Process of recycling paint sludge and component made thereof
View Patent ↗A process for making a solid component out of recycled paint sludge is provided. The process can include providing a paint sludge and providing a second material. Thereafter, the paint sludge and the second material are mixed to produce a paint sludge-second material mixture. The paint sludge-second material mixture is processed in order to produce a polymer containing precursor. The processing can include granulating or densifying the paint sludge-second material mixture. After the precursor has been produced, it can be placed within a molding machine and a solid component is molded. The molding machine can be an injection molding machine, an extrusion molding machine or a blow molding machine.
1. A process for making a solid component out of recycled paint sludge, the process comprising:
providing paint sludge;
providing a second material in the form of a recycled polymer filter media;
mixing the paint sludge with the second material to produce a paint sludge-second material mixture;
processing the paint sludge-second material mixture, the processing selected from the group consisting of granulating and densifying, the processing producing a precursor made from recycled paint sludge;
placing the precursor in a molding machine, the molding machine selected from the group consisting of an injection molding machine, an extrusion molding machine a blow molding machine, a thermal blow molding machine, a thermal form molding machine and compression molding machine; and
molding a solid component from the precursor.
2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the paint sludge is from an oil-based paint.
3. The process of claim 1 , wherein the paint sludge is from a water-based paint.
4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the paint sludge-second material mixture has a paint sludge content of between 1 to 99 weight percent.
5. The process of claim 4 , wherein the paint sludge content is between 20 to 80 weight percent.
6. The process of claim 5 , wherein the paint sludge content is between 30 to 70 weight percent.
7. The process of claim 1 , wherein the solid component has a density of greater than 80 percent of theoretical density.
8. The process of claim 7 , wherein the solid component has a density of greater than 85 percent of theoretical density.
9. The process of claim 1 , wherein the paint sludge is obtained from paint used to paint a motor vehicle.
10. The process of claim 1 , wherein the paint sludge is obtained from paint used to paint a motor vehicle on an automotive assembly line.