Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Recycle feedstocks for on-demand article manufacturing
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Application No.: US16831163Application Date: 2020-03-26
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Publication No.: US11649337B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Christopher J Wohl , Samantha I Applin , Hannes Schniepp , Bryce L Horvath
- Applicant: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Current Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Jennifer L. Riley; Robin W. Edwards; Trenton J. Roche
- Main IPC: C08J11/12
- IPC: C08J11/12 ; C08F290/06

Abstract:
A method of recycling a polymer structure includes converting a first polymer structure into feedstock. The first polymer structure comprises particles that are bonded to one another by chemical click bonds to form a first shape. The first polymer structure is converted into feedstock particles by breaking the click bonds. The feedstock particles are formed into a second shape, and the feedstock particles are chemically click-bonded together to form a second polymer structure having a second shape. Breaking the click bonds may include heating the particles. The structures may be formed by causing first particles having dienes to chemically bond to dienophiles of second particles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200308365A1 Recycle Feedstocks for On-Demand Article Manufacturing Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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