Claims
- 1. A method of reclaiming contaminated plastic material comprising:
- separating metallic waste from the plastic material; reducing the size of said plastic material to a predetermined particle size;
- centrifugally separating contaminants from said plastic material, treating said plastic material with a solvent and reclaiming contaminant from said plastic material, drying said plastic material, pelletizing said plastic material into pellets of a second predetermined size;
- wherein said plastic material is positively displaced in a continuous flow in and between the steps of the process.
- 2. The method of claim 1 which includes continuously conveying said plastic material from one step in said process to a subsequent step in the absence of holding or batching steps within said process.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said plastic material is positively displaced in said continuous flow in and between said steps of the process by augers.
- 4. The method of claim 1 which includes hydro classification of said plastic material subsequent to said process step of treating said plastic material with a solvent.
- 5. The method of claim 1 which includes air classification of said plastic material subsequent to said process step of drying said plastic material.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation in part of prior application entitled CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR RECLAIMING PLASTIC SCRAP, bearing Ser. No. 07/781,085, filed Oct. 21, 1991, and now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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