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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Thomas Friedlaender, Regensburg, DE;
Maren Hofferbert, Regensburg, DE;
Hans-jurgen Straubinger, Pentling, DE;
Thomas Friedlaender, Regensburg, DE;
Maren Hofferbert, Regensburg, DE;
Hans-Jurgen Straubinger, Pentling, DE;
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
A method and device for reprocessing used plastic containers, especially PET bottles, by analyzing the degree of contamination of the plastic, determining the decontamination process parameters as a function of the degree of contamination found in the analyzing step, and conducting a controlled decontamination of the plastic according to the decontamination process parameters thus determined. With this method and this device, it is thus possible to perform the decontamination process step in a controlled manner, yielding a more economical reprocessing method.