Natural artifical turf infill
AssigneeTen Cate Thiolon B.V.
InventorsSalil Sethunath, Niels Gerhardus Kolkman, Colin Young, Michael Rene Vogel, Hein Anton Heerink
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Abstract
A natural binder-based infill for artificial turf, comprising biodegradable granules, wherein the granules comprise a natural binder that has been physically but not chemically modified by the addition of a quantity of filler material, wherein the granules have a mean size of between 0.2 and 5 mm.
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A natural binder based infill for artificial turf manufactured through an extrusion process, the infill comprising bio-degradable granules, wherein the granules comprise a natural binder that has been physically but not chemically modified by the addition of a quantity of filler material and an anti-tack agent mixed and dispersed throughout the granule, wherein the granules have a mean size of between 0.2 mm and 5 mm.
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A method of manufacturing an infill granule for artificial turf comprising:
- cold forming of a precursor from a composition comprising a natural binder and a filler material by extrusion through a pelletizing machine;
- dividing the precursor into granules;
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- providing the granules with an anti-tack agent,
- wherein the method is carried out without chemical modification of the natural binder by cross-linking or otherwise, and
- wherein the precursor is provided with the anti-tack agent prior to dividing the precursor into granules.
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