Patents by Inventor Luuk THIJS

Luuk THIJS 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).

  • Publication number: 20220325065
    Abstract: Method for depolymerising terephthalate polymer into reusable raw material, the method comprising steps of: depolymerizing terephthalate polymer by using ethylene glycol into a depolymerised mixture comprising at least one monomer and at least one dimer, wherein said at least one monomer comprises bis (2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET), and said at least one dimer comprises dimer of bis (2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET-dimer); removing solid compounds from said depolymerised mixture in a first separator to obtain a composition comprising the at least one dimer and the at least one monomer as solutes in a mixture of ethylene glycol and water; crystallizing BHET-dimer from said solution, thereby obtaining a mixture of BHET-dimer crystals and a first mother liquid; separating the crystallized BHET-dimer from the first mother liquid, and thereafter: forming BHET crystals from said first mother liquid, thereby obtaining a mixture of BHET crystals and a second mother liquid; and recovering the BHET crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Ioniqa Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Joost Robert Wolters, Andre Banier DE HAAN, Luuk THIJS