A method for manufacturing an elastic layer on site provides for downsizing an aged artificial turf into artificial turf fragments, processing the artificial turf fragments for generating a plastic melt, after the plastic melt solidifies, downsizing the solidified plastic melt into plastic particles, mixing the plastic particles with a binding agent for forming a fluid elastic composite, and applying the fluid elastic composite on a substrate at the site for forming the elastic layer.

The invention relates to a process for the production of a composite material from textile waste and polyethylene film waste, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) comminuting the textile waste into the fraction up to 15 mm in size, b) comminuting the polyethylene film into the fraction up to 15 mm in size, c) separating metal parts from the comminuted textiles, d) separating metal parts and unwanted plastics from the comminuted film, e) further comminuting the textiles into the fraction up to 5 mm in size, f) mixing the comminuted textiles with the comminuted film, said textiles constituting 10-50% of the mixture, g) plasticizing, homogenizing and extruding the obtained mixture in an extruder at the temperature of 170-240 C. and under the pressure of 8-15 MPa.

A marine vessel designed for the collection, shredding, and pelletizing of oceanic plastic waste. The vessel uses renewable energy sources such as solar panels and wind turbines to power onboard systems, including AI-enhanced sensors that detect and target high-density areas of plastic debris. Once collected, the plastic is shredded and processed into uniform plastic pellets optimized for use in plastic asphalt production. The vessel also includes storage compartments for the pellets and a crane system for transferring containers filled with pellets to adjacent vessels or shore-based transport. This integrated system addresses inefficiencies in traditional ocean cleanup methods by enabling immediate onboard processing, reducing transportation needs, and repurposing plastic waste into a valuable industrial resource, while significantly minimizing environmental impact through sustainable energy use.

An extruder for processing hydrocarbon-containing material. The extruder includes a screw that is rotatably positioned in a auger barrel and a heating system positioned about at least a portion of the auger barrel that is designed to heat the hydrocarbon-containing material as the hydrocarbon-containing material moves through the auger barrel.

According to one aspect, a recycled asphalt shingle pellet can include a core including a recycled asphalt shingle waste and a softening agent; and a shell including no greater than 5% recycled asphalt shingle waste. The recycled asphalt shingle pellets can be a part of a batch of recycled asphalt shingle pellets having a large fiberglass sieve factor, F.sub.L, of at least 98.2 wt. %. The batch can also have a small fiberglass sieve factor, F.sub.s, of at least 99.1 wt. %.

What is disclosed is a method of processing and/or recycling materials, especially thermoplastic materials,wherein the material is agitated and mixed in a receivingvessel (1), especially a cutting compressor or a preconditioning unit (PCU), and optionally also heated, comminuted and/or softened, wherein the material in the receiving vessel (1) remains in the form of pieces or particles and unmoltenthroughout, andwherein the material in piece orparticle formbeing agitated within the receiving vessel is subjectedto inline spectroscopic and/or spectrometric analysis and/or measurement, wherein the measurements ascertained in this way are employed to obtain Information about the material being analysed in each case, especially quantitative and/or qualitative indices of the respective material. Likewise disclosed is an apparatus comprisingat least one receiving vessel (1), especially a cutting compressor, having a mixing and/or comminuting device for the material,at least one spectroscopic and/or spectrometric measuring apparatus (10) for inline analysis of portions of the material in piece of particle form being agitated within the receiving vessel (1), which is designed to emit a physical Stimulus, especially electromagnetic radiation, for excitation of the rotating material in piece of particle form andto detect the measurement Signals that arise in reaction to the Stimulus, especially characteristic spectra of the electromagnetic radiation scattered on the material analysed, preferably by spectrometric means, anda Processing and control unit (40) which is in data communication with the measurement apparatus (10) and is designedto actuate the measurement apparatus (10), to emit the physical Stimulus, especially electromagnetic radiation, and to detect the resultant measurement Signals and to hold the measurements ascertained in this way available andoptionally, on the basis of the measurements ascertained, to derive and hold available Information concerning the material analysed in each case, especially quantitative and/or qualitative indices of the respective material.

The invention relates to a method for extruding recyclate, wherein the recyclate contains light materials and/or fibres and wherein the recyclate is first comminuted and compacted and, in a subsequent method step, is fed into an extruder (2). According to the invention, the recyclate is agglomerated in a press agglomerator and in the process is heated, and is divided into pellets, and, when still in the warm state, is fed into the extruder (2) with the material still having an inherent residual temperature of at least 50 C. from the agglomeration. The invention also relates to an arrangement (1) comprising an extruder (2) which has an inlet for the material to be extruded, and a press agglomerator which has an inlet opening (6) for recyclate to be agglomerated and an outlet for the pellets produced, wherein the press agglomerator is arranged upstream of the extruder (2) such that the inlet of the extruder (2) is connected to the outlet of the press agglomerator.

This invention relates to tufted floorcovering articles, including carpet tiles and broadloom carpet. In particular, this invention relates to tufted floorcovering articles made from the family of polymers known as polyester. Specifically, this invention relates to tufted carpet tile products made from polyester. The polyester carpet tiles meet commercial performance specifications and are fully end-of-life recyclable.

According to one aspect, a recycled asphalt shingle pellet can include a core including a recycled asphalt shingle waste and a softening agent; and a shell including no greater than 5% recycled asphalt shingle waste. The recycled asphalt shingle pellets can be a part of a batch of recycled asphalt shingle pellets having a large fiberglass sieve factor, F.sub.L, of at least 98.2 wt. %. The batch can also have a small fiberglass sieve factor, F.sub.S, of at least 99.1 wt. %.

A processing method of recycling PET material from bags includes the steps of breaking a bag into a plurality of PET broken pieces and PET fragments; blending the PET broken pieces and PET fragments to form a plurality of plastic granules; thermally plasticizing the plastic granules into a continuous plastic bar; cooling the continuous plastic bar to cure the same into a cured plastic bar, which is cut into a plurality of recycled plastic pellets; thermally plasticizing a mixture of the recycled plastic pellets and a compatibilizer to form a continuous modified plastic bar; and lastly, cooling the continuous modified plastic bar to cure the same into a cured and modified plastic bar, which is cut into a plurality of modified plastic pellets. With the above PET recycling method, it is able to save the step of sorting materials and produce modified plastic pellets with enhanced mechanical strength.