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This U.S. Utility application is a Continuation of U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 11/888,217, filed Jul. 31, 2007, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,626,062, on Dec. 1, 2009, the contents of all of which are incorporated by reference.
This invention relates to plastics. More specifically, it relates to a system and method for recycling plastics.
Plastics are polymers. Polymers are chains of molecules. Each link of the chain is usually made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and/or silicon. To make the chain, many links, are hooked, or polymerized, together with a chemical reaction requiring a heat source that is generated by burning of fossil fuels such as petroleum products, natural gas, etc.
To create polymers, petroleum and other petroleum products such as hydrocarbon based gases are heated under controlled conditions and broken down into smaller molecules called monomers. These monomers are the building blocks for polymers. Different combinations of monomers are generated and produce plastic resins with different characteristics, such as strength or molding capability. Plastics are typically divided in to two major categories: (1) thermosets; and (2) thermoplastics.
A "thermoset" is a polymer that solidifies or "sets" irreversibly when heated. Thermosets are useful for their durability and strength, and are therefore used primarily in automobiles and construction applications, adhesives, inks, and coatings.
A "thermoplastic" is a polymer in which the molecules are held together by weak bonds, creating plastics that soften when exposed to heat and return to original condition at room temperature. Thermoplastics can easily be shaped and molded into products such as milk jugs, floor coverings, credit cards, and carpet fibers.
Plastic resins are processed in several ways, including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, and rotational molding. All of these processes involve using heat and/or pressure to form plastic resin into useful products, such as containers or plastic film.
Plastic polymers are made in combination with other elements such as chlorine, fluorine, silicon, nitrogen and oxygen contribute to the diversity of potential uses for plastics, but also complicates recycling efforts. For most applications, plastics do not mix well with other plastics.
In addition to the various elements mixed with hydrocarbons to produce different plastic polymers, various additives are introduced to enhance specific properties or merely to alter appearance such as coloring additives. For example, black plastic trays used in microwaves cannot be mixed with clear plastic water bottles for recycling even though they are made from the same type of plastic if the desired output is recycled plastics of the same type.
It has been estimated that plastics account for about up to 15% by weight and 25% by volume of municipal solid waste produced in the United States. Increasing amounts of scrap and waste plastics have created ever expanding disposal problems for both industry and society in general. The increased popularity of bottled water has led to a huge increase in the amount of plastic bottles appearing in the municipal solid waste stream. The amount of plastic bottles sent to landfills has increased so much that several cities on the west coast of the United States are considering bans on the sale of water in disposable plastic bottles.
Incineration, landfilling waste-to-energy and recycling are currently the main techniques used to dispose of plastics. However, there are many problems associated with disposing of plastics.
One problem is that it takes a large amount of energy to incinerate plastic and incineration process produces many products that are harmful to humans and the environment such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, chlorine, and other hydrocarbons. These gases may also contribute to the global warming problem.
Another problem is placing plastics in landfills takes a large amount of energy and landfill space. It takes many gallons of gasoline to bury a ton of plastic with machinery such as bulldozers in a landfill. Landfill space is a scarce and becoming even more scarce due to environmental problems associated with storing municipal wastes.
Another problem is that waste-to-energy conversion using plastics is not very efficient. Typically the energy used to convert fossil fuels to plastic is lost when plastics are burned for energy since waste-to-energy combustion is a relatively inefficient means of energy recovery.
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products. Plastics are recycled by grinding waster plastic, re-melting and re-processing it into recycled plastics.
To assist recycling of plastic items, the Plastic Bottle Institute of the Society of the Plastics Industry devised a scheme to mark plastic by plastic type. A recyclable plastic container using this scheme is marked with a triangle of three "chasing arrows", which enclose a number giving the plastic type as a plastic resin identification code as is illustrated in Table 1.
1. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE) used for soft drink bottles, cooking oil bottles,
peanut butter jars, etc.
2. High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) used for detergent bottles, milk jugs, etc.
3. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC or V) used plastic pipes, outdoor furniture, shrink-wrap, water bottles,
salad dressing and liquid detergent containers, etc.
4. Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) used for dry-cleaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners,
food storage containers.
5. Polypropylene (PP) used for bottle caps, drinking straws, etc.
6. Polystyrene (PS) used for Styrofoam peanuts, cups, plastic tableware, meat trays, take-away
food clamshell containers, etc.
7. OTHER: Other - This plastic category, as its name of "other" implies, is any plastic other than
the named those listed in 1-6 and used for certain kinds of food containers, Tupperware, and
Nalgene, etc.
Recycling a ton of PETE plastic saves about as much energy as is stored in 197 gallons of gasoline. Recycling HDPE plastic saves slightly more, LDPE slightly less. The energy savings from recycling PET is about the same as the average for plastic.
However, there are also many problems associated with plastic recycling. Currently the main focus for recycling is grinding separated plastic types, re-melting and re-processing into other plastic materials. Such plastic materials, in general, are limited in use to low quality plastics such as decorative plastics or are used in small amounts as filler in other new non-recycled plastics.
There have been some attempts to solve some of the problems associated with recycling plastics. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,162,880, that issued to Cobbs et al. entitled "Plastic scrap recovery apparatus," teaches "A scrap recovery system for recovering scrap material from plastic articles such as plastic bottles. The system comprises a hammer mill for breaking the articles into a heterogeneous mixture of chips, a combination separator and sorter for separating the plastic chips from foreign objects and sorting the plastic chips into batches of chips of discrete homogeneous plastic material, a novel melter for melting the batches of homogeneous chips, and a pelletizer for reforming the molten material into solid marketable pellets.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,882,073, that issued to Griffith, entitled "Method and system for recovery of plastics from a settling basin," teaches A system for recovery of plastic material floating on the surface of water in a settling basin is disclosed. The system includes a transportable trailer having a hoist extendable from the trailer. Additionally, the trailer includes a floating boom structure extendable between the shoreline of the basin for dividing the basin into a first surface are a and a second surface area both containing floating plastic material. The trailer further includes a pump suspendable from the hoist for pumping the plastic material from the settling basin to a transportable container positioned on the shore of the settling basin. The pump includes an intake base that is positioned at a predetermined distance below the surface of the settling basin to aid in the operation of the system. The plastic recovery system of the present invention provides a method to quickly and efficiently recover plastic materials floating on the surface of the water while increasing the safety to the operator of the system during its operation."
U.S. Pat. No. 5,022,985, that issued to Nugent entitled "Process for the separation and recovery of plastics," teaches "Plastics are separated and recovered from mixtures containing plastics and other materials, by flotation in an aqueous dispersion, wherein the disperse phase comprises a substance such as for example calcium carbonate having an average mean particle size from about 1 micron to about 75 microns. The process is particularly useful for separating polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride from comminuted wire and cable scrap."
U.S. Pat. No. 5,061,735, that issued to Zielinski entitled "Process for the separation of plastics," teaches "Thermoplastic materials are separated and recovered, according to the present invention, utilizing a process wherein a mixture of the thermoplastic material to be recovered and one or more contaminants are simultaneously heated and agitated. The mixture is heated to the temperature at which the thermoplastic will adhere to itself, but at which the contaminant has not become tacky. Impacting thermoplastic particles agglomerate, while the contaminant particles do not adhere to other contaminant particles or to the thermoplastic particles. The resulting mixture is passed through a series of screens of increasing mesh size to separate the larger thermoplastic particles from the smaller contaminant particles.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,070,109, that issued to Ulick and Carner entitled "Recovery of hydrocarbon products from elastomers," teaches "the method is disclosed for the recovery of hydrocarbon products from elastomeric products such as discarded vehicle tires and other rubber products. The elastomeric products are immersed in a liquid heat transfer medium and heated to a temperature in the range of from about 575 to about 600 degrees for a period of from about 0.5 to about 2.0 hours. The process produces a methane-containing gas product, a low boiling fuel oil fraction, a light fraction elastomeric hydrocarbon solid, a heavy fraction elastomeric hydrocarbon solid, and steel cord when steel belted radial tires are processed."
U.S. Pat. No. 5,136,117, that issued to Paisley, et al. entitled "Monomeric recovery from polymeric materials," teaches A method is described for the recovery of high yields of monomers from waste and scrape polymeric materials with minimal amounts of char and tar. The process involves pyrolysis in a circulating fluid bed (CFB). The polymer is heated to a temperature of about 650.degree.C. to about 1000.degree.C. at a rate of more than 500.degree.C./sec in less than two seconds. Heat is supplied to the CFB by a stream of hot sand heated in a separate combustor. The sand is also used as the circulating fluid bed material of the CFB. The process is essentially devoid of solid carbon char and non-monomeric liquid products."
U.S. Published Patent Application No. 20060001187, published by Allen, et al. entitled "Multistep separation of plastics," teaches "Multistep recycling processes for preparing recycled plastic materials. The processes feature a sequence of operations selected from the group consisting of preprocessing operations, size reduction operations, gravity concentration operations, color sorting, sorting by thickness, friction, or differential terminal velocity or drag in air, surface to mass control operations, separation processes enhanced by narrow surface to mass distributions, blending operations, and extrusion and compounding operations. Plastic-rich mixtures are subjected to the process, and one or more recycled plastic materials are collected as outputs of the sequence of processes."
However, none of these solutions solve all of the problems associated with recycling plastics. It is desirable to have new methods for recycling plastics that can also recover the raw materials used to produce the plastics in the first place.
In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, some of the problems associated with recycling plastics are overcome. A system and method for recycling plastics is presented.
The system and method recovers materials such as hydrocarbon gases, liquid hydrocarbon distillates, various polymers and/or monomers used to produce the original plastics.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description. The detailed description proceeds with references to the accompanying drawings.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the following drawings, wherein:
In one embodiment, the reactor 12 utilizes a large metal vessel representing a closed system with various inlet and outlet openings in the top 28 and the bottom 30 which are gas and liquid tight. The vessel is capable of being heated to a temperature in the range of from at least about 575 degrees Fahrenheit (� F.) to about 600� F. or higher and of being maintained in this temperature range when plastic is being processed. Other products (e.g., rubbers) may require a different temperature level. Preferably, the reactor 12 is maintained under a pre-determined pressure including a slight vacuum and used as closed system.
Any type of heating means may be utilized, including direct heating on a bottom portion with an open flame, an external jacket on the vessel for the circulation of a high temperature heating liquid or other heating methods. Preferably, electrical heaters may be used, either as band heaters on the outside surface of the vessel or as immersion heaters within the liquid in the vessel.
In one embodiment, the reactor 12 may be insulated. In some embodiments, the reactor 12 may include an exit line 28 that is in fluid communication with the condenser 14 to collect liquids that escapes the reactor 12 during processing. In some embodiments, the exit line 28 is positioned near the top of the reactor 12. Typically, the drain 30 may be positioned near the bottom of the reactor 12.
A reaction fluid (e.g., a natural or synthetic hydrocarbon oil, etc.) is placed in the reactor 12 and heated. The plastics to be recycled are submerged in the oil. In one embodiment, the plastics are shredded and added to the input component 32 as shredded materials for efficiency. In another embodiment, the plastic materials are not shredded but are simply added directly to the input component 32 (e.g., directly in container form as bottles, etc.)
In one embodiment, the reaction fluid is an aromatic oil. In one specific exemplary embodiment, the aromatic oil sold under the tradename Sundex 8125. Sundex 8125 TN is a 70% aromatic oil of a molecular weight of 380, density of 0.996, marketed by Sun Oil Company of Philadelphia, Pa. In another specific exemplary embodiment, the reaction fluid is another aromatic oil sold under the tradename Sundex 8600 T. As is known in the art, an aromatic oil is an oil created from aromatic hydrocarbons. An aromatic hydrocarbon is a hydrocarbon that includes one or more benzene rings and are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds. However, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments and other types of aromatic oils, other types of natural and synthetic oils and other reaction fluids can be used to practice the invention.
Table 2 illustrates some of the chemical and physical properties of Sundex 8125 TN.
In one embodiment, depending upon the type of reaction fluid used in the reactor 12, the reaction fluid may be heated to at least 575� F. or higher. One skilled in the art will appreciate that the temperature and reaction time may be adjusted by using different reaction fluids and/or various additives included in the reaction fluids.
Virtually any type of plastic can be added to the reactor 12 including but not limited to, Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC or V), Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS), nylons, polyesters, polycarbonates or other types of plastics.
As is known in the art, PET is a thermoplastic material composed of polymers of ethylene. PVC is thermoplastic material composed of polymers of vinyl chloride. PP is a synthetic thermoplastic polymer made by stereospecific polymerization of propylene. PS is thermoplastic produced by the polymerization of styrene (i.e., vinyl benzene).
Plastics are composed mainly of carbon and hydrogen. Plastics introduced into the reactor 12 break down and form various long and short chain hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, water and other gases. In the case of plastics containing chlorine (e.g., PVC), hydrogen chloride is produced, In the case of plastics containing fluorine, hydrogen fluoride is produced. Depending on the type of plastic input into the system methanol, ammonia, acetic acid or other gases may also be produced. Table 3 illustrates some common elements included in exemplary plastic based materials.
Plastic Type
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC):
The condenser 14 is a heat-transfer device that reduces a thermodynamic fluid produced in the reactor 12 from plastics added therein from a gas phase to a liquid phase. In one embodiment, the condenser 14 is a copper tube condenser. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment and other types of condenser made from other materials can be used to practice the invention.
The condensed liquid receiver 16 receives liquids from the condenser 14. The liquids include liquid hydrocarbon distillates. The liquid hydrocarbon distillates include, but are not limited to, gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, diesel fuel and other types of liquid hydrocarbon distillates. However, the present invention is not limited to these liquid hydrocarbon distillates and other full or intermediate stage liquid hydrocarbon distillates may be created depending on the type or mix of plastics input into the reactor 12.
In one embodiment, the liquid hydrocarbon distillates comprise hydrocarbon distillates that are intermediate products that have properties class to those described in the previous paragraph. In such an embodiment, these intermediate stage liquid hydrocarbon products may for example, have physical and chemical properties very close to gasoline, diesel fuel, etc. but not be considered actual gasoline or diesel fuel based on refinery standards followed by the petroleum industry. However, such intermediate stage liquid hydrocarbon products still can be consumed in machinery or generators or used directly to sustain the reactor 12.
In one embodiment, the liquid hydrocarbon distillates are added to biofuels to increase their octane content. As is known in the art, octane is a rating of how quickly a fuel burns. The higher the octane rating, the slower and more controlled the corresponding fuel burns. As is known in the art, biofuels include liquid fuels made from plant materials including wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, agricultural grains, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol that is blended into gasoline products to power motors and other machinery. Biofuels typically have a lower octane rating compared to those fuels refined directly from petroleum.
After a pre-determined reaction time, the liquids and gaseous phases are condensed and are drawn off from the condensed liquid receiver 16 and separated. The gases are removed through the gas safety trap 18. The gas safety trap 18 is used to ensure that all gases are captured without any release to the environment. Most of the gases produced from the plastics are toxic to humans and animals and selected ones of the gases are combustible, highly combustible, explosive, corrosive, poisonous, etc.
In one embodiment, the gas safety trap 18 includes plural components each trapping and storing a distinct type of gas based on its chemical and physical properties (e.g., density, partial pressure, temperature, etc.). For example, there may be separate gas storage components for trapping, hydrogen, chlorine, etc. and separate liquid storage components for storing different liquid distillates.
In one embodiment, the gases may be neutralized by passing through an alkaline solution scrubber 20. An alkaline solution to scrub gases from the decomposition of a thermoplastic polymer or other plastic polymer composition is prepared by adding an inorganic base to an aqueous solvent. The inorganic bases which can be used include, for example, aqueous ammonia, hydroxide, oxide and carbonate of alkali metals such as sodium and potassium and hydroxide and oxide of alkaline earth metals such as calcium, magnesium and barium. These inorganic bases can be used in the form of an aqueous solution or suspension. Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide is preferred in view of its efficient hydroxycarboxylic acid reactions.
The compressor 22 is used to force all output gases into pressurized containers via the various valves 26. Gas samples may be taken for analysis at any stage during the reaction.
The liquid distillates may be further neutralized by the metal oxide scrubber 24 to remove sulfur and other undesirable compounds. In one embodiment, the metal oxide scrubber 24 includes copper-based another other mixed metal oxide sorbents. Preliminary studies indicated removal of about 60% or more of the sulfur in liquid hydrocarbon distillates.
The system 10 may be configured to produce plural products. The products are adjusted by adding pre-determined catalysts, by changing the reaction fluid and by adjusting the temperature and pressure of the reactor 12.
As is known in the art, a catalyst is chemical substance that increases a rate of a reaction without being consumed. After the reaction it can potentially be recovered from the reaction mixture chemically unchanged. The catalyst lowers an activation energy required for a reaction, allowing the reaction to proceed more quickly or at a lower temperature. In one embodiment, the pre-determined catalyst includes platinum powder very thinly coated onto carbon paper or cloth, etc. or in other formats. The catalyst may also include iridium, manganese, gold, silver and other metals or metaloids. The catalyst is used for reforming and rehydrogenation of long chain and short chain hydrocarbons depending on the desired output products.
For example, in one embodiment, the system 10 may produce only gases that could be captured and burned for energy (e.g., hydrogen, hydrocarbon gases such as natural gas like gases, etc.). In another embodiment, the system 10 may produce only liquid hydrocarbon distillates, which could be used much like diesel fuel. In another embodiment, the system 10 may produce a combination thereof of various gases and liquids. As is known in the art, natural gas as collected from the earth typically consists of 50 to 90 percent methane (CH4) and small amounts of heavier gaseous hydrocarbon compounds such as propane (C3H4) and butane (C4H10).
In one embodiment, an optional dryer 34 may be provided to reduce moisture content of the plastics material prior to further processing. The dyer 34 is used to heat the plastics to a temperature that sufficiently reduces the moisture content of the plastics material before it is conveyed to the reactor 12. The dyer 34 may include automatic sensors (not illustrated) for detect the moisture content of the plastics material and automatically adjusting the temperature of the dryer 34 to further reduce moisture content. In one embodiment, the dryer 34 includes temperatures from 250� F. to 450� F., for example, depending on ambient conditions and the initial moisture content of the incoming plastics material added via the input component 32.
The hydrocarbon distillates and gases produced by the system 10 may be used to power generators or other machinery to generate electricity or for other purposes. For example, the hydrocarbon distillates may be used in the fuel tanks of bulldozers in landfills where the plastics and other garbage is accepted. In one embodiment, the system 10 operates close a one-to-one efficiency wherein one output unit of consumable gases and/or hydrocarbon distillates is produced by one input unit of energy used to drive the system 10.
A catalyst chamber 48 is used to add a pre-determined catalyst to the reactor. The catalyst chamber 48 includes a liquid collecting chamber 50 for collecting liquids, one or more valves 52 for interacting with the reactor 12, a gas collecting chamber 54 and a gas compressor 56. In one embodiment, the gas collecting chamber includes plural components each collecting and storing a distinct type of gas based on its chemical and physical properties (e.g., density, partial pressure, temperature, etc.). For example, there may be separate components for trapping, hydrogen, chlorine, etc.
In one embodiment, the liquid collecting chamber 50 includes condensed liquid receiver 16 (
The reactor 12 further includes a pump 58, 60, one or more temperature controllers 60, one or more temperature heating sensing elements 62, a lower reaction chamber 64, an upper reaction chamber 66, a connecting flange 70 for connecting the reactor to other components, and a material input component 72. A liquid level for the heat transfer medium is indicated by the phantom line 74. In one embodiment, the reactor 12 further includes wire basket 76 contained within the reaction vessel and it sits upon basket supports 78.
Reaction Method
Method 82 is illustrated with an exemplary embodiment, however, the present invention is not limited to this exemplary embodiment and other embodiment can also be used to practice the invention.
In such an exemplary embodiment at Step 84 a pre-determined catalyst is added to the reactor 12. In one embodiment the pre-determined catalyst includes platinum a powder very thinly coated onto carbon paper or cloth. The catalyst may also include iridium, manganese, gold, silver and other metals or metaloids. The catalyst is used for reforming and rehydrogenation of long chain and short chain hydrocarbons depending on the desired output product.
At Step 86, plastic materials to be recycled are added to a reaction fluid in the reactor to form a slurry. In one embodiment, the plastic materials are pre-processed by dryer 34 to lower a moisture content of the plastic. Any type or mixture of plastics of any color with any additives can be added to the reactor 12 via the input component 32, 72.
In one embodiment, only plastics of one pre-determined plastic resin identification code are added to the reactor 12. In such an embodiment, for example, only PVC plastics with a resin code of three (3) could be added to the reactor. As a result, since PCV plastic includes chlorine, chlorine gases are collected 18, 54 as an output product.
In another embodiment, a mixture of different types of plastics with different plastic resin identification codes are added to reactor 12. In such an embodiment, plural types of gases and plural types of liquid petroleum distillates may be collected 16, 50.
At Step 88, a slight vacuum is applied to the reactor 12 and the slurry in the reactor 12. At Step 90, the slurry in the reactor 12 is heated as a closed system to at least 575� F. for about one half hour to about one hour. The reaction is contained in a closed system in the reactor 12 with all outputs products 100% captured as gases and/or liquids with nothing released to the local environment.
The heating breaks down the plastic materials into plural components including one or more gaseous components and one or more liquid distillate components depending on the pre-determined catalyst selected that were used to create the plastic in the first place. One hundred percent of the gaseous and liquid distillate components are collected. The gases are collected 18, 54 (e.g., hydrogen, chlorine, nitrogen, fluorine, etc.) and the liquids (e.g., various liquid petroleum distillates, etc.) are 16, 50.
The reaction in the reactor 12 can be adjusted according to the Universal Gas Law illustrated in Equation 1 to output one or more different desired gases.
PV=nRT, (1)
wherein P=Pressure of the gas, V=Volume occupied by the gas, N=Number of molecules in the gas, n=number of gram moles of the gas, R=a gas constant for a specific gas and T=temperature of the gas.
The reaction in the reactor 12 can be also be adjusted by changing the pre-determined catalyst, temperature and/or heating time to output one or more different desired liquid petroleum distillate.
In another embodiment, the system 10 and Method 82 can be used for the recovery of hydrocarbon products from elastomeric products such as discarded vehicle tires and other rubber products. The elastomeric products are immersed in the reaction fluid and heated to a temperature in the range of from about 575� F. to about 600� F. for a period of from about one half to about two hours. The reaction process for such elasomeric products produces a methane-containing gas product, a low boiling fuel oil fraction, a light fraction elastomeric hydrocarbon solid, a heavy fraction elastomeric hydrocarbon solid, and steel cord when steel belted radial tires are processed.
The method of the present invention is not limited solely to the reduction plastics into the recovered hydrocarbon products. Any type of rubber product can also be processed. The method of the present invention takes about one hour to process rubber tires into completely separated liquid and solid hydrocarbon products. Radiator hoses, heater hoses, windshield gaskets and other glass/rubber trim products have also been processed in the present invention, and the results have been found to be substantially the same.
Any type of elastomeric product may be also processed. Method 82 of the present invention, including natural rubber and synthetic rubber. The synthetic rubbers are generally polymers of open-chained conjugated dienes having from four to eight carbon atoms per molecule, such as, for example, 1,3-butadiene; 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene; and the like. Examples of such synthetic polymers are polybutadiene, polyisoprene, polychloroprene, styrene-butadiene copolymers, and the like.
In general, when discarded automotive vehicle tires are processed, the rubber consists essentially of styrene-butadiene copolymer, although the tire tread will typically be composed of natural rubber or ethylene-propylene copolymer. Heavy duty tires for trucks, buses and airplanes are typically made of cis-1,4-polyisoprene. In addition, copolymers of mixtures of such conjugated dienes can also be processed, as well as copolymers of monomer systems having a major amount of conjugated diene with a minor amount of a copolymerizable monomer, such as a monomer containing a vinylidene group.
Experimental Results
A preliminary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry ("GCMS") analysis of the uncondensed gas phase effluent shows output from the reactor to be a mixture of low boiling hydrocarbons from plastics selected for recycling. The liquid hydrocarbon distillates tested comprises a mixture of medium molecular weight hydrocarbon distillates. These mixtures are adjusted by changing the catalyst, reaction fluid, temperature, reaction time and the type of plastic materials added in the first place.
The system and method described herein allow about one unit of input of energy (i.e., input energy for heating up the reactor 12) to be used to create the one or more gaseous components and one or more liquid distillate components. The one or more gaseous components and one or more liquid distillate components produce about one corresponding unit of useable output energy recovered from the recycling of the plastic.
The one unit of output energy (e.g., hydrogen, diesel fuel, etc.) can then used to further sustain the reactor 12 or used to power other machinery such as trucks, bull dozers, etc. or other energy producing machinery (e.g., electrical generators). The system and method do not require that plastic be sorted by resin type, color or additives. However, sorting by resin type (i.e., recycling codes, etc.) allow for easier collection of desired gases and liquid distillates.
The present invention describes various exemplary input parameters and output products. However, the present invention is not limited to these various exemplary input parameters and output products and more, fewer or other input parameters and output products can be used to practice the invention.
It should be understood that the architecture, programs, processes, methods and It should be understood that the architecture, programs, processes, methods and systems described herein are not related or limited to any particular type of component unless indicated otherwise. Various types of general purpose or specialized components or systems may be used with or perform operations in accordance with the teachings described herein.
In view of the wide variety of embodiments to which the principles of the present invention can be applied, it should be understood that the illustrated embodiments are exemplary only, and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention. For example, the steps of the flow diagrams may be taken in sequences other than those described, and more or fewer elements may be used in the block diagrams.
While various elements of the preferred embodiments have been described as being implemented in software, in other embodiments hardware or firmware implementations may alternatively be used, and vice-versa.
The claims should not be read as limited to the described order or elements unless stated to that effect. In addition, use of the term "means" in any claim is intended to invoke 35 U.S.C. �112, paragraph 6, and any claim without the word "means" is not so intended.
Therefore, all embodiments that come within the scope and spirit of the following claims and equivalents thereto are claimed as the invention.
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|Coating formulation for inorganic fiber mat based bituminous roofing shingles
|May 24, 1985
|Sep 2, 1986
|Union Oil Company Of California
|Rubberized asphalt emulsion
|Jun 7, 1985
|Mar 3, 1987
|Fred Apffel
|Recovery process
|Mar 7, 1985
|May 12, 1987
|Ingenieurburo S. Ficker
|Method for the continuous, dry, non-pressurized regeneration of salvaged rubber
|Dec 8, 1986
|May 17, 1988
|The Dow Chemical Company
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|Nov 27, 1987
|Apr 11, 1989
|Demarco Thomas M
|Vacuum loader and process for removing asbestos and other particulate material
|Jun 7, 1988
|Aug 8, 1989
|Nutech, Inc.
|Method for decontaminating conventional plastic materials which have become radioactively contaminated, and articles
|Sep 15, 1987
|Oct 3, 1989
|Zehev Tadmor
|Rotary processor apparatus and method for extensive and dispersive mixing
|Jun 29, 1988
|Mar 27, 1990
|Amoco Corporation
|Floating recycle pan for ebullated bed reactors
|Aug 17, 1990
|Jan 22, 1991
|Enichem Anic S.P.A.
|Bituminous composition for road surfacing
|May 17, 1990
|Mar 5, 1991
|Groep Lambertus A V D
|Polymer composition, a process for producing a polymer composition, and the use of such a polymer composition
|Mar 12, 1990
|Apr 2, 1991
|Process for treating an organic stream containing a non-distillable component to produce an organic vapor and a solid
|Jul 20, 1990
|Apr 16, 1991
|Tredegar Molded Products Company
|Apparatus for the application of a gasket inside closures comprising a cup, such as screw-on and crown caps
|Nov 20, 1989
|May 21, 1991
|Apv Chemical Machinery Inc.
|Method of continuously carbonizing primarily organic waste material
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|Aug 20, 1991
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|Continuous extraction of oil-containing vegetable matter with pressurized normally gaseous solvent
|Dec 19, 1989
|Aug 20, 1991
|Deutsche Solvay-Werke Gmbh
|Process for the preparation of polyglycerols
|Nov 1, 1990
|Nov 26, 1991
|Davidson Joseph W
|Briquette product, and process for its production
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|Dec 3, 1991
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|Sep 15, 1992
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|Midwest Research Institute
|Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of mixed polymer waste streams to sequentially recover monomers or other high value products
|Mar 13, 1992
|Aug 17, 1993
|Grupo Cydsa S.A. De C.V.
|Biological process for the elimination of sulphur compounds present in gas mixtures
|Sep 22, 1992
|Sep 21, 1993
|Reynolds Metals Company
|Method and apparatus for separation and recovery of the components from foil-containing laminates
|Dec 4, 1992
|Apr 5, 1994
|Midwest Research Institute
|Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of mixed polymer waste streams to sequentially recover monomers or other high value products
|Feb 26, 1992
|Jun 28, 1994
|Westerlund G Oscar
|Integrated procedure for high yield production of chlorine dioxide and apparatus used therefor
|Dec 21, 1990
|Sep 13, 1994
|Agglo Recovery
|Process and apparatus for removal of impurities from flue gases
|Sep 24, 1992
|Sep 20, 1994
|Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
|Carbonate spring bath system
|Oct 27, 1992
|Oct 25, 1994
|Midwest Research Institute
|Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of polymer waste comprising nylon 6 and a polyolefin or mixtures of polyolefins to sequentially recover monomers or other high value products
|Oct 27, 1992
|Oct 25, 1994
|Midwest Research Institute
|Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of mixed polymer waste streams to sequentially recover monomers or other high value products
|Apr 27, 1993
|Nov 15, 1994
|Texaco Inc.
|Partial oxidation of scrap rubber tires and used motor oil
|Apr 18, 1994
|Nov 22, 1994
|Patrick Duffy
|Recycling game
|Oct 27, 1992
|Jan 31, 1995
|Midwest Research Institute
|Pyrolysis of polystyrene - polyphenylene oxide to recover styrene and useful products
|Sep 7, 1993
|Feb 14, 1995
|Univ. Of Wyoming
|Process for co-recycling tires and oils
|Jan 28, 1993
|Apr 11, 1995
|Ponsford; Thomas E.
|Method of reclaiming styrene and other products from polystyrene based products
|Dec 8, 1993
|Jun 6, 1995
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|Oct 28, 1993
|Jun 13, 1995
|Texaco Inc.
|Method and reactor for producing tire oil
|Jul 26, 1994
|Oct 17, 1995
|Johnson; James I.
|Recycle collector dolly
|Oct 28, 1993
|Nov 7, 1995
|Texaco Inc.
|Tire liquefying process reactor discharge system and method
|Apr 4, 1994
|Feb 13, 1996
|The Procter & Gamble Company
|Process for making reduced fat nut spreads
|Oct 29, 1992
|Apr 2, 1996
|Midwest Research Institute
|Process to convert biomass and refuse derived fuel to ethers and/or alcohols
|Dec 18, 1991
|Apr 16, 1996
|Labrador; Gaudencio A.
|Water-wave energy converter systems
|Jul 29, 1994
|Dec 17, 1996
|Hitachi Zosen Corporation
|Apparatus for thermally decomposing plastics and process for converting plastics into oil by thermal decomposition
|Feb 27, 1992
|Jan 21, 1997
|Bergstrom; David A.
|Continuous flow rotary materials processing apparatus
|Jun 19, 1995
|Apr 8, 1997
|Adkins; Lorato
|Used tire process
|Oct 30, 1995
|Aug 5, 1997
|Brittain; Charles
|Oil and oil filter collection and recycle apparatus
|Apr 10, 1995
|Aug 26, 1997
|Deskins; Franklin David
|Sewage dewatering process
|Jun 7, 1995
|Nov 11, 1997
|Enertech Environmental, Inc.
|Efficient utilization of chlorine and/or moisture-containing fuels and wastes
|Nov 1, 1995
|Mar 17, 1998
|Ferro-Tech Tire Reclamation, Inc.
|Method for recovering carbon black from composites
|Mar 29, 1995
|Apr 14, 1998
|Fuji Recycle Industry K.K.
|Method and apparatus for thermal cracking of waste plastics
|Mar 8, 1994
|May 19, 1998
|The University Of Wyoming Research Corp.
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|Sep 29, 1995
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|Waste Management, Inc.
|Method and apparatus for treating contaminated soils with ozone
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|Sep 1, 1998
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|Dec 15, 1998
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|May 18, 1995
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|International Paper Company
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|Nov 15, 1994
|Feb 16, 1999
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|Apr 17, 1998
|May 18, 1999
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|Oct 20, 1997
|Jun 15, 1999
|Rose; Jane Anne
|Insitu zeolite filter bed system for the removal of metal contaminants
|Nov 10, 1997
|Jul 27, 1999
|Sweeney; Charles T.
|Laundry wash process and waste water treatment system
|May 28, 1998
|Oct 19, 1999
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|Mar 17, 1999
|Dec 28, 1999
|Premark Rwp Holdings, Inc.
|ABS recycling process
|Jan 20, 1998
|Apr 18, 2000
|Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
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|May 9, 2000
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|May 6, 1998
|Aug 1, 2000
|Baker Hughes (Deutschland) Gmbh
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|Mar 21, 1994
|Sep 5, 2000
|Doonan; Billie Odell
|Plastic reclamation process
|Aug 14, 1996
|Apr 24, 2001
|Menxolit-Fibron Gmbh
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|Dec 23, 1997
|Dec 11, 2001
|Gaudencio A. Labrador
|Scavenger energy converter system its new applications and its control systems
|Aug 8, 2001
|Jul 23, 2002
|Riccardo Reverso
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|Jan 4, 2001
|Oct 1, 2002
|Georgia-Pacific Corporation
|Method for removing contaminants from fibers in recycle fiber pulping
|Dec 27, 2000
|May 20, 2003
|Lee H. Varner
|Method and apparatus for reprocessing rubber tires
|Jun 30, 2000
|Aug 26, 2003
|Basf Corporation
|Carpet backing adhesive and its use in recycling carpet
|Sep 16, 2002
|Nov 25, 2003
|Robert W. Yoho, Sr.
|Evaporative condenser system
|May 14, 2002
|Jan 20, 2004
|Ricoh Company, Limited
|Method of recycling
|Jun 13, 2001
|Jan 27, 2004
|Gerald M. Platz
|Resource recovery of waste organic chemicals by thermal catalytic conversion
|Feb 22, 2002
|Feb 10, 2004
|Ecolab Inc.
|Conveyor and lubricating apparatus, lubricant dispensing device, and method for applying lubricant to conveyor
|Oct 23, 2002
|May 4, 2004
|Shion Choin Industrial Co., Ltd.
|Faucet for a cold/hot fountain water machine
|Feb 19, 2002
|May 11, 2004
|Jaco Environmental, Inc.
|Refrigerator recycling method and system
|Jan 19, 2001
|Jun 1, 2004
|Kingspan Research And Developments Limited
|Method for manufacturing a foam panel
|Mar 14, 2003
|Nov 2, 2004
|Mann & Hummel Gmbh
|Exhaust gas recycle (EGR) assembly
|Dec 19, 2001
|Nov 23, 2004
|Sandia Corporation
|System for removal of arsenic from water
|May 5, 2000
|Jan 25, 2005
|Graf Von Deym Carl-Ludwig
|Sorting and separating method and system for recycling plastics
|Feb 5, 2002
|Feb 1, 2005
|Novellus Systems, Inc.
|Apparatus and methods for processing semiconductor substrates using supercritical fluids
|Jun 17, 2003
|Mar 8, 2005
|Dharma Living Systems, Inc.
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|Oct 25, 2001
|Mar 8, 2005
|Bp Corporation North America Inc.
|Oxygen scavenging monolayer bottles
|May 23, 2003
|Mar 22, 2005
|Scott Moore Zimmerman
|Illumination systems utilizing highly reflective light emitting diodes and light recycling to enhance brightness
|Feb 28, 2003
|Apr 19, 2005
|Dharma Living Systems, Inc.
|Integrated tidal wastewater treatment system and method
|May 14, 1999
|Sep 13, 2005
|Rolland Versini
|Motor pump system with axial through flow utilizing an incorporated flowmeter and pressure controller
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|Dec 13, 2005
|Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
|Recycle developer bearing body, inspection method and inspection device thereof, method of recycling a developer bearing body, and method of recycling a used process cartridge
|May 6, 2004
|Jul 25, 2006
|Glenn Helm
|Compact surface mounted on-site wastewater treatment unit
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|Aug 22, 2006
|Mark Curran Ungaro
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|Sorbecon Consultants Inc.
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|Dec 12, 2002
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|Jan 9, 2003
|Platz Gerald M.
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|Feb 6, 2003
|Aug 7, 2003
|Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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|Aug 28, 2003
|Johnson David R.
|Conveyor and lubricating apparatus, lubricant dispensing device, and method for applying lubricant to conveyor
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|Dec 4, 2003
|Rane Milind V.
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|Dec 18, 2003
|Austin David C.
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|Iasis Usa, Lc
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|Aug 18, 2003
|Apr 15, 2004
|Ungaro Mark Curran
|Pro-aggressive roulette
|Nov 8, 2002
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|Feb 24, 2005
|Maguire Stephen B.
|Vacuum powered method and apparatus for wirelessly handling and conveying granular material
|Oct 20, 2004
|Mar 10, 2005
|Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
|Recycled plastic material, electronic apparatus having the recycled plastic material, method of manufacturing plastic part, method of manufacturing the recycled plastic material, and method of reusing plastic material
|Mar 7, 2003
|Apr 14, 2005
|Gonzalez Salazar Jose Luis
|Inorganic waste-recycling machine and method for the production of a mouldable paste having various uses
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|Christion School Of Technology Charitable Foundation Trust
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|Honeywell International Inc.
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|Compact surface mounted on-site wastewater treatment unit
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|Jul 28, 2005
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|Miles Samuel L
|Method to strip urethane coatings from automative plastic substrates
|Sep 1, 2005
|Mar 9, 2006
|Hiroto Nakamura
|Method of recycling a liquid cartridge
|Sep 28, 2004
|Mar 30, 2006
|Spx Corporation
|Trapezoid settler apparatus and method for solvent extraction
|Sep 14, 2005
|Apr 20, 2006
|Mcallister Clarke W
|Systems and methods for deployment and recycling of RFID tags, wireless sensors, and the containers attached thereto
|Dec 3, 2004
|Jun 8, 2006
|Atitania Ltd.
|Weather resistant segmented sign system
|Dec 12, 2005
|Jun 8, 2006
|Bork Joseph E
|Hydrogravity system and process
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|Aug 10, 2006
|Norman Yang
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|Dec 28, 2005
|Aug 17, 2006
|Toshiyuki Kashikura
|Recycling system and disassembling and classifying method
|Jan 30, 2007
|Aug 2, 2007
|Diz Harry R
|Sustained microbial production of hydrogen gas from diluted fruit juice
|Jun 1, 2007
|Oct 4, 2007
|Playtex Products, Inc.
|Tampon applicator
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|Dec 20, 2007
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|Feb 5, 2009
|Carner William E
|System and method for recycling plastics
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|May 29, 2012
|Agilyx Corporation
|Systems and methods for recycling plastic
|Mar 31, 2010
|Jun 5, 2012
|Agilyx Corporation
|Devices, systems, and methods for recycling plastic
|Oct 13, 2011
|Jun 5, 2012
|Agilyx Corporation
|Devices, systems, and methods for recycling plastic
|Jun 28, 2010
|Jun 5, 2012
|Agilyx Corporation
|Systems and methods for recycling plastic
|May 10, 2013
|Apr 7, 2015
|Accordant Energy, Llc
|Systems and methods for producing engineered fuel feedstocks with reduced chlorine content
|May 11, 2012
|Sep 29, 2015
|Agilyx Corporation
|Systems, and methods for recycling plastic
|Apr 7, 2014
|Oct 20, 2015
|Agilyx Corporation
|Systems and methods for conditioning synthetic crude oil
|Apr 18, 2014
|May 31, 2016
|Georgia-Pacific Containerboard Llc
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|Nov 15, 2016
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|Jun 11, 2010
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|Plas2Fuel Corporation
|System for recycling plastics
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|Dec 23, 2010
|Agilyx Corporation
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|U.S. Classification
|422/184.1, 208/70, 208/69, 208/138, 208/137, 422/149, 208/134, 208/133, 208/56, 208/67, 208/49, 585/241, 208/143, 208/106
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jul 22, 2010
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Photo by JANET CENTURY
When the clock strikes lunch at Lake Catholic High School, it's time for some of the school's students to open and operate a bank branch. In one of many examples of local bankers stepping up to help schools educate students on personal finances, a student-run credit union branch opened in late September at the Mentor school. The SmartStart Cougar Branch is a project of the school and Cardinal Community Credit Union, and if Cardinal Community CEO Christine Blake has her way, the student-run concept will expand to other schools, too. Currently, the branch operates three days a week, primarily accepting deposits into savings accounts. Beginning with the Class of 2014, Ohio high schools are required by the so-called Ohio core curriculum to integrate economics and financial literacy instruction into a social studies course or other class sometime between ninth grade and graduation. And the mandate, which took effect April 4, 2007, requires schools to use public-private partnerships, resources and materials in developing their curricula. In some cases, bankers are developing and delivering their own programs, and in others, institutions (Huntington National Bank, for one) are partnering with well-known organizations, such as Junior Achievement. Either way, the frequency with which bankers are going inside schools seems to have increased, said James Thurston, spokesman for the Ohio Bankers League. "From the bankers' perspective, of course it gives them exposure to tomorrow's customers," Mr. Thurston said. "But also if a customer is more financially literate and makes better decisions ... they'll be a better customer for the bank."
Future payoff
Also investing in the customers of tomorrow are Parma-based Unity Catholic Federal Credit Union, which offers its award- winning "Piggy Banks to Credit Cards" program to schools within the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, and Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank, which spends about $1,500 per school to sponsor the high school curriculum of best-selling author Dave Ramsey, called "Foundations in Personal Finance." The bank announced in late September it is expanding the program this school year to 1,875 schools within the bank's multistate footprint. Fifth Third's delivery of the program to 357 high schools in Ohio alone represents an investment of about $441,200. Just a month into its pilot student-run branch, Cardinal Community already is in talks with two other high schools about expanding the program, Ms. Blake said. The credit union's investment includes not only its people's time, but the laptops and fixtures involved in the branch kiosk, she said. "If you've made one student aware of one consequence, if one student rethinks buying a cell phone or determines what kind of house they can afford, you've achieved," Ms. Blake said. Therein lies an intangible return most institutions anticipate: Smarter, more responsible consumers. And many say that the results of the before and after tests they administer with their programming prove that they're making a mark. Another potential return for financial institutions: endearing themselves to young customers even before they bank. "The "payoff' is that we are growing our younger membership base and building a good reputation among young families," said Kelly C. Reddy, business development manager for Unity Catholic Federal Credit Union. "Hopefully, they will think of Unity Catholic when they need a financial product in the future."
"A dangerous place'
Though teaching financial literacy is a relatively new, unfunded mandate, Sal Miroglotta, president of Lake Catholic High School, is not sorry it's required. "Finances are more complicated than they used to be, and students get hit with financial matters a lot faster than they used to," he said, citing as examples college loans and credit cards. "(The world of finance) is a dangerous place to walk into and have no knowledge." If the Ohio Department of Education's steering team for financial literacy proceeds as hoped, it will have drafted financial literacy academic content standards for grades kindergarten through 12 and have them approved by the end of this school year, said Tom Rutan, the ODE's associate director in the office of curriculum and assessment and the chair of that steering team. Already, legislative changes made in 2008 call for financial literacy education for middle grades, too, Mr. Rutan noted. "We believe that an educated population does a much better job of managing the financial affairs for themselves, for the community and for the nation than a generation of kids that are taught at the knee of Mom and Dad," Mr. Rutan said. Luckily, many banks and credit unions — among them, Dollar Bank, Huntington and KeyBank — also offer programs for students in elementary and middle schools. Gayle Gadison, social studies curriculum manager for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, which welcomes volunteers from several banks throughout the year, is glad to see students get both the mandated lessons and the career exposure. "To me, as an educator, the institutions and their support make all of this real," she said. "If the purpose of education is to prep kids for life after high school, well, this is it."


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The StarTimes Sales Manager, Mr Juma Sharobaro said in Dar es Salaam that the company intends to see all its customers are obtaining services without facing any kind of challenges.
"While establishing the new branch we considered factors such the financial position of the people residing in the area, therefore the new office will help them from having to incur unnecessary traveling costs," said Mr Sharobaro. In a separate incident, the Sales Manager issued a 24- inch digital television set to Mahmoud Hassan a resident of Chamazi for winning a competition dubbed as 'Shinda TV na StarTimes'.
Speaking after the handing over of the digital television Hassan said he was happy for emerging as a winner of the competition. He encouraged other people to participate because the competition was real and does not involve any form of sabotage.
"I got back home on that very Wednesday intending to watch another program on TV1 at 8pm when I heard them advertising about the next program which was the competition," said Hassan. He stuck to the television waited for the competition at 8. 30pm but it had to go 15 minutes late due to technical problems.
"I called and answered both questions correctly and I was told to come and collect my set today," he explained. Mr Sharobaro on his part encouraged more people to participate on the last day of the competition which is scheduled for January 11, this year.
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When I peruse the new book selections looking for something to read, I've noticed one thing: everyone is churning out a book about their horrible parents, be it their mean alcoholic father, their crummy neglectful mother, or both. I find this annoying. A whole lot of people have less than perfect parents, so why are these stories any different?
In Virginia Holman's memoir, Rescuing Patty Hearst, we explore a meatier version of the typical "I was wronged by my parents" tale. Thank God. During her childhood, at the same time the Patty Hearst abduction/brainwashing scandal was taking place, Holman's mother (known as "Gingie") was going crackers with schizophrenia. Most of the story takes place after Gingie has gone psychotic and moved Holman and her sister to the family summer cabin. According to Gingie, the reason they are at the cabin is to set up a field hospital for children of war. But they're in a small town in Virginia, so that's obviously not the case.
With Holman's father and family unable to diagnose the problem, she and her sister are constantly subjected to the wiles of a madwoman. They must do army drills, spend money on supplies, paint the windows black, etc. This goes on for three years. After that, the book transgresses into an exploration of the difficulties of having someone committed.
Holman's story, told in the first person, is depressing, but doesn't ask for pity. It is more a chronicle of how confusing, and of course, infuriating it can be for a kid living with a schizophrenic. Most compelling are the parts of the book where Holman talks about wishing that her mother would just leave, or even die, so the family won't have to deal with her anymore. It shows clearly how schizophrenia, in a lot of ways, is worse than death, especially on the family of the schizophrenic.
At the end of the novel, you get the distinct impression that Holman's life has been irrevocably effected by the time spent with her mother; and no doubt, it's for the worse. But it's the severity of the effects, and the weight and details of her memories, that make this book such a compelling read. KATIE SHIMER


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S Katy Tucker is a video and projections designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Tucker began her career as a painter and video installation artist, exhibiting in a variety of galleries such as the Corcoran Museum in Washington, DC, and Artists' Space in NYC. As her installations grew more theatrical, Tucker shifted her focus towards the stage.
Since 2005, Tucker's work in opera, theater, and dance has been seen at a variety of venues including The Metropolitan Opera, The Sydney Opera House, BAM, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Opera, Carnegie Hall, Teatro Amazonas, Wolf Trap Opera, Park Avenue Armory, and The Kitchen. She has collaborated with musicians like Paul McCartney, John Zorn, David T. Little, Jeffery Ziegler and Paola Prestini. Recently, Ms.Tucker designed The Flying Dutchman at the Sydney Opera House, The Flying Dutchman at San Francisco Opera, Bluebeard's Castle at Opera Omaha, and Carmina Burana at Carnegie Hall. Upcoming projects include 21c. Liederabend at BAM, Excalibur, a new musical by Frank Wildhorn and directed by Francesca Zambello in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Le Descente D'Orphee at Gotham Chamber Opera, and her installation Listen, Quiet is on display at the Dillon Gallery in Chelsea from Sept 27-Oct 27.
Katy is a member of Black Ship, an international multimedia collective that re-imagines space through sound, architecture, scent and the visual arts and Wingspace Theatrical Design, a collective of artists, designers, writers, and thinkers committed to the practice of collaboration in theatrical design.
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Learning to confront without being confrontational
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Shop with a Sheriff is a collabortive effort between the Fayette County Sheriffs Office and Fayette County Schools. Children whose prospect for a joyful Christmas is dimmed by their familys personal circumstances are identified by school counsellors. We help as many of these children as possible based on the amount of donations we receive. Participating children shop with a Deputy Sheriff at a local store and receive items they both need and want for Christmas. The children often have to be encouraged to shop for themselves as they are busy selecting gifts for their siblings and parents.
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Year of Manufacture : 2014 | Driven no. of Kms. : 2900
- Pros: superior looks, balanced driving
- Cons: not much spacious
I got this car as gift from my dad on my 31st birthday. I am already using Toyota Fortuner as my daily use car, Toyota is always a favorite car brand for all of us because the company covers all segments car be it a affordable hatchback or a luxury SUV. Driving Prius is different experience as compare to any other SUV, MUV. Actually driving this car and when i stop in crowd do stare at this because this somewhat different from other car in looks and exteriors. Price of this vehicle is little costly but the features, safety steals the show.
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Can we just agree that not many people in this western world can say that they don't know who Jim Carrey is? And if they do say it, that they should just browse through Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, or Cable Guy and understand what they're missing?
All righty then!
His amazing goofy facial expressions and dramatic gestures always manage to steal our hearts. And in his heart, there's his daughter that was a part of his life through his whole star-studded career.
The 29-year-old, Jane Erin Carrey was frequently seen with Jim on his red carpet adventures and made all of us fall in love with her.
So cute!
Growing up, she started noticing her passion for music. When Jane was 24 years old, she auditioned for American Idol and there she talked about the pressure of being the daughter of a celebrity. She also added that she worked as a waitress, not living off her father's fortune.
"It was definitely fun growing up with having him as a father, he's not the most extravagant celebrity so it was fairly normal growing up, fairly," Jane said. "It is difficult growing up in the shadow of something and trying to find your place in the world underneath this huge shadow."
But now, at age 29, she is all grown up and also a parent herself.
Jane is a mom to her little boy Jackson Riley Santana who is as precious as he can actually be. When he was born, Carrey jumped on social media to share the news.
"Jackson Riley Santana. My Grandson, Born today! This is what 7 lbs.11oz of California dynamite looks like!" he tweeted.
If you're still wondering about Jane, this is how she looks now. And there's that radiant smile.
She also looks like Jim a lot.
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Dr.Denham is humane, caring and the best doctor I have ever seen for my pain problems. She is intelligent, knowledgeable and a bigger plus -- she is understanding and humane. This incredible physician, as busy as she is, will find ways to help her patients. I thank God every day that I am under her care. God bless her!!!!
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Ditto to most of the reviews below. Can't even make an appointment with this office. They don't return calls. Very frustrating whether in pain or not. Rude front desk. Why are offices like this even in practice?
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I've been waiting over a month for Dr. Denham's office to call me back to schedule an appointment for my husband who has severe peripheral neuropathy and is in constant pain. I had the referring doctor send his files immediately, and have called back several times, and the doctor still hasn't read his files and scheduled an appointment. At this point, I no longer trust that they can take care of him since they can't even make a phone call. For an office that's supposed to care for people who are in pain, the neglect they've shown so far is unforgiveable. I'm disgusted.
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My visit with this doctor was (hands down) the worst medical experience I've ever had -- and I've seen a lot of doctors over the years! She was incredibly rude and dismissive and exhibited ZERO compassion for my chronic pain from rheumatoid arthritis. I would recommend staying far, far away from this doctor's practice.
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I was referred to Dr. Denham by my husband's primary care physician three weeks ago. He is in severe pain with peripheral neuropathy and unable to work, or to even get out of bed most days. My primary physician sent his file over to her the same day I called for an appointment. Today it will be three weeks without a call back from her office to even schedule an appointment. I have spoken to her office 5 times to try and see what the hold up is, and they keep telling me that she hasn't had time to look at his file yet, and that they'll call me when she's ready. Three weeks is a long time to wait for a phone call when you're in chronic pain. Don't they care??? If they can't even call back, what type of care can we expect from this doctor if we ever get in to see her? I'm thoroughly disgusted at the utter disrespect they've shown me so far. People in pain management are supposed to care for people in pain, not ignore them.
Great doctor
Posted on April 24th, 2013
Dr Denham has always been very responsive to me. She seems to genuinely care about my whole health, not just treating my pain from disc disease. She even discovered a blood pressure issue I wasn't aware I had. I would highly recommend her!
What a joke
Posted on March 24th, 2013
Ive been suffering from chronic pain for years now, Ive seen her a number of times. Every time I went in I explained to her and staff that this pain is completely tearing my life apart. I need to get things done but can't because of my pain. So what does she do? Gives me medication that i have taken before which proved not to work. I cant take much more of this, whats the point of living a life of nothing but pain? Oh also, she takes days to get back to you.
Nothing New
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No new care provided than I had had for years. Explained how severe pain was and how old meds didnt work anymore but nothing new offered and ignored. Wanted to try non opiate things but nothing. In severe pain with bad episode for several days and never called me back. Went to ER in desperation. Fiund new Dr with many many cutting edge and new alternatives but then had problems getting records.Seems if it is an easy fix like sugery then she is ok but if it takes work and trying alternative things other than pain killers forget it.Very disappointed. She literally only refilled my prescription from taking same drug for a year thst i dont want and doesnt work and have an xray done which no one told me the result of.Other much better pain management groups in Denver. Not sure why I was treated like this or the indifference when I expresses how upset I was. Seems they dont care about your pain unless easy fix.
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Dr. Denham provides outstanding medical diagnosis and care. She carefully reviews each patient's situation and selects the most correct course of action. Her PA is incredibly well schooled and knowledgable.The entire staff work hard to accomodate your special needs and conditions.
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Team members at Blue Plate Catering are clear on their calling –as you'll hear them say repeatedly, they're "Just happy people making people happy." With that kind of mantra, it's no surprise CEO Jim Horan is leading a successful company. Find out how in this video.
Watch this video with your senior leadership team, then use the questions below to launch a discussion on happiness and success.
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Horan and his team share four ways to build a team that makes customers happy:
- Hire happy people.
- Build strong teams.
- Find creative solutions.
- Savor the results.
With this in mind, discuss the following questions:
- How do your hiring processes seek out happy attitudes? How do you find people who are passionate about your field and love working with others?
- Happiness is often derived through others. How do you create strong teams? Ask each leader to think of a time their team faced a project with remarkable together-ness. Tell the stories.
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Winter is getting close now, so Thanko from Japan try to strike the Japanese market with three heated gadgets to help their user fight the cold weather. The three new heated gadgets are consist of Heated Wristband, heated mousepad and Palm heated Mouse.
Thanko's heated wristband can warm your hand up to 43.6°C and it's USB powered. Pretty well to prevent wrist stiffness because of low temperature. Just band it on your wrist and plug the USB to your laptop or PC to use it. (Price: $20)
While the Mousepad is a little bit different. Beside it will warm your hand (up to 41.2°C), you'll also get 4-port USB hub at the top most part. (Price: $20)
The last one is the heated mouse. The heat position is right on where we usually place our palm and it can warm our hand by delivering heat up to 45°C (Price: $30)
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Union J star JJ Hamblett to be a dad
British pop star Jj Hamblett is adding a new addition to his band Union J – he's set to become a dad. The 25 year old singer, who shot to fame on Britain's The X Factor last year (12), has announced his girlfriend Caterina Lopez is pregnant.
Taking to Twitter.com, he writes, "Guys I want you to be the first to know that I've got some big news… I'm going to be a daddy
"My girlfriend and I are super super excited and the boys cant wait to be uncles! They are already thinking of names beginning with J."
His bandmate Josh Cuthbert added his congratulations, tweeting, "SUPER DOOOPER WOOOOPER HAPPY FOR MY BROTHER JJ. hi my names Uncle Josh. Love you bro."


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