Patent ID: 8567702
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B02C,B29B,B29K,B29L,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a supply of post consumer scrap linear low density polyethylene film or low density polyethylene film into near-virgin quality blown film product, comprising: tearing the supply of multi-layer film in a shredder, wherein surface area of the film is exposed, including delaminating the film; washing the torn film in a water bath including a surfactant and agitating the film in the bath, wherein contaminates are removed from the delaminated film; grinding the film and washing the ground film in a plurality of rotating friction washers, wherein additional contaminates are removed from the film; drying the ground film resulting in the ground film contains not more than 10% by weight, water content; and compacting the dry ground film, without addition of water, into granulated objects of near-virgin quality blown film product.