摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a process for recovering monomeric units of a nylon from carpet material, said carpet material comprising fibres containing said nylon bound to a backing containing one or more non-nylon components, the carpet material containing between 15 and 35 wt.% of said nylon, which process comprises the steps of: a) mechanically separating the carpet material into an enriched carpet mixture containing between 35 and 55 wt.% of said nylon and into a depleted carpet mixture having a lower content of said nylon than the carpet material; b) exposing the enriched carpet mixture to conditions at which depolymerisation of said nylon is effected.</p> |