EP0473580A1 - Process of producing a wood-plastic agglomerate and use thereof - Google Patents
Process of producing a wood-plastic agglomerate and use thereofInfo
- Publication number
- EP0473580A1 EP0473580A1 EP19900901703 EP90901703A EP0473580A1 EP 0473580 A1 EP0473580 A1 EP 0473580A1 EP 19900901703 EP19900901703 EP 19900901703 EP 90901703 A EP90901703 A EP 90901703A EP 0473580 A1 EP0473580 A1 EP 0473580A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- plastic
- wood waste
- agglomerate
- wood
- weight
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
- B27N—MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL
- B27N3/00—Manufacture of substantially flat articles, e.g. boards, from particles or fibres
- B27N3/08—Moulding or pressing
- B27N3/28—Moulding or pressing characterised by using extrusion presses
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
- B27N—MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUT ORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTING OF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL
- B27N1/00—Pretreatment of moulding material
- B27N1/02—Mixing the material with binding agent
- B27N1/0209—Methods, e.g. characterised by the composition of the agent
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
- C08L97/00—Compositions of lignin-containing materials
- C08L97/02—Lignocellulosic material, e.g. wood, straw or bagasse
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a process of pro ⁇ ducing an agglomerate of wood waste and plastic, as well as a use of this agglomerate for injection moulding or extrusion of products.
- 5 GB-1,443,194 discloses a method for producing a product of wood waste and plastic, the wood waste and the plastic being intermixed simultaneously with the ac ⁇ tual injection moulding. The plastic and the wood waste are dosed directly into the injection moulding machine, Q and the wood waste is dried in connection therewith, so as not to form lumps and thus give an inhomogeneous pro ⁇ duct.
- DE-2,305,150 also discloses a method for producing a product of wood waste and plastic, a mixture of dry saw- 5 dust and plastic being injection moulded to form various components. These methods have the disadvantage of requir ⁇ ing several dosing devices, as well as a drying device. The direct dosage also entails that the end product may become inhomogeneous. Q Therefore, there is need for a simple and economical process of producing a homogeneous wood-plastic material. Summary of the invention
- the object of the present invention is to provide a process of producing an agglomerate of wood waste and 5 plastic, resulting in an extremely homogeneous end pro ⁇ duct.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a pro ⁇ cess of producing an agglomerate which, in a simple and convenient manner, can be further worked, e.g. by injec ⁇ tion moulding, into various products.
- the process according to the invention is charac ⁇ terised in that the plastic is decomposed into smaller frac ⁇ tions, or is supplied in a decomposed state, that the decomposed plastic is comminuted while being subjected to frictional heat, that moist wood waste is added during said comminu ⁇ tion, so that a mixture is formed, that this mixture is agglomerated, and that the agglomerate is recovered.
- the agglomerate according to the invention is in ⁇ tended to be used in injection moulding, extrusion or other types of moulding, for the production of various products.
- the invention thus provides a process of producing an agglomerate of wood waste and plastic, which may then be used as such for injection moulding or the like of various end products.
- the moisture in the wood waste is used to bring about an agglomeration, and by admixing the wood waste during the actual agglome- ration a very homogeneous product is obtained.
- the resulting agglomerate renders the injection moulding simpler and more economical than be ⁇ fore.
- an agglo ⁇ merating device which chiefly comprises an upright cylindrical container with knives rotating at high speed at the bottom and, optionally, further knives fixedly mounted on the cylinder walls.
- the agglomerating device is fed at the top and emptied at the bottom.
- Agglomerating devices are, for example, available from REG-MAC s.r.l., Legnano, Italy.
- the plastic film is manually fed into the cylindrical container where it is cut into strips by the rapidly ro ⁇ tating knives, at the same time as it is thrown towards the periphery of the container.
- the rotation of the knives and also of the plastic particles generates frictional heat, and when the material has been reduced to a certain size, the temperature increases to a level at which the material begins to melt.
- the moist wood waste is added. Due to the water in the wood waste, the melting process is inter ⁇ rupted, such that the heated plastic is cooled and con ⁇ tracts into so-called agglomerates, i.e. the wood waste and the plastic agglomerate. The cooling and the continued rotation of the knives cause the water in the wood waste to evaporate in the form of water vapour. Thus, the wood waste is dried and thoroughly mixed with the plastic. Most of the wood waste is enclosed in the agglomerate par ⁇ ticles, resulting in a very homogeneous and shelf-stable product. The degree of melting of the plastic can be checked visually through the feed opening at the top of the con ⁇ tainer.
- the time required for the process depends on the amount of moisture to be evaporated from the wood waste, and this amount of moisture is a function of, inter alia, the size of the whole charge, the mixing ratios of sawdust and plastic, and the moisture content of the sawdust.
- the size and appearance of the agglomerate depends, inter alia, on the temperature of the plastic when the moist wood waste is added, and on the types of plastic and addi- tives that are used.
- the consistency and the dry content of the mixture can also be checked visually.
- the container is emptied of the mixture which, by centrifugal action, is thrown out through the discharge opening of the agglomerating device to a receptacle from which it is conducted to a storage silo. Then, the agglomerate is ready for use in injection moulding or other types of moulding of sundry products. Naturally, the agglomerate may also be conducted directly to an injection moulding machine or the like.
- the wood waste employed may be sawdust, wood flour, wooden chips, shavings, or a mixture thereof, and it should have a particle size of 0.02-10 mm, preferably 2-3 mm.
- a suitable wood waste is sawdust, for example from a saw mill or other wood-working industry.
- the wood waste should have a moisture content of 5-45% by weight, suitably 10-40% by weight, and most preferably 15-25% by weight.
- the plastic employed is preferably a thermoplastic, such a HD, LD, MD polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyvinyl chloride plastic, or mixtures thereof.
- a preferred ther ⁇ moplastic is polyethylene.
- the agglomerate according to the invention may con ⁇ tain 5-90% by weight plastic and 95-10% by weight wood waste, suitably 40-60% by weight plastic and 60-40% by weight wood waste.
- the plastic employed may consist of waste raw material of mixed quality and varying purity; a product which today often is destroyed or dumped.
- plastic additives such as plasticisers
- plasticisers may be added to or form part of the raw material employed.
- the agglomerate may be used for producing injection moulded and extruded products, such as mouldings in the furniture and wood-working industries, and for manufactur ⁇ ing bobbins/sleeves.
- the agglomerate according to the invention can be used as such or worked into a granulate.
- Products formed from the agglomerate as such, or from a granulate produced thereof may replace, within the fur ⁇ niture and wood-working industries, parts of wood or par- ticle board components, and in doing so reduce the problem of gases emanating from phenolic resin glue etc.
- the springiness and flexibility of these products also provide substantial advantages for the designer.
- Such a product is moisture-resistant, it can be used for manufacturing bobbins/sleeves and, for example, window frames, which is very advantageous as to storage possibilities and weatherproofness.
- a product formed of the agglomerate according to the invention may be lacquered, glued and coloured throughout, and it may also be worked in known wood-working machines.
- the product is formable after heating and dimensionally stable after cooling.
- Example 1 50 kg LD polyethylene film (suitable for recycling) is charged into an agglomerating device of the type desig ⁇ nated REG-MAC 430T manufactured by REG-MAX s.r.l., Legnano, Italy.
- the polyethylene film is ground for about 4 min. in the agglomerating device and has, at that time, a temperature of about 125°C.
- 50 kg 3-millimetre sawdust having a moisture content of 20% is added.
- the mixture is agglomerated for 2-3 min. until no visible va ⁇ pour departs from the agglomerating device.
- the re ⁇ sulting agglomerate is discharged at an end temperature of 80°C.
- Example 2 50 kg polypropylene is charged into an agglomerating device identical with the one in Example 1, and is ground for 5 min. At this point, the propylene plastic has a tem- perature of about 130°C. Then, 60 kg wood flour (25 mesh) with a moisture content of 20% is added, and this mixture is agglomerated for 3 min. Then, the resulting agglomerate is discharged at an end temperature of 80°C.
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Forests & Forestry (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
- Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
- Separation, Recovery Or Treatment Of Waste Materials Containing Plastics (AREA)
- Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
Abstract
Le procédé décrit, qui sert à produire un aggloméré de déchets de bois et de plastique, consiste à décomposer le plastique en fractions plus petites ou à utiliser du plastique à l'état décomposé, à broyer et à faire fondre le plastique décomposé sous l'action d'une chaleur de friction, à ajouter des déchets de bois humides, à agglomérer le mélange et à récupérer l'aggloméré qui en résulte.The process described, which is used to produce an agglomerate of wood and plastic waste, consists in decomposing the plastic into smaller fractions or using plastic in the decomposed state, crushing and melting the decomposed plastic under the action of friction heat, adding wet wood waste, agglomerating the mixture and recovering the resulting agglomerate.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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SE8900052 | 1989-01-10 | ||
SE8900052A SE463547B (en) | 1989-01-10 | 1989-01-10 | PROCEDURES FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AGGLOMERATED SUBSTANCE OF TREE WASTE AND THERMOPLASTIC PLASTICS, AND APPLICATION THEREOF |
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EP0473580A1 true EP0473580A1 (en) | 1992-03-11 |
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EP (1) | EP0473580A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU4836490A (en) |
FI (1) | FI913317A0 (en) |
SE (1) | SE463547B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1990008020A1 (en) |
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1989
- 1989-01-10 SE SE8900052A patent/SE463547B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1990
- 1990-01-10 EP EP19900901703 patent/EP0473580A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1990-01-10 WO PCT/SE1990/000014 patent/WO1990008020A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1990-01-10 AU AU48364/90A patent/AU4836490A/en not_active Abandoned
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WO1990008020A1 (en) | 1990-07-26 |
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FI913317A0 (en) | 1991-07-09 |
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