Polymer recycling device and method
A recycling separator system utilizes at least one, and preferably a series of cutters, which may be contained in sections whereby input is combined with fluid and directed through the cutters, such as in series, and then settled material may be removed through one of traps and sinks as at least a component of a first recycled material while floating material may be removed through float outputs as at least a component of a second recycled material.
1. A recycling separator comprising:
a feed inlet receiving an input, said input comprising a first recycled material and a second recycled material;
a first cutter having an inlet and an outlet, said first cutter inlet receiving the input in combination with a liquid comprising water, said first cutter at least one of cutting, pulling apart and scrubbing the input to provide a treated input in a fluid at the first cutter outlet;
at least one of a trap and a sink for removing settled material from the treated input in the fluid downstream of the outlet of the cutter, whereby the settled material is at least a component of a first recycled material;
wherein the treated input is conveyed via piping and the recycling separator is adapted to separate the first recycled material from the second recycled material.
2. The recycling separator of claim 1 wherein the input is selected from one of a paper-based waste, a plastic film based waste, carpet waste, and plastic bottle waste.
3. The recycling separator of claim 1 wherein after leaving the first cutter, the treated input is directed to one of a second cutter and the inlet of the first cutter.
4. The recycling separator of claim 3 further comprising a heater heating the treated input before directing to the one of the second cutter and the inlet of the first cutter.
5. The recycling separator of claim 3 wherein the second cutter receives the treated input and the second cutter is located parallel to the first cutter.
6. The recycling separator of claim 5 further comprising a bypass and when in a bypass configuration treated input is directed from after leaving the second cutter to the inlet of the first cutter.
7. The recycling separator of claim 5 wherein the first and second cutters are two of a plurality of cutters in a section, and a plurality of sections are connected in series.
8. The recycling separator of claim 3 further comprising a cooler and the treated input is cooled before directing to the one of the second cutter and the inlet of the first cutter.
9. The recycling separator of claim 1 further comprising a float outlet whereby floating material is removed from the treated input downstream of the first cutter outlet and is at least a component of a second recycled material.
10. The recycling separator of claim 9 wherein the second recycled material is one of a polypropylene and an ethylene based material.
11. The recycling separator of claim 1 wherein the first recycled material in one of polyester, nylon and latex containing materials.
12. The recycling separator of claim 1 wherein the first cutter is downwardly oriented with the first cutter inlet located above the first cutter outlet.
13. The recycling separator of claim 1 wherein the first cutter is rotationally operated and linearly oriented from the first cutter inlet to the first cutter outlet.
14. A recycling separator comprising:
a feed inlet receiving input, said input comprising a first recycled material and a second recycled material;
a first cutter having an inlet and an outlet, said first cutter inlet receiving the input in combination with a liquid comprising water, said first cutter at least one of cutting, pulling apart and scrubbing the input to provide a treated input in the liquid at the first cutter outlet;
a float outlet whereby the first recycled material is separated from the second recycled material; and whereby floating material is removed from the treated input downstream of the first cutter outlet and is at least a component of the second recycled material;
at least one of a trap and a sink or removing settled material from the treated input in the fluid downstream of the outlet of the cutter, whereby the settled material is at least a component of the first recycled material.
15. The recycling separator of claim 14 whereby the floating material is automatedly removed from the treated input.
16. The recycling separator of claim 14 wherein the input is selected from one of a paper-based waste, a plastic film based waste, carpet waste, and plastic bottle waste.
17. The recycling separator of claim 14 wherein after leaving the first cutter, the treated input is directed to one of a second cutter and the inlet of the first cutter.
18. The recycling separator of claim 17 further comprising a heater heating the treated input before directing to the one of the second cutter and the inlet of the first cutter.
19. The recycling separator of claim 17 wherein the second cutter receives the treated input and the second cutter is provided in series relative to the first cutter.