The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Applicant:
Simon Michael West, Williamston, AU;
Inventor:
Simon Michael West, Williamston, AU;
Assignee:
Petrecycle Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for removing contaminants from PET components by mixing ethanediol with the PET feedstock at a temperature about the boiling point of ethanediol and for a time sufficient to convert the polyethylene terephthate components to polyethylene terephthate polymers which are soluble in the ethanediol and form bis(hydroxyethyl)terephthalate and produce a product mixture thereof containing insoluble materials. The soluble polyethylene terephthate polymers, bis(hydroxyethyl)terephthalate and ethanediol are recovered from the product mixture.