Method for microwave curing of mineral wool including binder material
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Isover
InventorsHagen Hunig, Horst Keller, Romain Lecomte, Ulrich Passon, Anton Zysik
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Abstract
In a method for curing mineral wool that is mixed with binder through microwaves, generating additional heat through installation of microwave active substances is performed through curing the binder material.
Claims20
A method for microwave curing mineral wool that is mixed with a binder material for producing mineral wool insulation products, wherein the mineral wool is mixed with the binder material and the mineral wool is subsequently run through a microwave oven for curing the binder material, wherein a curing process in the microwave oven is supported by generating additional heat by supplying microwave active substances to the mineral wool before curing, wherein the microwave active substances generate the additional heat for curing the binder material in the mineral wool through absorption of microwaves.
A method for producing a mineral wool insulation product, comprising:
- mixing a mineral wool and a binder material to produce a mixture;
- applying a microwave active substance to the mixture to produce a coated mixture;
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- curing the binder material of the coated mixture in a microwave oven to produce the mineral wool insulation product, wherein the microwave active substance of the coated mixture generates and supplies additional heat to the coated mixture, wherein the microwave active substances of the coated mixture cures the binder material in the coated mixture through absorption of microwaves.
A method to produce a tubular mineral wool insulation, comprising:
- spraying a binder material and a microwave active substance simultaneously on a mineral wool to produce a coated wool;
- winding the coated wool to produce a tubular coated wool;
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- curing the coated wool in a microwave oven to produce the tubular mineral wool insulation, wherein the microwave active substance of the coated wool generates and supplies additional heat to the coated wool to cure the binder material in the coated wool through absorption of microwaves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.