公开(公告)号：US20110068262A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-24

申请号：US12564902

申请日：2009-09-22

申请人： Keith Vorst ,  Greg Curtzwiler ,  Jeffrey Danes ,  Phil Costanzo

发明人： Keith Vorst ,  Greg Curtzwiler ,  Jeffrey Danes ,  Phil Costanzo

IPC分类号： H01J49/00 ,  G01K17/00 ,  G01B21/08 ,  G01J3/00

CPC分类号： G01B21/08 ,  G01N21/274 ,  G01N21/33 ,  G01N21/3563 ,  G01N21/552 ,  G01N21/68 ,  G01N2021/3155 ,  G01N2021/3595 ,  G01N2201/12746

摘要： A system and method of identifying a reference standard library for thermoplastic content includes preparing a plurality of samples of each one of a plurality of known ratios of virgin thermoplastic/recycled thermoplastic, analyzing each of the plurality of samples of each one of the plurality of known ratios of virgin thermoplastic/recycled thermoplastic with at least one of a group of analyses consisting of: a differential scanning calorimetry analysis; a physical thickness analysis; an ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy analysis; an attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis; a mechanical analysis; or a plasma atomic emission spectroscopic analysis. The method is also comprised of selecting a contaminant, identifying a first plurality of indicators output from the at least one of the group of analyses, identifying a second plurality of indicators from the first plurality of indicators, the second plurality of indicators being independent of the selected contaminant and optimizing the second plurality of indicators to identify a third plurality of indicators, the third plurality of indicators being quantitatively different of the selected contaminant wherein each one of the third plurality of indicators has at least one corresponding value for each one of the plurality of known ratios of virgin thermoplastic/recycled thermoplastic. Systems and methods for determining content of recycled thermoplastic in a thermoplastic sample are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 识别热塑性材料的参考标准库的系统和方法包括制备多个已知比例的原始热塑性/再循环热塑性塑料中的每一个的多个样品，分析多个已知的每一个的多个样品中的每一个 原始热塑性塑料/回收热塑性塑料的比例与一组分析中的至少一种分析组成：差示扫描量热法分析; 物理厚度分析; 紫外 - 可见光谱分析; 衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱分析; 机械分析; 或等离子体原子发射光谱分析。 该方法还包括选择污染物，识别从该组分析中的至少一个分析中输出的第一多个指示符，从第一多个指示符中识别第二多个指示符，第二多个指标独立于 所选择的污染物并且优化所述第二多个指示符以识别第三多个指示符，所述第三多个指示符在定量上不同于所选择的污染物，其中所述第三多个指示符中的每个指示符对于所述多个指示符中的每一个具有至少一个对应值 已知的原始热塑性/再生热塑性比例。 还公开了用于确定热塑性样品中再循环热塑性塑料的含量的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US08063374B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-22

申请号：US12564902

申请日：2009-09-22

申请人： Keith Vorst ,  Greg Curtzwiler ,  Jeffrey Danes ,  Phil Costanzo

发明人： Keith Vorst ,  Greg Curtzwiler ,  Jeffrey Danes ,  Phil Costanzo

IPC分类号： G01J5/02

CPC分类号： G01B21/08 ,  G01N21/274 ,  G01N21/33 ,  G01N21/3563 ,  G01N21/552 ,  G01N21/68 ,  G01N2021/3155 ,  G01N2021/3595 ,  G01N2201/12746

摘要： A system and method of identifying a reference standard library for thermoplastic content includes preparing a plurality of samples of each one of a plurality of known ratios of virgin thermoplastic/recycled thermoplastic, analyzing each of the plurality of samples of each one of the plurality of known ratios of virgin thermoplastic/recycled thermoplastic with at least one of a group of analyses consisting of: a differential scanning calorimetry analysis; a physical thickness analysis; an ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy analysis; an attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis; a mechanical analysis; or a plasma atomic emission spectroscopic analysis. The method is also comprised of selecting a contaminant, identifying a first plurality of indicators output from the at least one of the group of analyses, identifying a second plurality of indicators from the first plurality of indicators, the second plurality of indicators being independent of the selected contaminant and optimizing the second plurality of indicators to identify a third plurality of indicators, the third plurality of indicators being quantitatively different of the selected contaminant wherein each one of the third plurality of indicators has at least one corresponding value for each one of the plurality of known ratios of virgin thermoplastic/recycled thermoplastic. Systems and methods for determining content of recycled thermoplastic in a thermoplastic sample are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 识别热塑性材料的参考标准库的系统和方法包括制备多个已知比例的原始热塑性/再循环热塑性塑料中的每一个的多个样品，分析多个已知的每一个的多个样品中的每一个 原始热塑性塑料/回收热塑性塑料的比例与一组分析中的至少一种分析组成：差示扫描量热法分析; 物理厚度分析; 紫外 - 可见光谱分析; 衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱分析; 机械分析; 或等离子体原子发射光谱分析。 该方法还包括选择污染物，识别从该组分析中的至少一个分析中输出的第一多个指示符，从第一多个指示符中识别第二多个指示符，第二多个指标独立于 所选择的污染物并且优化所述第二多个指示符以识别第三多个指示符，所述第三多个指示符在定量上不同于所选择的污染物，其中所述第三多个指示符中的每个指示符对于所述多个指示符中的每一个具有至少一个对应值 已知的原始热塑性/再生热塑性比例。 还公开了用于确定热塑性样品中再循环热塑性塑料的含量的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20120296572A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13429181

申请日：2012-03-23

申请人： Jeff Hess ,  John Story ,  Larry Gorman ,  Greg Curtzwiler ,  Keith Vorst

发明人： Jeff Hess ,  John Story ,  Larry Gorman ,  Greg Curtzwiler ,  Keith Vorst

IPC分类号： G01N31/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01N33/442 ,  B29C48/09 ,  B29C48/287 ,  B29C48/297 ,  B29C48/92 ,  B29C2948/92228 ,  B29C2948/92333 ,  B29C2948/926 ,  B29C2948/92723 ,  B29C2948/92866

摘要： A system for predicting the amount of VOCs in an extruded product includes a container holding a gaseous sample, a detector in communication with the container for analyzing the gaseous sample, and a processor in communication with the detector and programmed to analyze the data from the detector and predict the amount of VOCs in an extruded product. A method of predicting an amount of extractable volatile organic compounds in an extruded product includes delivering a sample of gas from an intermediate stage in an extrusion process to a detector, analyzing the sample of gas using the detector to obtain data about the amount of VOCs in the sample of gas, delivering the data to a processor, comparing the data to control data to generate comparison data, and predicting the amount of extractable VOCs in the extruded product.

摘要翻译： 用于预测挤出产品中的VOC的量的系统包括容纳气态样品的容器，与容器连通用于分析气态样品的检测器，以及与检测器通信的处理器，并被编程以分析来自检测器的数据 并预测挤出产品中的挥发性有机化合物的量。 预测挤出产品中可萃取的挥发性有机化合物的量的方法包括将挤出过程中的中间阶段的气体样品输送到检测器，使用检测器分析气体样品以获得有关VOC的量的数据 气体样品，将数据传送到处理器，将数据与控制数据进行比较以产生比较数据，并预测挤出产品中可提取的VOC的量。

公开(公告)号：US20100256290A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-07

申请号：US12750535

申请日：2010-03-30

申请人： Phillip J. Costanzo ,  Keith Vorst ,  Greg Curtzwiler

发明人： Phillip J. Costanzo ,  Keith Vorst ,  Greg Curtzwiler

IPC分类号： C08L67/04 ,  C08G63/06

CPC分类号： C09D167/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  C01B32/174 ,  C01B2202/28

摘要： Embodiments of the present disclosure illustrate systems and methods for the separation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in solution. In certain embodiments, the CNTs are isolated by sonication and chemical modification of the CNTs using functionalization reactions, including thermo-initiated free radical polymerization and esterification. Beneficially, sonication facilitates mechanical separation of the CNTs, while the chemical modification of the CNTs results in more favorable interactions between the CNTs and their surrounding media which enables the separated CNTs to remain isolated. Embodiments of the isolated CNTs may also be employed into coating systems.

摘要翻译： 本公开的实施方案示出了用于在溶液中分离碳纳米管（CNT）的系统和方法。 在某些实施方案中，通过使用官能化反应（包括热引发的自由基聚合和酯化）的超声处理和CNT的化学改性来分离CNT。 有利地，超声处理促进了CNT的机械分离，而CNT的化学修饰导致CNT和它们的周围介质之间更有利的相互作用，这使得分离的CNT保持分离。 分离的CNT的实施方案也可以用于涂覆体系中。