COMPOSITION FOR THE DEGRADATION OF PLASTIC

COMPOSITION POUR LA DEGRADATION DE MATIERE PLASTIQUE

English Abstract

A composition for the degradation of plastic in the form of an additive used
during the manufacturing of plastic. The
composition being comprised of a predetermined amount of heptane, cellulose,
methyl rhenium trioxide, butylated hydroxytoluene,
and polyphenol oxidase. The additive can be selectively programmed to cause
the plastic to begin disintegrating at a predetermined
time

French Abstract

Composition pour la dégradation de matière plastique se présentant sous la forme d'un additif utilisé lors de la fabrication de matière plastique. La composition comprend une quantité prédéterminée de l'heptane, de cellulose, de trioxyde de méthyle rhénium, d'hydroxytoluène butylé, et de polyphénol oxydase. L'additif peut être sélectivement programmés pour amener la matière plastique à commencer à se dégrader à un moment prédéterminé.

Claims

VII. CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1. A composition for degrading plastic, comprising:
A) a predetermined amount of plastic dissolved into a predetermined
amount of heptane until said plastic partially solvents in said heptane;
B) from 90% to 100% of the molecular weight of the previous solute
of cellulose;
C) from 45% to 55% of the molecular weight of the previous
combination of methyl rhenium trioxide;
D) from 10% to 20% of the molecular weight of the previous
combination of butylated hydroxytoluene; and
E) from 70% to 80% of the molecular weight of the previous
combination of polyphenol oxidase.
2. A composition for degrading plastic, consisting essentially of:
A) a predetermined amount of plastic dissolved into a predetermined
amount of heptane until said plastic solvents in said heptane;
B) from 90% to 100% of the molecular weight of the previous solute
of cellulose;
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C) from 45% to 55% of the molecular weight of the previous
combination of methyl rhenium trioxide;
D) from 10% to 20% of the molecular weight of the previous
combination of butylated hydroxytoluene; and
E) from 70%
to 80% of the molecular weight of the previous
combination of polyphenol oxidase.
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Description

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I. TITLE: "COMPOSITION FOR THE DEGRADATION OF
PLASTIC"
II. TECHNICAL FIELD
1. Field of the Invention.
[001] The present invention relates to a composition and, more
particularly,
to a composition for the degradation of plastic.
III. BACKGROUND ART
[002] Most plastics include polluting substances that are not
biodegradable.
Several formulations for environmentally-friendly compositions have been
created in the past. None of them, however, use an undercover additive derived
from the plastic targeted for degradation, hidden in a chemical cloak
synthesized via the same plastic targeted for degradation's polymer structure
itself, which is partially dissolved to create a cover for a Nano-programmed
chemical addition on the inside. When activated this additive first decomposes
the current polymer links between monomers and subsequently supplant them
for weaker links susceptible to degradation through water, oxidation and/or
anaerobic/aerobic biodegradation. In addition, none of them include a
polymerization process that opens the time window for Nano programmable
matter to catalyze the needed reaction to reassign the links structure on the
plastics, including oil-derived high density plastics, without compromising
its
thermo stability, thermo plasticity, physical, mechanical, chemical stability
and
quality overall standards.
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[003] Other patents describing the closest subject matter provide for a
number of more or less complicated features that fail to solve the problem in
an
efficient and economical way. None of these patents suggest the novel features
of the present invention.
IV. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[004] It is one of the main objects of the present invention to provide a
composition for the formation of plastics susceptible to degradation.
[005] It is another object of this invention to provide a composition for
an
additive which adds the degradable variable to oil-derived high density
plastics
and the set of plastics in general with a melting point under 500 C.
[006] It is another object of this invention to provide a composition that
uses Nano additives, which are very small and inexpensive yet, can alter a
huge
amount of polymer.
[007] It is another object of this invention to provide a composition for a
chemical structure that works as a cloak for undercover Nano additives to
catalyze a homogeneous blend between those and the plastic targeted for
degradation.
[008] It is another object of this invention to provide a composition that
is
made of a 100% homogeneous blend that leaves no carbon footprint.
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[009] It is another object of this invention to provide a composition to
program the degradation time with an inverse factor additive/plastic's mass,
whose variation changes the plastic targeted for degradation's obsolescence
time-ratio.
[010] It is still another object of the present invention to provide a
composition that stabilizes a blend between a large molecule, such as a
polymer, and a small one, such as the present additive, while retaining the
original molecular structure, quality, thermo plasticity, and other physical,
thermic, and mechanical characteristics.
[011] It is yet another object of this invention to provide such a
composition that is inexpensive to produce.
[012] Further objects of the invention will be brought out in the following
part of the specification, wherein detailed description is for the purpose of
fully
disclosing the invention without placing limitations thereon.
V. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENT
[013] In its basic format, the present invention comprises the following
substances: heptane, cellulose, methyl rhenium trioxide, butylated
hydroxytoluene, and polyphenol oxidase.
To properly make the composition, a portion of sample plastic must
be partially desynthesized using heptane. The resulting mix is then combined
at
75% of the sample plastic's melting temperature with a precise measure of
cellulose, methyl rhenium trioxide, butylated hydroxytoluene, and polyphenol
oxidase. The resulting composition is then added as an additive to a
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predetermined plastic production demand. The resulting plastic, homogenized
with the additive subject of the present invention, has weaker links
susceptible
to oxidation, water degradation, and biodegradation. The types of plastics
that
can be treated with the present composition are those with a melting
temperature below 500 C.
The present invention also works on oil-derived high density polymers.
The heptane used in the present invention partially breaks the polymer's
structure while retaining the physical characteristics of the original plastic
taken
for sample in the additive composite. The present invention then uses
cellulose,
methyl rhenium trioxide, butylated hydroxytoluene, and polyphenol oxidase to
replace those broken links for weaker links that are more susceptible to
environmental-degrading elements.
Every molecule in the plastic is
homogenized with the additive. The other ingredients also act to reduce the
potency of the heptane so that the plastic degrades over time and not all of a
sudden, as heptane has the potential of doing. The additive can be programmed
to disintegrate the plastic at a predetermined time. The obsolescence time is
addressed stoichiometrically, and depends on the plastic's density. Each type
of
plastic has a different obsolescence time, yet relating the density of the
plastic
with the inverse factor additive/plastic's mass, the obsolescence time can be
controlled. A higher factor for a shorter time and a lower factor for a longer
time.
The following discloses the ratios required to make the additive composition
subject of the present invention:
The additive's obsolescence time programmability is given by the following
composition:
The percentages are related to molecular weight (g/mol),
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* SP= Sample plastic. Different types of plastic will require a different
amount of heptane in the first step.
* CA, CB, CC and CD= Compound A, B, C and D
* BA= Additive subject of the present invention
* PD = Amount of actual production demand of the plastic that was
sampled
(1): SP <100%> + Heptane Volumetric in solution approach until solute (SP)
partially dissolves into the solvent (Heptane) = CA
This means that heptane is added to 100% of the sample plastic until the
sample plastic partially dissolves into the Heptane.
(2): CA <100%> + Cellulose <100%> = CB
This means that cellulose is added to CA until the molecular weight of
the quantity of cellulose being added equals the molecular weight of CA.
(3): CB <100%> + Methyl rhenium trioxide <50%> = CC
This means that methyl rhenium trioxide is added to CB until the
molecular weight of the quantity of methyl rhenium trioxide being added equals
half the molecular weight of CB.
(4): CC <100%> + Butylated hydroxytoluene <15%> = CD

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This means that butylated hydroxytoluene is added to CC until the
molecular weight of the quantity of butylated hydroxytoluene being added
equals 15% of the molecular weight of CB.
(5): CD <100%> + Polyphenol oxidase <75%> = BA
This means that polyphenol oxidase is added to CD until the molecular
weight of the quantity of polyphenol oxidase being added equals 75% of the
molecular weight of CD.
(6): BA <0.1%> + PD <100%> = Final commercial-production plastic
SP = clients' needs. (0.1% is equivalent to an inverse factor
(additive/plastic's
mass) of 1.
BA equals the final additive. Once BA is created, 0.1% of the molecular
weight of the amount of plastic desired to be produced is added in the form of
the additive (BA).
The above molecular weight percentages disclose the most effective
amount known to the applicant. However, each molecular weight percentage
can still work in a +/- 5% range, albeit not as effectively. To illustrate,
the
percentage of the molecular weight in cellulose added can be within the range
of 90% and 100% and still function. Similarly, the percentage of methyl
rhenium trioxide can be in the range of 45%-55% and function. The percentage
of butylated hydroxytoluene can be within the range of 10%-20% and still
function and the percentage of polyphenol oxidase can be within the range of
70% - 80% and still function. The amount of additive to be added to the
amount of plastic sought to be produced can range between 0.09% and 1%.
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[014] The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the
objectives and advantages of the present invention. Different embodiments may
be made of the inventive concept of this invention. It is to be understood
that
all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and
not in a
limiting sense.
VI. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[015] It is apparent from the previous paragraphs that a new and
non-obvious composition for the degradation of plastic is useful and desirable
because it provides for an additive that degrades plastic. By using the
composition subject of the present invention, there will be less pollution in
the
environment from plastic while retaining the original molecular structure,
quality, thermo plasticity, and other physical, thermic, and mechanical
characteristics. In addition, the additive composition will have no carbon
footprint. Thus, the industrial applicability is readily established in that
the
present invention has financial and practical advantages over the prior arts.
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