters, linolenic acid, linoleic acid, alpha linolenic acid, plant polyesters, cutin, cutin derivatives, cutin monomers, omega hydroxy acids, 16-hydroxy palmitic acid, 9,16-dihydroxypalmitic acid, 10,16-dihydroxypalmitic acid, C18-hydroxy oleic acid, 9,10-epoxy-18-hydroxy stearic acid, 9,10, 18-trihydroxystearate, suberin, cork, fruit skins, vegetable skins, and their constituents and derivatives, hydroxy fatty acids, 16-hydroxy palmitic acid, 18-hydroxy stearic acid, juniperic acid, hexadecanol, linseed oil, perilla oil, amides, acetamide and N-acetyl amide, zinc, zinc salts, butyrate, acetate, lactate, manganese peroxidase, and carbamide peroxide.