Patents by Inventor Zengwei GUO
Zengwei GUO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240002628Abstract: A method for recycling polyester from a polyester textile. The method comprises the steps of: providing said polyester textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said polyester textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said polyester textile and wherein, in said step of providing said polyester textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium hydroxide. A catalyst may be used for depolymerization of polyester in a polyester textile, wherein the catalyst comprises calcium hydroxide. Natural fibers may be recovered from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: IKEA Supply AGInventor: Zengwei GUO
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Patent number: 11802190Abstract: A method for recycling polyester from a polyester textile. The method comprises the steps of: providing said polyester textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said polyester textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said polyester textile and wherein, in said step of providing said polyester textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium hydroxide. A catalyst may be used for depolymerization of polyester in a polyester textile, wherein the catalyst comprises calcium hydroxide. Natural fibers may b e recovered from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: IKEA Supply AGInventor: Zengwei Guo
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Publication number: 20230272182Abstract: A method for recovering natural fibers from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers. The method comprises the steps of: providing said textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said textile; and recovering natural fibers after said depolymerization, wherein, in said step of providing said textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: IKEA Supply AGInventor: Zengwei GUO
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Patent number: 11680151Abstract: A method for recovering natural fibers from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers. The method comprises the steps of: providing said textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said textile; and recovering natural fibers after said depolymerization, wherein, in said step of providing said textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: IKEA Supply AGInventor: Zengwei Guo
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Publication number: 20210309825Abstract: A method for recycling polyester from a polyester textile. The method comprises the steps of: providing said polyester textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said polyester textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said polyester textile and wherein, in said step of providing said polyester textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium hydroxide. A catalyst may be used for depolymerization of polyester in a polyester textile, wherein the catalyst comprises calcium hydroxide. Natural fibers may be recovered from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: IKEA Supply AGInventor: Zengwei GUO
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Publication number: 20210261748Abstract: A method for recovering natural fibers from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers. The method comprises the steps of: providing said textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said textile; and recovering natural fibers after said depolymerization, wherein, in said step of providing said textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: IKEA Supply AGInventor: Zengwei GUO
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Patent number: 11021589Abstract: A method for recycling polyester from a polyester textile comprises the steps of: providing said polyester textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said polyester textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said polyester textile and wherein, in said step of providing said polyester textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium oxide. A catalyst may be used for depolymerization of polyester in a polyester textile, wherein the catalyst comprises calcium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: IKEA Supply AGInventor: Zengwei Guo
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Publication number: 20200157307Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recycling polyester from a polyester textile. The method comprises the steps of: providing said polyester textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said polyester textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said polyester textile and wherein, in said step of providing said polyester textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium oxide. The invention also relates to use of a catalyst for depolymerization of polyester in a polyester textile, wherein the catalyst comprises calcium oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Swerea IVF ABInventor: Zengwei GUO