Method and apparatus for separating synthetic turf infill material
AssigneeRichard Henry COULTON
InventorRichard Henry COULTON
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Abstract
A method of separating infill material (105) of synthetic turf is disclosed. The infill material (105) comprises sand (155), rubber (165) and fibres (135). The method comprises combining the infill material (105) with water (106) to form an infill slurry (110), and separating one or more of the sand (155), rubber (165) and fibres (135) from the infill slurry (105). A hydrocyclone (104) may be used to separate the infill slurry (105) into a fibre slurry (107) and a sand/rubber slurry (111). An separation unit (200) for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
Claims20
A method of separating infill material of synthetic turf, the infill material comprising sand, rubber and fibres, the method comprising
- combining the infill material with water to form an infill slurry, and
- separating one or more of the sand, rubber and fibres from the infill slurry.
An apparatus for separating sand and rubber from synthetic turf infill material comprising sand, rubber and fibres, the apparatus comprising a compartment for receiving infill material and combining the infill material with water to produce an infill slurry, and a separator configured to separate one or more of (i) sand, (ii) rubber and/or (iii) fibres from the infill slurry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.