Patent ID: 11969764
Assignee: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the first chemical signature comprises measurements of organic and inorganic elements or molecules from at least one sample of a plastic piece of a same type as the first plastic piece, and wherein the second chemical signature comprises measurements of organic and inorganic elements or molecules from at least one sample of a plastic piece of a same type as the second plastic piece, wherein the plastic pieces are selected from the group consisting of type #1 polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), type #2 high-density polyethylene (“HDPE”), type #3 polyvinylchloride (“PVC”), type #4 low-density polyethylene (“LDPE”), type #5 polypropylene (“PP”), type #6 polystyrene (“PS”), and type #7 other polymers.