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US 2026/0102794 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for decontaminating plastics
AssigneePiovan S.P.A.
InventorsEnrico BELLIO, Davide CAPPELLINI
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Abstract
A method of decontamination for decontaminating plastics in solid particulate form includes the steps of: loading the plastics into a tank; introducing a liquid into the tank so that the liquid is in contact with the plastics; hitting the plastics in the tank and the liquid in contact with the plastics with ultrasonic waves. A decontamination apparatus actuates the decontaminating method and a plant includes the decontamination apparatus.
Claims21
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Method of decontamination comprising the steps of:
- loading plastics in solid particulate form into a tank;
- introducing a liquid into the tank so that the liquid is in contact with the plastics;
- and
- hitting the plastics in the tank and the liquid in contact with the plastics with ultrasonic waves.
1 more element
Decontamination apparatus comprising:
- at least one tank configured to contain plastics in particulate solid form;
- at least one ultrasonic wave generator configured to emit ultrasonic waves into the at least one tank;
- a liquid circuit with at least one supply duct configured to feed a liquid into the at least one tank, with at least one discharge duct configured to discharge the liquid exiting the at least one tank, and with a purifier configured to purify the liquid from at least one contaminant and arranged so as to purify the liquid received from the at least one discharge duct and to release the purified liquid to the at least one supply duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.