Polystyrene recycling process

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1991-07-18

1993-03-30

Rosenbaum, Mark

Solid material comminution or disintegration

Processes

With application of fluid or lubricant material

241 24, 241 29, 241 60, 241 4617, 241 79, 2411522, 241DIG38, B02C 1912

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051976781

ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for recycling foamed polystyrene from municipal solid waste and more particularly, from fast food restaurant waste. A steady stream of waste is delivered to a flail mill for reducing particle size, a rotary trommel for eliminating undersized waste and a rotary air classifier for removing "heavy" waste from the stream. At this point, the waste stream comprises mostly paper and foamed polystyrene. The paper and foamed polystyrene are delivered to a water pulper which fiberizes the paper so that it can then be separated from the foamed polystyrene by passing it through a screen of selected mesh size to allow the water and paper pulp to pass through while retaining the foamed polystyrene.

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