The invention relates to a method for decontaminating recycled plastic materials, which comprises the steps of selecting, grinding, washing, rinsing, drying and decontaminating, wherein decontaminating is carried out by means of the steps of extracting and rinsing, and extracting is carried out using a water-soluble solvent having a boiling point greater than 180° C. at atmospheric pressure.

The invention relates to a method for decontaminating recycled plastic materials, which comprises the steps of selecting, grinding, washing, rinsing, drying and decontaminating, wherein decontaminating is carried out by means of the steps of extracting and rinsing, and extracting is carried out using a water-soluble solvent having a boiling point greater than 180° C. at atmospheric pressure.

The invention discloses a technology for recovery, regeneration and reuse of soluble textiles. The technology comprises the steps of: the dissolution-controlled soluble polyester fibres are processed into soluble apparel accessories through conventional weaving, dyeing, finishing and tailoring or injection molding; the apparels or the soluble apparel accessories are dissolved under a certain condition, on one hand, the dissolving solution is filtered and solutes are recovered to obtain a high purity of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol, which are reused to the polymerization of the soluble polyester, and the slices of the soluble polyester are obtained to be re-spun into the soluble fibres for reuse; on the other hand, the incompact and undissolved textiles are treated into an incompact fibre aggregation with good qualities by processes including disinfection, decolourization or redyeing, which are processed into high-quality textile fibres for reuse after drying or softly carding.

The invention discloses a technology for recovery, regeneration and reuse of soluble textiles. The technology comprises the steps of: the dissolution-controlled soluble polyester fibres are processed into soluble apparel accessories through conventional weaving, dyeing, finishing and tailoring or injection molding; the apparels or the soluble apparel accessories are dissolved under a certain condition, on one hand, the dissolving solution is filtered and solutes are recovered to obtain a high purity of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol, which are reused to the polymerization of the soluble polyester, and the slices of the soluble polyester are obtained to be re-spun into the soluble fibres for reuse; on the other hand, the incompact and undissolved textiles are treated into an incompact fibre aggregation with good qualities by processes including disinfection, decolourization or redyeing, which are processed into high-quality textile fibres for reuse after drying or softly carding.

The invention concerns a method (100) for recovering and/or recycling a bituminous product by means of pulsed power, the bituminous product comprising bitumen and elements to be separated, involving the following steps: —supplying (101) a reactor (11) inside which at least two electrodes (13) extend with the bituminous product and a liquid medium of which at least one liquid component has Hansen solubility parameters δη, δρ and δd such that the bitumen is at least partially soluble in the liquid medium, the elements to be separated being insoluble, —generating (102) a series of electromagnetic pulses between the electrodes (13) in the reactor (11) so as to produce, as a result of the power, the frequency and the switching time of the electromagnetic pulses, at least one shock wave and at least ultraviolet radiation, in such a way as to disperse and dissolve the bitumen in the liquid medium, and to separate the bitumen and the insoluble elements, the liquid medium preventing the reconstitution of the bitumen.

The invention relates to a continuous method for removing a solvent from a suspension or solution comprising a dissolved target polymer by integrated drum-drying and extrusion of said suspension or solution comprising the dissolved target polymer. The invention also relates to a plastic waste recycling system for recycling a target polymer. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a polymer material obtained by this recycling method.

The invention relates to a continuous method for removing a solvent from a suspension or solution comprising a dissolved target polymer by integrated drum-drying and extrusion of said suspension or solution comprising the dissolved target polymer. The invention also relates to a plastic waste recycling system for recycling a target polymer. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a polymer material obtained by this recycling method.

There are provided recycled polystyrene polymers having a melt flow index of less than about 25 g/10 min. There are provided processes for recycling polystyrene waste. The processes can comprise dissolving said polystyrene waste in p-cymene under conditions to obtain a polystyrene/p-cymene mixture, adding the polystyrene/p-cymene mixture to a hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain precipitated polystyrene and washing the precipitated polystyrene with additional portions of hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain twice-washed polystyrene. The twice-washed polystyrene can optionally be dried and formed into polystyrene pellets. There is also provided recycled polystyrene obtained from such processes for recycling polystyrene waste.

There are provided recycled polystyrene polymers having a melt flow index of less than about 25 g/10 min. There are provided processes for recycling polystyrene waste. The processes can comprise dissolving said polystyrene waste in p-cymene under conditions to obtain a polystyrene/p-cymene mixture, adding the polystyrene/p-cymene mixture to a hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain precipitated polystyrene and washing the precipitated polystyrene with additional portions of hydrocarbon polystyrene non-solvent under conditions to obtain twice-washed polystyrene. The twice-washed polystyrene can optionally be dried and formed into polystyrene pellets. There is also provided recycled polystyrene obtained from such processes for recycling polystyrene waste.

A method for purifying a contaminated reclaimed polyethylene is provided. The method comprises obtaining the contaminated reclaimed polyethylene, extracting it with a solvent to produce an extracted contaminated reclaimed polyethylene, and then dissolving it in the solvent to produce a first suspension comprising dissolved polyethylene and suspended contaminants. The first suspension is settled to produce a second suspension comprising dissolved polyethylene and suspended remaining contaminants, and the second suspension is purified by contacting it with solid media to produce a third suspension comprising purer polyethylene. Finally, the purer polyethylene is separated from the third suspension and it has virgin-like optical properties.