Mixed Polymer Body Plate Room Temperature Solvent Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing plastic material recycling techniques require crosslinking agents and high-temperature mixing operations, leading to high energy consumption and limitations in recycling mixed plastic wastes.
Innovation Solution
A method for manufacturing a mixed polymer body plate that involves mixing polymer materials with solvents at room temperature, eliminating the need for crosslinking agents and extrusion forming to produce a shaped polymer colloidal plate without prior plastic pelletizing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If crosslinking agents and high-temperature mixing operations are used in plastic material recycling, then the manufacturing process can achieve proper material bonding and structural integrity, but energy consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the temperature parameter from high-temperature mixing to room temperature mixing. The polymer materials are mixed and stirred at room temperature to obtain a mixed polymer material, eliminating the need for high-temperature heating operations while achieving proper material bonding through the solvent-mediated mixing process
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and eliminates the crosslinking agent from the manufacturing process. By using solvent-based mixing at room temperature, the process achieves material bonding without requiring crosslinking agents, thereby reducing chemical additives and simplifying the manufacturing process
2Stability of the object's composition
If crosslinking agents are used in plastic foam manufacturing, then the foam structure can be formed, but the process becomes unsuitable for room-temperature or low-temperature operation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the operating temperature parameter from high-temperature processing to room temperature processing. The polymer materials are mixed and processed at room temperature, making the process suitable for low-temperature operation while maintaining foam structure stability through the solvent-based mixing approach
3Ease of manufacture
If plastic pelletizing operation is performed before extrusion forming, then the material can be properly processed, but the process requires additional energy-consuming steps
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the mixing and processing steps into a single room temperature mixing operation. The polymer materials are mixed with solvent at room temperature to form a mixed polymer material that can be directly used for extrusion forming, eliminating the separate pelletizing step and reducing energy consumption
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method reduces energy consumption, allows for the recycling of mixed plastic wastes, and achieves zero emission, making the product recyclable and reusable throughout its life cycle.
Implementation Method 1
at least one solvent is prepared, wherein the solvent is selected from a single solvent or a mixed solvent according to raw material property and ratio of functionality, and the polymer material and the solvent are mixed and stirred at room temperature to obtain a mixed polymer material
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AI summary
A manufacturing method for mixed polymer body plates includes: prefabricating at least one polymer material selected from a plastic material, a rubber material or combination thereof; prefabricating at least one solvent selected from a single solvent or a mixed solvent; at room temperature mixing and stirring the polymer material with the solvent to obtain a mixed polymer material which contains no cross linker, extrusion forming hardening the mixed polymer material to obtain a polymer colloidal plate.