Patent ID: 9221197
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B02C,B29B,B29L,C08J,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An improved method of recycling one or more polymers from a flooring material that has been contacted with a solvent to provide a reclaimed polymer composition, the improvement comprising: prior to the step of contacting the flooring material with the solvent, cutting the flooring material into portions that provide substantially complete contact between the flooring material and the solvent; and following the step of contacting the flooring material with the solvent, contacting the portions of flooring material with a mechanical disruptor that both pulls and separates the one or polymers concurrently in at least two different vectors for a time sufficient to separate the one or more polymers, wherein the flooring material includes the one or more polymers and an adhesive backing, and further wherein the mechanical disruptor both pulls and separates the one or more polymers from the adhesive backing concurrently in at least two different vectors for a time sufficient to separate the one or more polymers from the adhesive backing.