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US 2017/0022662 A1Published application
Method for Processing Grass for Manufacturing Paper, Paperboard and Cardboard
OwnerUwe D'Agnoneinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for processing grass or hay as paper pulp having the steps of pre-reducing the grass or hay with a bale breaker and/or a shredder to an average fiber length between 500 mm and 10 mm, preferably between 120 mm and 10 mm, removing impurities and foreign or extraneous substances by means of a cyclone; reducing and fibrillating the grass or hay in a fiber mill, fraying the grass or hay; and screening and/or sifting the grass or hay by means of a circulating-air separator and/or a cyclone screener.
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A method for processing grass or hay having the steps comprising:
- a) Pre-reducing the grass or hay with a bale breaker and/or a shredder to an average fiber length between 500 mm and 10 mm;
- b) Removing impurities and foreign or extraneous substances by a cyclone;
- c) Reducing and fibrillating the grass or hay in a fiber mill;
- d) Pulling apart and/or isolating fibers of the grass or hay after milling with shape rollers;
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- e) Screening and/or sifting the grass or hay by a circulating-air separator and/or a cyclone screener.
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