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Article: Europe Tries New Way To Recycle PVC.(Brief Article)
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- Plastics Technology
- Article date:
- February 1, 2001
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The first plant to use the Vinyloop selective dissolving process to recycle PVC is being built in Ferrara, Italy, and is due to start up by mid-2001. Developed by Solvay S.A. in Belgium, the process uses biodegradable solvents to separate vinyl from other waste materials. After the PVC-containing solution is drawn off from the other waste, chemicals are added to precipitate out the PVC. The solvent is reused in a closed circuit. The reclaimed PVC is reportedly of near-virgin ...
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