MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617062697 A) filed by Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner Gmbh & Co. Kg on May 18, 2026, for Process For Recycling Polyolefins.
Inventor includes Heyde, Michael.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recycling polyolefin material mixed with contaminants, the process comprising the following process steps: (I) material sorting; (II) comminuting the material to form flakes; (III) washing the flakes; (IV) flake sorting; (V) cleaning step; (VI) melting the flakes; and (VII) extruding the melt in an extruder (8). The cleaning step (V) is performed such that the melt (c) is brought into contact with or mixed with an entrainer (d) and the contaminants are removed from the melt together with the entrainer as a loaded entrainer (e).
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