Patent ID: 11912834
Assignee: nan
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method for recycling a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) consumer product, the method comprising:
selecting a used PET consumer product comprising a PET-based fabric and a soiling substance, the PET-based fabric having a pre-consumer-product form;
decontaminating the used PET consumer product to remove the soiling substance while the PET-based fabric retains the pre-consumer products form, thereby providing a decontaminated used PET consumer product having the pre-consumer-product form; and
polymerizing the decontaminated used PET consumer product via solid state polymerization while the PET-based fabric retains the pre-consumer-product form to generate a decontaminated and polymerized used PET consumer product, wherein the decontaminated and polymerized used PET consumer product has the pre-consumer-product form.