Blend of plastics with wood particles
AssigneesEntex Rust & Mitschke GmbH, Novo-Tech GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHarald Rust, Holger Sasse
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Abstract
Method for producing a blend of a plastic first material and a wood or other plant second material in a planetary roller extrusion arrangement. The method involves feeding particles of the second material into a feed, which particles of the second material have a maximum diameter of 1 mm. Particles of the first material are fed into a melting device and liquefied into a plastic melt. The plastic melt is fed into a pump. Particles of the second material are moved into a planetary roller part of the extrusion arrangement, while the plastic melt is also pumped in. The particles of the second material are then blended with the plastic melt to form a blend that is at least 60% by weight of the second material.
Claims20
A method for producing a blend of a first material and a second material, said first material comprising plastic and said second material comprising at least one of wood and other plant material, in an extrusion arrangement comprising a feed part, a melting device, a pump, and a planetary roller part that comprises a central spindle, planetary spindles, and a housing, which planetary spindles are configured to rotate around said central spindle in said housing via an internal toothing of said housing, said method comprising the steps of:
- feeding particles of said second material into said feed part, which particles of said second material have a maximum diameter of 1 mm;
- feeding particles of said first material into said melting device and then liquefying said particles of said first material into a plastic melt;
- feeding said plastic melt out of said melting device and into said pump;
- advancing said particles of said second material out of said feed part and into said planetary roller part;
- pumping said plastic melt into said planetary roller part;
- blending and homogenizing said plastic melt with said particles of said second material in said planetary roller part;
- compacting said blend in said planetary roller part;
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- discharging said blend out of the extrusion arrangement, which blend comprises at least 60% by weight of said second material.
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