Abstract: The present invention provides a method for separating one or more selected polymer(s) from a mixture of polymers, as well as the recycled solid polymer product produced by the present method of the invention. One method of the present invention involves dissolving a mixture of polymers in a solvent to produce a solution, then cooling the solution to a temperature at which at least one of the selected polymers precipitates in the form of a solid. The solid is then separated from the suspension before being washed in a solvent at a temperature that is higher than the dissolving temperature, in order to produce a washed solid. The washed solid is separated from the second solvent. In one variant of the method, the suspension produced in the cooling step is treated with an added solvent.

Abstract: A process for treating mixed plastics waste that comprises macromolecular polymers and low molecular weight polymers is described. The process includes the steps of: introducing the mixed plastics waste into an organic solvent to produce a suspension, the solvent being one in which at least one of the macromolecular polymers is soluble at a specific temperature; maintaining the suspension at a normal pressure and at an operating temperature at which none of the macromolecular polymers dissolve; extracting the low molecular weight polymers from the mixed plastics waste to produce a solution containing dissolved low molecular weight polymers and an extracted mixed plastics waste; and removing the extracted mixed plastics waste.