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Modular unit enables PET recycling in your plant

Zdroj/Source: www.britishplastics.co.uk Modular unit enables PET recycling in your plant (June 29, 2009)
 

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A post-consumer food-grade PET recycling system that enables capacity to be expanded by adding modules, and can be stripped down and shipped to another location, has been put on worldwide sale by an American company.

Its target is companies who want to incorporate rPET production into their own facilities – particularly those who were previously blocked by capital investment, space and labour constraints – and who fit the concept of multiple smaller rPET supply units instead of fewer large capacity plants. Steve Hawksworth, director of PTI Recycling Systems, said: "We believe in a local 'consume, collect, convert' approach. By locating rPET production in closer proximity to resin users, you improve supply times and reduce the carbon footprint.

"The LNOc process relies on Phoenix's "extremely small particle size" technology which is said to enable more efficient decontamination than with other processes, resulting in faster output and significant energy savings. (The "c" in the brand name refers to the "compacted" polymer that is produced.)

As well as the production concept, PTI says that the PET produced by the plant is better than from other systems, with superior colour and yield. It has lower acetaldehyde levels and a higher intrinsic viscosity, said to more closely match the IV of virgin polymers.

Use of the rPET has wide potential, says PTI, being suitable for a variety of food and beverage applications including water, carbonated soft drinks, juices, fruit, baked goods, meats and cheeses. Package types include bottles, thermoformed containers and films, as well as drinking cups, vegetable oil and deli containers.

The equipment is being built for PTI by Conair. This includes a grinder that converts rPET flake into extra small particle-size powder, a compactor to compress the powder in pellets and a standard material dryer.

External important links:

PTI Recycling Systems > Produce food-grade recycled PET – quickly, easily and affordably

VIDEO Phoenix LNO™c Technology Food Grade Recycled PET