METHOD FOR CLEAN FIBER RECOVERY FROM CONTAMINATED ARTICLES

A method (10) for cleaning fibers from a contaminated article is disclosed. The method (10) can include pulping (20) a contaminated article to separate the fibers or filaments from the contaminated article in a first solution to provide dissociated pulped fibers. The method (10) can also include was...

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Main Authors Majors, Mark B, Yang, Kaiyuan, Smid, Jack, Raval, Udaykumar, Neidert, Anita
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.07.2018
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APPARATUS THEREFOR
FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
LAUNDERING
PAPER-MAKING
PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCESFROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS
REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS
TEXTILES
TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS BY LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS
TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE
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Summary:A method (10) for cleaning fibers from a contaminated article is disclosed. The method (10) can include pulping (20) a contaminated article to separate the fibers or filaments from the contaminated article in a first solution to provide dissociated pulped fibers. The method (10) can also include washing (26) the dissociated pulped fibers by forming a suspension comprising the dissociated pulped fibers from the contaminated article and a detergent, applying a magnetic field to the suspension, and mixing the suspension to wash the dissociated pulped fibers while applying the magnetic field to the suspension thereby forming washed pulped fibers. Contaminates can be removed from the suspension while washing (26) the dissociated pulped fibers. The washed pulped fibers can be rinsed and dried to provide clean fibers.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615744461