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US 11,945,136 B2Granted
System and method for processing artificial turf
AssigneeFormaTurf GmbH
InventorsStephan Sick, Tom Strange Beck
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Abstract
A system and method for processing an artificial turf, and a product produced by the method, is provided. The method includes providing an artificial turf having an infill, separating at least a portion of the infill from the artificial turf, downsizing the artificial turf into artificial turf fragments and rotationally mixing and translating, by a melt system, the artificial turf fragments at a pressure less than a maximum predefined pressure to form a melt. The maximum predefined pressure is between about 0.08-20 bar.
Claims12
A method for processing an artificial turf, comprising:
- providing an artificial turf, the artificial turf including an infill;
- separating at least a portion of the infill from the artificial turf;
- downsizing the artificial turf into artificial turf fragments;
- rotationally mixing and transporting the artificial turf fragments at a pressure less than a maximum predefined pressure to form a melt, wherein the maximum predefined pressure is between 0.08-20 bar;
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- pre-mixing the artificial turf fragments with the separated infill for forming a mixed material including up to 85 wt. % of the infill, wherein the rotationally mixing and transporting the artificial turf fragments comprises rotationally mixing and transporting the mixed material.
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