𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 ; 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐈𝐕) 𝐨𝐟 𝗣𝗘𝗧 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆-𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐈𝐕) 𝐨𝐟 𝗣𝗘𝗧 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆-𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟬.𝟴𝟬 𝗱𝗹/𝗴, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐕 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟎.𝟓𝟓-𝟎.𝟔𝟎 𝐝𝐥/𝐠.

In addition, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 refers to the ability to obtain material that is compatible with 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (food-grade), since during the Solid State Polycondensation (SSP) step and the subsequent extrusion phase, the polymer is subjected to a 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 process achieving an overall cleaning-efficiency higher than 99%.


𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲-𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗺𝘀 made of mono-component PET (both mono-layer and multi-layer) can therefore be converted into reusable pellets:

✅ With IV values between 𝟬.𝟳𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟬.𝟳𝟰 𝗱𝗹/𝗴 to replace bottle-flakes (mono-layer sheet or layer B)

✅ With IV values 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟬.𝟴𝟬 𝗱𝗹/𝗴 to replace virgin polymer (mono-layer sheet or layer A).


For 𝗣𝗘𝗧 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀, this results in several concrete advantages:

🔶 Increasing the economic value of internal production scrap

🔶 Avoiding continuous recipe adjustments to keep the polymer IV stable and above the critical threshold

🔶 Complying with minimum recycled-content regulations while simultaneously reducing raw-material costs

🔶 Simplifying overall plant management by eliminating special conveying, intermediate mixing or soft-SSP stations, multiple storage points and other operational complexities.


In practice, the scrap can be conveyed directly into a single point - the 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗘𝗧 - and transformed into 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱-𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗣𝗘𝗧 𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗩 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹.

Afterwards, the material can be processed using only a traditional desiccant dryer, if needed.


In line with the evolution of current PET recycling regulations, 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗘𝗧 will also open the possibility of introducing mono-component tray regrind (post-industrial and/or post-consumer) into traditional 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 processes, further expanding the recycling potential of PET towards a 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵.


All of this is made possible by the integration of 𝗦𝗦𝗣 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 - combining infrared radiation, vacuum and thermo-mixing (MOBY) - with the 𝗰𝗼-𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻-𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (iQonicTwin).


The 𝗶𝗤𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗘𝗧 by MAS Tech is currently the only solution on the market capable of achieving 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗘𝗧 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝘀.


source : Christian Schiavolin


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