Abstract: A process for recycling composite materials includes the steps of feeding a quantity of composite material composed of at least one polymer and aluminum into at least one first reactor; heating the composite material in a non-oxidizing environment at a temperature sufficient to volatilize the at least one polymer and form a hydrocarbon by-product and aluminum in the at least one first reactor; feeding the aluminum free of the at least one polymer into a second reactor; and heating the aluminum in a non-oxidizing environment at a temperature sufficient to melt the aluminum in the second reactor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 2, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 11, 2011
Assignee:
TSL Engenharia, Manutencao e Preservacao Ambiental Ltda.
Inventors:
Roberto Nunes Szente, Milton Oscar Szente