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BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B29Plastic substance processing B29BPREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS

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B29B2017/0255using different melting or softening temperatures of the materials to be separated

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Continuous liquefaction and filtration system for waste plastic tre...
- Patent number 12,036,703
- Issue date Jul 16, 2024
- VALGROUP S.A.
- Lucas Salim Geronimi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method of producing a chemical pulp from a textile material which c...
- Patent number 11,828,005
- Issue date Nov 28, 2023
- Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
- Christoph Klaus-Nietrost
- D01 - NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES SPINNING
Information Patent Grant
Recycling processes for laminates and multi-layers
- Patent number 11,787,088
- Issue date Oct 17, 2023
- Braskem S.A.
- Marcelo Farah
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Continuous liquefaction and filtration system for waste plastic tre...
- Patent number 11,731,319
- Issue date Aug 22, 2023
- VALGROUP S.A.
- Lucas Salim Geronimi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Steam peeling device for automobile tinting film
- Patent number 11,607,874
- Issue date Mar 21, 2023
- Hyeon Ho Bong
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Grant
Method of reusing a textile material which comprises cellulose
- Patent number 11,519,104
- Issue date Dec 6, 2022
- Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
- Christoph Klaus-Nietrost
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Continuous liquefaction and filtration system for waste plastic tre...
- Patent number 10,814,525
- Issue date Oct 27, 2020
- VALGROUP S.A.
- Lucas Salim Geronimi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and device for recycling thermoplastic fibre-reinforced comp...
- Patent number 10,723,043
- Issue date Jul 28, 2020
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
- Henning Janssen
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Thermochemical treatment system for plastic and/or elastomeric waste
- Patent number 10,544,936
- Issue date Jan 28, 2020
- Hélio Da Igreja
- B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINED SOIL SOIL
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Processes for recycling carpet and products of such processes
- Patent number 10,376,897
- Issue date Aug 13, 2019
- Shaw Indusries Group, Inc.
- Joseph E. Bork
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Method for using titanium oxide granules to recover reinforcing mat...
- Patent number 10,279,336
- Issue date May 7, 2019
- Rapas Corporation
- Keiko Kitamura
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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Apparatus and method for separating materials of various type
- Patent number 9,776,343
- Issue date Oct 3, 2017
- PREVIERO N. S.R.L.
- Flavio Previero
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Processes for recycling carpet and products of such processes
- Patent number 9,757,875
- Issue date Sep 12, 2017
- Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- Joseph E. Bork
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Handling of epoxy resins
- Patent number 9,545,783
- Issue date Jan 17, 2017
- COEXPAIR
- Marc Gillard
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Methods and systems for collecting thermoplastic resins
- Patent number 9,409,318
- Issue date Aug 9, 2016
- EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Takahisa Kusuura
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Plastic bottle processing apparatus and vehicle having same mounted...
- Patent number 9,352,366
- Issue date May 31, 2016
- Susumu Yamada
- B08 - CLEANING
Information Patent Grant
Method of recycling a golf ball
- Patent number 9,050,739
- Issue date Jun 9, 2015
- Nike, Inc.
- Hideyuki Ishii
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Encapsulant layer for photovoltaic module, photovoltaic module and...
- Patent number 8,497,140
- Issue date Jul 30, 2013
- Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
- Kasumi Ol
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method for recycling thin-film solar cell modules
- Patent number 7,972,473
- Issue date Jul 5, 2011
- JENOPTIK Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
- Uwe Wagner
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Grant
Encapsulant layer for photovoltaic module, photovoltaic module and...
- Patent number 7,935,884
- Issue date May 3, 2011
- Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
- Kasumi Oi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method of sorting resin
- Patent number 7,900,856
- Issue date Mar 8, 2011
- Panasonic Corporation
- Tamao Kojima
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method of reclaiming multilayered film waste
- Patent number 7,598,297
- Issue date Oct 6, 2009
- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
- Young-Chul Lee
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Grant
Apparatus of recycling printed circuit board
- Patent number 7,296,340
- Issue date Nov 20, 2007
- Denso Corporation
- Atsusi Sakaida
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Grant
Method of recycling printed circuit board
- Patent number 7,107,661
- Issue date Sep 19, 2006
- Denso Corporation
- Rikiya Kamimura
- C22 - METALLURGY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FER...
Information Patent Grant
Separation process for multi-component polymeric materials
- Patent number 7,087,655
- Issue date Aug 8, 2006
- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- J. David Tucker
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Process for reclaiming rubber-metal waste
- Patent number 6,966,105
- Issue date Nov 22, 2005
- Jay C. Tankersley
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method for recovering materials
- Patent number 5,772,041
- Issue date Jun 30, 1998
- E. Kertscher S.A.
- Eberhard Kertscher
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Process and device for sorting thermoplastic materials from a mixed...
- Patent number 5,549,250
- Issue date Aug 27, 1996
- Urban Stricker
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method for processing used battery
- Patent number 5,199,975
- Issue date Apr 6, 1993
- Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company, Ltd.
- Hisashi Gunjishima
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method for recovering scraps of multi-layer plastic sheet or film
- Patent number 5,194,109
- Issue date Mar 16, 1993
- Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
- Toyokazu Yamada
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING PLASTICS
- Publication number 20240308111
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- BB Engineering GmbH
- Klaus Schäfer
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD
- Publication number 20240287388
- Publication date Aug 29, 2024
- THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTS.
- Naoki UEDA
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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PROCESS FOR RECYCLING WASTE CONSISTING OF POLYMERIC, COMPOSITE AND...
- Publication number 20240279552
- Publication date Aug 22, 2024
- OBSHCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOST'YU "CHISTAYA ENERGIYA"
- Maksim Aleksandrovich POTYOMKIN
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FOR RECYCLING
- Publication number 20240239984
- Publication date Jul 18, 2024
- KAO CORPORATION
- Hiroaki KISHIMOTO
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MECHANICAL SEPARATION OF MULTILAYER INTERLA...
- Publication number 20240217227
- Publication date Jul 4, 2024
- Solutia Inc.
- SUNGKYUN SOHN
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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AN AQUEOUS SEPARATION PROCESS FOR MULTIPLE POLYMER COMPONENTS
- Publication number 20240051187
- Publication date Feb 15, 2024
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Craig F. Gorin
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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IMPROVEMENTS MADE ON A MICRO FILTER DEVICE USED IN PLASTIC RECYCLING
- Publication number 20240017446
- Publication date Jan 18, 2024
- Emrah ATES
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CONTINUOUS LIQUEFACTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE PLASTIC TRE...
- Publication number 20230347549
- Publication date Nov 2, 2023
- VALGROUP S.A.
- Lucas Salim Geronimi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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CONTINUOUS LIQUEFACTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE PLASTIC TRE...
- Publication number 20230241806
- Publication date Aug 3, 2023
- VALGROUP S.A.
- Lucas Salim Geronimi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHEMICAL PULP FROM A TEXTILE MATERIAL WHICH C...
- Publication number 20230096086
- Publication date Mar 30, 2023
- LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Christoph KLAUS-NIETROST
- B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN...
Information Patent Application
Method and Device for Recycling Ropes
- Publication number 20220212370
- Publication date Jul 7, 2022
- Jean-Mathieu Menneglier
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING PLASTICS
- Publication number 20210402651
- Publication date Dec 30, 2021
- BB Engineering GmbH
- Klaus Schäfer
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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METHOD FOR RECYCLING COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH AN IMPROVED ENERGY BA...
- Publication number 20210237317
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Arkema France
- Jean-Luc DUBOIS
- B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN...
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TEXTILE ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISASSEMBLY OF A...
- Publication number 20210060821
- Publication date Mar 4, 2021
- Regeneration bvba
- Cédric VANHOECH
- D01 - NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES SPINNING
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CONTINUOUS LIQUEFACTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE PLASTIC TRE...
- Publication number 20210060822
- Publication date Mar 4, 2021
- VALGROUP S.A.
- Lucas Salim Geronimi
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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SEPARATION AND COLLECTION APPARATUS OF PLASTIC-BASED COMPLEX WASTE
- Publication number 20200181354
- Publication date Jun 11, 2020
- EARTHRECYCLE CO., LTD.
- Takashi TACHIBANA
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
Method and Device for Recycling Thermoplastic Fibre-Reinforced Comp...
- Publication number 20190240871
- Publication date Aug 8, 2019
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Henning JANSSEN
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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WASTE MATERIAL TREATMENT APPARATUS AND WASTE MATERIAL TREATMENT METHOD
- Publication number 20180117648
- Publication date May 3, 2018
- Shoji YOKOI
- B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINED SOIL SOIL
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PROCESSES FOR RECYCLING CARPET AND PRODUCTS OF SUCH PROCESSES
- Publication number 20170333912
- Publication date Nov 23, 2017
- Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- Joseph E. BORK
- B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN...
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- Publication number 20170106351
- Publication date Apr 20, 2017
- Rapas Corporation
- Keiko Kitamura
- D01 - NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES SPINNING
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- Publication number 20160263777
- Publication date Sep 15, 2016
- PREVIERO N. S.R.L.
- Flavio PREVIERO
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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- Publication number 20160115292
- Publication date Apr 28, 2016
- DAIKI CO., LTD.
- Hiroshi ITO
- B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINED SOIL SOIL
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- Publication number 20160082623
- Publication date Mar 24, 2016
- DAIKI CO., LTD.
- Hiroshi ITO
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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- Publication number 20150057379
- Publication date Feb 26, 2015
- Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- Joseph E. BORK
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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- Publication number 20140144043
- Publication date May 29, 2014
- Chinook End-Stage Recycling Limited
- Ophneil Henry Perry
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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- Publication number 20130320576
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- Hideyuki Ishii
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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- Publication number 20130324324
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- NIKE, Inc.
- Hideyuki Ishii
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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- Publication number 20130280365
- Publication date Oct 24, 2013
- EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Takahisa Kusuura
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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- Publication number 20130112727
- Publication date May 9, 2013
- Eastman Chemical Company
- Joseph E. Bork
- D01 - NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES SPINNING
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ENCAPSULANT LAYER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND...
- Publication number 20110183442
- Publication date Jul 28, 2011
- DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
- Kasumi OI
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

using different melting or softening temperatures of the materials to be separated

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Continuous liquefaction and filtration system for waste plastic tre...

Method of producing a chemical pulp from a textile material which c...

Recycling processes for laminates and multi-layers

Continuous liquefaction and filtration system for waste plastic tre...

Steam peeling device for automobile tinting film

Method of reusing a textile material which comprises cellulose

Continuous liquefaction and filtration system for waste plastic tre...

Method and device for recycling thermoplastic fibre-reinforced comp...

Thermochemical treatment system for plastic and/or elastomeric waste

Processes for recycling carpet and products of such processes

Method for using titanium oxide granules to recover reinforcing mat...

Apparatus and method for separating materials of various type

Processes for recycling carpet and products of such processes

Handling of epoxy resins

Methods and systems for collecting thermoplastic resins

Plastic bottle processing apparatus and vehicle having same mounted...

Method of recycling a golf ball

Encapsulant layer for photovoltaic module, photovoltaic module and...

Method for recycling thin-film solar cell modules

Encapsulant layer for photovoltaic module, photovoltaic module and...

Method of sorting resin

Method of reclaiming multilayered film waste

Apparatus of recycling printed circuit board

Method of recycling printed circuit board

Separation process for multi-component polymeric materials

Process for reclaiming rubber-metal waste

Method for recovering materials

Process and device for sorting thermoplastic materials from a mixed...

Method for processing used battery

Method for recovering scraps of multi-layer plastic sheet or film

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING PLASTICS

PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD

PROCESS FOR RECYCLING WASTE CONSISTING OF POLYMERIC, COMPOSITE AND...

METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FOR RECYCLING

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MECHANICAL SEPARATION OF MULTILAYER INTERLA...

AN AQUEOUS SEPARATION PROCESS FOR MULTIPLE POLYMER COMPONENTS

IMPROVEMENTS MADE ON A MICRO FILTER DEVICE USED IN PLASTIC RECYCLING

CONTINUOUS LIQUEFACTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE PLASTIC TRE...

CONTINUOUS LIQUEFACTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE PLASTIC TRE...

METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHEMICAL PULP FROM A TEXTILE MATERIAL WHICH C...

Method and Device for Recycling Ropes

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING PLASTICS

METHOD FOR RECYCLING COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH AN IMPROVED ENERGY BA...

TEXTILE ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISASSEMBLY OF A...

CONTINUOUS LIQUEFACTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE PLASTIC TRE...

SEPARATION AND COLLECTION APPARATUS OF PLASTIC-BASED COMPLEX WASTE

Method and Device for Recycling Thermoplastic Fibre-Reinforced Comp...

WASTE MATERIAL TREATMENT APPARATUS AND WASTE MATERIAL TREATMENT METHOD

PROCESSES FOR RECYCLING CARPET AND PRODUCTS OF SUCH PROCESSES

Method For Using Titanium Oxide Granules To Recover Reinforcing Mat...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING MATERIALS OF VARIOUS TYPE

SEPARATION METHOD AND SEPARATION DEVICE USED THEREIN

SEPARATION DEVICE AND SEPARATION METHOD

PROCESSES FOR RECYCLING CARPET AND PRODUCTS OF SUCH PROCESSES

WASTE PROCESSING

Method of Recycling a Golf Ball

RECYCLABLE GOLF BALL

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING THERMOPLASTIC RESINS

PROCESSES FOR RECYCLING CARPET AND PRODUCTS OF SUCH PROCESSES

ENCAPSULANT LAYER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND...