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US 2026/0242576 A1Published application
Processes for producing upgraded post-consumer recycled polyethylene
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsAmit K. Chaudhary, Qi Chen
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Abstract
Embodiments of processes for producing upgraded post-consumer recycled polyethylene (PCR PE) may include melt blending non-pelletized PCR PE with virgin polyethylene in an extruder to produce a PCR/virgin blend, and melt filtering the PCR/virgin blend to remove contaminants and produce the upgraded PCR PE.
Claims15
A process for producing upgraded post-consumer recycled polyethylene (PCR PE) comprising:
- melt blending non-pelletized PCR PE with virgin polyethylene in an extruder to produce a PCR/virgin blend, and
- melt filtering the PCR/virgin blend to remove contaminants and produce the upgraded PCR PE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.