Extrusion dryer for rubbery polymer, drying method of rubbery polymer, and production method of rubbery polymer
AssigneeZeon Corporation
InventorsMasao NAKAMURA, Kenichiro SUMIURA, Junichi IMAI
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Abstract
An extrusion dryer for a rubbery polymer includes a cylinder equipped with a hopper for injection of the rubbery polymer at one end and a die at the other end. A screw is rotatably arranged inside of the cylinder, the screw having a shaft and a spiral flight formed on an outer surface of the shaft. The shaft includes multiple zones, each including a conveyance section and a compression section. In the zone closest to the die, the outer diameter of the shaft at the conveyance section is smaller than the outer diameter at the compression section.
Claims7
An extrusion dryer for a rubbery polymer comprising:
- a cylinder equipped with a hopper for injection of the rubbery polymer at one end and equipped with a die at another end;
- and
- a screw rotatably arranged inside the cylinder, the screw including a shaft and a spiral flight formed on an outer surface of the shaft;
- wherein
- a plurality of zones each composed of a conveyance section and a compression section are provided on the screw, and,
- in a zone of the plurality of zones closest to the die, an outer diameter of the shaft at the conveyance section is smaller than an outer diameter at the compression section.
A method of drying a rubbery polymer, the method comprising:
- drying the rubbery polymer using an extrusion dryer, the extrusion dryer including
- a cylinder equipped with a hopper for injection of the rubbery polymer at one end and equipped with a die at another end;
- and
- a screw rotatably arranged inside the cylinder, the screw including a shaft and a spiral flight formed on an outer surface of the shaft;
- wherein
- a plurality of zones each composed of a conveyance section and a compression section are provided on the screw, and,
- in a zone of the plurality of zones closest to the die, an outer diameter of the shaft at the conveyance section is smaller than an outer diameter at the compression section.
A method of producing a rubbery polymer, the method comprising:
- preparing slurry of the rubbery polymer by coagulating solution or latex of the rubbery polymer;
- dehydrating the slurry;
- and
- drying the dehydrated rubbery polymer by extrusion, the drying step including drying the dehydrated rubbery polymer using an extrusion dryer including
- a cylinder equipped with a hopper for injection of the rubbery polymer at one end and equipped with a die at another end;
- and
- a screw rotatably arranged inside the cylinder, the screw including a shaft and a spiral flight formed on an outer surface of the shaft;
- wherein
- a plurality of zones each composed of a conveyance section and a compression section are provided on the screw includes, and,
- in a zone of the plurality of zones closest to the die, an outer diameter of the shaft at the conveyance section is smaller than an outer diameter at the compression section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.