The present disclosure relates to an extrusion apparatus comprising: a) a planetary roller extruder; b) a melt pump arranged downstream of the extruder; c) optionally, a fluid feeding equipment; d) a static cooling mixer equipment arranged downstream of the melt pump; e) a foaming equipment arranged downstream of the static cooling mixer equipment. The present disclosure also relates to a process of manufacturing a foamed polymeric composition and uses thereof.

An ultrasonic device comprising a chamber (10) provided with an inlet bore (11), which receives a melted pressurized polymer, an outlet bore (12) and a sonotrode housing bore (13) through which a distal portion (21) of an ultrasonic head (20) is inserted into the chamber, wherein the distal portion is separated from the rest of the ultrasonic head by a first nodal plane (PN1) wherein there is a first surface (S1) in contact with a complementary surface of a ring seal (30) that closes the chamber, and wherein the ultrasonic head includes a second nodal plane (PN2) away from and parallel to the first nodal plane (PN1) coinciding with or adjacent to a second surface (S2) wherein an anchoring device (40) presses the ultrasonic head against the ring seal ensuring a tight closure.

Disclosed are a microwave-enhanced extruder facility and an organic reaction module. The microwave-enhanced extruder facility includes a screw extruder and a microwave generator. The screw extruder includes a feeding module and an organic reaction module. The feeding module includes a plurality of conveying blocks connected to each other. First barrels are clamped in the first conveying blocks, and screws are arranged in the first barrels. The organic reaction module is connected to the microwave generator and includes a second conveying block, and the microwave generator is connected to the second conveying block. The second conveying block is provided with two clamping plates and a frame connecting the two clamping plates. A second barrel is clamped in the second conveying block. Waveguide tubes are connected to the upper and lower ends of the second conveying blocks respectively.

A halogen-free modified high-filling recyclable plastic board is provided in this disclosure, which includes a substrate layer and a printed layer and a protective layer disposed sequentially on the substrate layer from bottom to top. Raw materials of the substrate layer include, by weight in percent, 20 to 25% of PEAT resin, 70 to 75% of stone powder, 0.5 to 0.8% of chain extender, 1 to 2% of white mineral oil, 3 to 6% PE, and 0.4 to 0.8% stearic acid. The plastic board according to the present disclosure is formed using a hot press process, without glue bonding and with good integrity; and the manufactured board is large in surface tension, its surface is easy to be processed and a substrate layer thereof has good compatibility with a printed layer and a protective layer, which can be recycled as a whole.

A method of recycling a PET-containing material comprises: (1) providing an MRS extruder having an MRS section comprising a plurality of satellite screws and an outlet; (2) providing a vacuum pump in communication with the MRS section; (3) providing a spinning machine comprising an inlet, wherein the inlet is directly coupled to the outlet of the MRS extruder; (4) heating a plurality of PET-containing flakes in the MRS extruder to form a PET-containing melt; (5) increasing a surface area of the PET-containing melt by distributing the PET-containing melt across the plurality of satellite screws in the MRS extruder; (6) drawing off vapors from the PET-containing melt by reducing the pressure in the MRS section with the vacuum pump; (7) collating the PET-containing melt in the MRS extruder; and (8) extruding the PET-containing melt through the outlet of the MRS extruder into the inlet of the spinning machine.

A method of recycling a PET-containing material comprises: (1) providing a polymer crystallizer comprising at least one heating element, and at least one blower; (2) providing an MRS extruder having an MRS section comprising a plurality of satellite screws; (3) providing a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the MRS section; (4) grinding and washing the PET-containing material; (5) heating the PET-containing material in the crystallizer to at least partially dry the PET-containing material; (6) shearing the PET-containing material in the MRS extruder to produce a PET-containing melt; (7) increasing a surface area of the PET-containing melt by distributing the PET-containing melt across a plurality of satellite screws in the MRS extruder; (8) drawing off vapors from the PET-containing melt by reducing the pressure in the MRS section with the vacuum pump; (9) collating the PET-containing melt in the MRS extruder; and (10) extruding a recycled PET-containing material.

A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) providing an expanded surface area extruder; (B) providing a spinning machine having an inlet that is operatively coupled to an expanded surface area extruder outlet; (C) using a pressure regulation system to reduce the pressure within the expanded surface area extruder; (D) passing a plurality of flakes comprising recycled PET through the expanded surface area extruder to at least partially melt the plurality of flakes to form a polymer melt; and (E) substantially immediately after passing the plurality of flakes through the expanded surface area extruder, using the spinning machine to form the polymer melt into bulked continuous carpet filament. In some embodiments, the method may include passing the plurality of flakes comprising recycled PET through a PET crystallizer prior to extrusion.

A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) washing a plurality of flakes of recycled PET; (B) providing a PET crystallizer; (C) after the step of washing the plurality of flakes, passing the plurality of flakes of recycled PET through the PET crystallizer; (D) at least partially melting the plurality of flakes into a polymer melt; (E) providing a multi-rotating screw (MRS) extruder having an MRS section; and a vacuum pump in communication with the MRS section; (F) using the vacuum pump to reduce a pressure within the MRS Section; (G) after the step of passing the plurality of flakes through the PET crystallizer, passing the polymer melt through the MRS Section; and (H) after the step of passing the polymer melt through the MRS extruder, forming the polymer melt into bulked continuous carpet filament.

A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament from recycled polymer. In various embodiments, the method includes: (1) reducing recycled polymer material into polymer flakes; (2) cleansing the polymer flakes; (3) melting the flakes into a polymer melt; (4) removing water and contaminants from the polymer melt by dividing the polymer melt into a plurality of polymer streams and exposing those streams to pressures below 5 millibars; (5) recombining the streams; and (6) using the resulting purified polymer to produce bulked continuous carpet filament.

Disclosed are a microwave-enhanced extruder facility and an organic reaction module. The microwave-enhanced extruder facility includes a screw extruder and a microwave generator. The screw extruder includes a feeding module and an organic reaction module. The feeding module includes a plurality of conveying blocks connected to each other. First barrels are clamped in the first conveying blocks, and screws are arranged in the first barrels. The organic reaction module is connected to the microwave generator and includes a second conveying block, and the microwave generator is connected to the second conveying block. The second conveying block is provided with two clamping plates and a frame connecting the two clamping plates. A second barrel is clamped in the second conveying block. Waveguide tubes are connected to the upper and lower ends of the second conveying blocks respectively.