	US 12,305,007 B2
	Media recycling and sanitization
Gregory Breyta, San Jose, CA (US); and Robert David Allen, Golden, CO (US)
Assigned to TACLOV, LLC., Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by TACLOV, LLC, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,438.
Application 18/369,438 is a continuation of application No. 17/525,799, filed on Nov. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,795,292.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/120,338, filed on Dec. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002629 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C08J 11/02 (2006.01); B29B 17/02 (2006.01); C07C 67/333 (2006.01); C08J 11/28 (2006.01); C22B 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC C08J 11/28 (2013.01) [B29B 17/02 (2013.01); C07C 67/333 (2013.01); C22B 7/006 (2013.01); B29B 2017/0272 (2013.01); C08J 2325/06 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method comprising:

placing a multicomponent device comprising a polyester component and a magnetic and/or metallic component into a reaction vessel of a pressure reactor with an alcohol solvent and amine organocatalyst and/or carboxylic salt of same;

heating the reaction vessel to run a depolymerization reaction within the pressure reactor;

recovering from the reaction vessel (i) the magnetic and/or metallic component as a polyester-free solid inert by-product of the depolymerization reaction, (ii) the amine organocatalyst or carboxylic salt of same for reuse, and (iii) unreacted alcohol solvent for reuse, and (iv) a polyester monomer product.