Hydrocarbon absorbent structures
AssigneeCapture Green Limited
InventorsRoss Atkin, Savash Ali
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a hydrocarbon absorbent structure comprises providing a lower sheet of material and dispensing a hydrocarbon absorbent polymer mixture thereon. The polymer mixture is then preheated so as to at least partially melt the polymer mixture. An upper sheet of material is then provided onto the at least partially melted polymer mixture on the lower sheet of material. The lower sheet of material, polymer mixture and upper sheet of material are then laminated together to form a hydrocarbon absorbent laminate structure.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a hydrocarbon absorbent structure, the method comprising:
- providing a lower sheet of material;
- dispensing a hydrocarbon absorbent polymer mixture onto the lower sheet of material;
- preheating the polymer mixture on the lower sheet of material so as to at least partially melt the polymer mixture;
- providing an upper sheet of material onto the at least partially melted polymer mixture on the lower sheet of material;
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- laminating the lower sheet of material, polymer mixture and upper sheet of material together to form a hydrocarbon absorbent laminate structure.
An apparatus for manufacturing a hydrocarbon absorbent structure, the apparatus comprising:
- a lower sheet dispenser configured to provide a lower sheet of material;
- a polymer mixture dispenser configured to dispense a hydrocarbon absorbent polymer mixture onto the lower sheet of material;
- a heater configured to preheat the polymer mixture on the lower sheet of material so as to at least partially melt the polymer mixture;
- an upper sheet dispenser configured to provide an upper sheet of material onto the at least partially melted polymer mixture on the lower sheet of material;
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- a laminator configured to laminate the lower sheet of material, polymer mixture and upper sheet of material together to form a hydrocarbon absorbent laminate structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.