Patent ID: 8192586

Claim:
A system for recycling plastic, the system comprising: a loading means configured to introduce a plastic feedstock to be recycled into a sealable cartridge; a sealable cartridge comprising a body and a plurality of receptacles that are in fluid communication with the body and that extend away from the body, the cartridge further comprising an evacuation port through which gases can be removed from the cartridge when the cartridge is sealed, wherein the cartridge is configured to be selectively opened so as to receive a plastic feedstock therein; a heating plenum configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge therein so as to heat the contents of the cartridge, the heating plenum comprising a first fluid port via which heated fluid is delivered into the plenum and further comprising a sidewall, wherein the first fluid port is spaced from the sidewall of the plenum and is configured to direct heated fluid in an outward direction and into contact with the plurality of receptacles when the cartridge is received within the heating plenum; a heating means configured to deliver heated fluid to the heating plenum; a vacuum system configured to remove one or more gases from the cartridge; and a vapor treatment means for condensing one or more constituents from the one or more gases removed from the cartridge.