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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
May. 14, 1990
Larry D Richardson, Coleman, MI (US);
Tommy M Pohlman, Beaverton, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system for separating contaminants from the plastic flake obtained by granulating synthetic plastic containers and products, which have contaminants bonded thereto, has a cryogenic housing for receiving the flake and a transport mechanism incorporated with the housing for moving the flake in a flow stream through the housing. The flake is mixed with a cryogenic medium at a subzero temperature and an impeller receives the frozen flake in a flow stream. An impact wall is provided outboard of the impeller and the impeller is rapidly revolved to radially separate the flakes and hurl the flakes individually at the impact wall with sufficient force to break the bond between the flakes and contaminant.