Abstract: A method is provided for preparing a super absorbent polymer capable of exhibiting an excellent absorption rate by including a uniform porous structure through a simple and economical process. The method includes: performing a crosslinking polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to form a hydrogel polymer; drying and pulverizing the hydrogel polymer; classifying the pulverized polymer into polymer particles having a particle size of at least 10 to 150 ?m, polymer particles having a particle size of 150 to 200 ?m, and polymer particles having a particle size of 200 to 850 ?m to form a base polymer powder having a particle size of 150 to 850 ?m; and surface-crosslinking the base polymer powder, wherein in the crosslinking polymerization step, the foaming polymerization proceeds in the presence of polymer particles having an average particle size of 10 to 200 ?m obtained in the classifying step and an anionic surfactant.

Abstract: A liner tube (1) for rehabilitating sewers and water drainage ducts, with an inner film tube (2), a first layer (4) arranged thereon made of nonwoven material, and a second layer (6) made of glass fiber material and arranged on the layer (4) made of nonwoven material, is characterized in that the first layer (4) contains at least one overlapping wound strip made of nonwoven material, which is impregnated with a fluid reaction resin which can be cured by light or heat, and in that the second layer (6) contains at least one first strip (6a) which is impregnated with a fluid reaction resin and made of glass fiber material, which has glass fibers (8) extending in the longitudinal direction of the liner tube. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing a liner tube of this kind.

Abstract: A process for producing a man-made cellulosic molded body using a man-made cellulosic raw material, including the steps of forming a cellulose solution by dissolution of cellulosic raw material, the extrusion of the cellulose solution obtained to form a molded body, and coagulation and regeneration of the cellulose to obtain the man-made cellulosic molded body, wherein the man-made cellulosic raw material is mixed with a second cellulosic raw material prior to forming the cellulose solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer dispersion comprising A) at least one first phase comprising a) at least one chain growth addition polymer P constructed from 1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one ester from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, as monomer A, 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carbonitrile, as monomer B, 0.1 to 5 wt % of at least one acid-functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, as monomer C, 0 to 5 wt % of at least one monomer which, alone or with a crosslinking agent, has crosslinking effect and which is different from the monomers A to C, as monomer D, 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which forms a chain growth addition homopolymer having a glass transition temperature ?50° C.

Abstract: A method of forming a nonwoven article comprising receiving fibrous material comprising thermoplastic fibers; processing the fibrous material to produce short fibers, wherein the processing step comprises granulation using at least one granulator with a screen; distributing the short fibers approximately evenly across an area to form a short fiber web, wherein the distributing step comprises a use of a recyclate spreader; heating the short fiber web to fuse the short fibers to form a nonwoven material; and forming a sheet of the nonwoven material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for recycling synthetic turf that includes agglomerating a plurality of synthetic turf fragments and extruding the agglomerated material. The method produces a recycled material suitable for use as infill in a synthetic turf. Accordingly, an infill for synthetic turf and a synthetic turf including that infill are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of structural hybrid thermoplastic composites where organic and inorganic fibers are well dispersed in a thermoplastic matrix. The process comprises defibrillating the organic fibers with or without the presence of surface active agents using a mixer at a high shear and at a temperature lower than the decomposition temperature of organic fibers and melting point of the surface active agents to separate the hydrogen bonded fibers and generate microfibers, followed by blending and dispersion of the organic fibers in the thermoplastic matrix to produce a fiber composite, followed by further blending and dispersion of the fiber composite with inorganic fibers at a low shear to get the moldable hybrid composite, followed by extrusion, injection or compression-injection molding. Low shear mixing maintains the inorganic fiber length.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recycling process for recycling fiber-reinforced and/or fiber based semi-finished products and/or components for later use in the production of fiber-reinforced and/or fiber based semi-finished products and/or components, wherein the semi-finished products and/or components are comprised of fibers and a matrix material, and the fibers are arranged in the matrix material in the form of a fabric, unidirectional layers and/or plies and/or individual reinforcing fibers and/or reinforcing fiber bundles, and further, a device for carrying out the recycling process.

Abstract: A method of processing waste carpet or matting material to separate constituent materials thereof, includes optionally drying the material and then cooling the material to a temperature at which at least one constituent material therein is embrittled. A mechanical force is applied to the cooled material causing the embrittled constituent material to break into fragments. Optionally, the material from the previous step is dried. The material is then separated to separate the fragments of constituent material from other constituent material. The carpet material can be initially shredded into coarse pieces. The procedure may be repeated optionally with different temperatures to selectively embrittle and fragment different components and facilitate their separation.

Abstract: A method for producing a sintered ferrite magnet having an M-type ferrite structure and represented by: Ca1?x?yRxBayFe2n-zCoz, (by atomic ratio), where 0.3?1?x?y?0.65, 0.2?x?0.65, 0.001?y?0.2, 0.03?z?0.65, 4?n?7, and 1?x?y>y. The method includes mixing a Ca compound, an R element compound, a Ba compound, an iron compound and a Co compound as starting materials; calcining the starting materials to obtain calcined bodies; pulverizing the calcined bodies to obtain a calcined powder; providing recycled materials having an M-type ferrite structure and being represented by the above formula; pulverizing the recycled materials to obtain a recycled material powder; mixing the recycled material powder with the calcined powder to form a moldable material; molding the moldable material to obtain green bodies; and sintering the green bodies to obtain the sintered ferrite magnet.

Abstract: An absorbent manufacturing device forms an absorbent by depositing a liquid absorbent fiber and a super absorbent polymer in a deposition part. The absorbent manufacturing device includes: a plurality of suction holes that are provided in the deposition part, wherein the liquid absorbent fiber and the super absorbent polymer flowing inside a scattering duct are deposited in the deposition part by suction; a suction duct that is provided in communication with the suction holes and draws air so that the suction holes perform suction; and a separator that separates a super absorbent polymer of size equal to or larger than a certain size from a flow of air flowing in the suction duct and returns the separated super absorbent polymer to the scattering duct.

Abstract: Provided is a process for manufacturing a polyamide yarn exhibiting good dyeability, while utilizing polyamide waste. The recycled polyamide yarn with a high waste polymer content is used for making quality articles by a low cost method, which is further friendly to the preservation of the environment.

Abstract: A fiber mixture of natural fibers and binder fibers are blown from a storage container onto a first transport belt with a three-dimensional alignment of the fibers resulting in a fiber fleece. Thermally activatable synthetic resin granules are blown onto the fiber fleece and the fleece is defibered and remixed. The remixed fiber mixture is blown onto a second transport belt with a three-dimensional alignment of the fibers resulting in a mat. The thickness of the mat is obtained by the circulating speed of the second transport belt. The mat is transferred to an oven belt and is moved through a heating/cooling oven, for softening of the binder fibers and the synthetic resin granules, resulting in an intimate bonding of the wood fibers, the binder fibers, and the synthetic resin granules. The final thickness and the bulk density are set to specified ranges.

Abstract: A method for recycling the construction material of paper machine clothing, in particular forming screens and press felts to be used as starting product, includes the steps of a) Classification of a starting product to be recycled at least in regard to the material composition thereof, b) Comminution of the starting product and c) Extrusion of the comminuted starting product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recycling process for recycling fiber-reinforced and/or fiber based semi-finished products and/or components for later use in the production of fiber-reinforced and/or fiber based semi-finished products and/or components, wherein the semi-finished products and/or components are comprised of fibers and a matrix material, and the fibers are arranged in the matrix material in the form of a fabric, unidirectional layers and/or plies and/or individual reinforcing fibers and/or reinforcing fiber bundles, and further, a device for carrying out the recycling process.

Abstract: A method of making a laminar material suitable for use in the manufacture of shoes. The material includes an extruded core having laminated thereto on both sides a fibre fabric layer, the thermoplastic sheet core is made from a mixture of granulated scrap shoe stiffener material with virgin extrudable thermoplastics material the core including at least 40% by weight of virgin extrudable thermoplastics material. Hot melt adhesive coatings are applied on both sides. The scrap material in the core includes fibrous particles.

Abstract: The invention provides a method to transform large quantities of fiber glass waste into useful ceramic products by a low-cost manufacturing process. The method consists of reducing the fiber glass waste into a glass powder; mixing the glass powder with additives into a glass-additives mixture; granulating the glass-additives mixture into granulated particles; forming the granulated particles into a green ceramic article; and heating the green ceramic article into the ceramic product. Water and clay can be included in the processing. Only one firing step is needed with a low peak firing temperature of about 700° C. to about 1000° C. The method conserves energy and natural resources compared to clay-based traditional ceramic manufacturing. High-quality impervious ceramic products can be produced by the invention.

Abstract: A method of recycling bonded fibrous materials, the method includes the steps of: providing pieces of bonded fibrous materials, the pieces having sizes that are adapted for suspension in a liquid; suspending the discrete pieces of bonded fibrous materials in a liquid; applying mechanical work to the liquid suspension of discrete pieces to generate hydraulic pressure and mechanical shear stress conditions sufficient to hydraulically fragment the bonded fibrous materials into fibers and fiber-like components; and separating substantially individual fibers and fiber-like components from the liquid. The method is used to produce recycled synthetic fibers and fiber-like materials that have at least one thread element composed of synthetic material having at least one irregular distortion generated by hydraulic fracture of the thread element to separate it from a bonded fibrous material while the bonded fibrous material is suspended in a liquid.

Abstract: A method for formation of shaped components such as shaped absorbent cores, for disposable absorbent articles, contemplates that a relatively wide web of material be provided from which the components are cut. The web of material is longitudinally slit to form a plurality of subdivided webs each having shaped components arranged in serial relationship. The shaped components of adjacent ones of the subdivided webs are nested with each other, that is, a line extending longitudinally of the web extends through the components of adjacent subdivided webs. Efficient formation is facilitated by collecting the marginal portions of the web of material, and at least partially recycling the collected portions for formation of the wide web.

Abstract: A method of producing dry processed fiberboards from resin-bonded waste composite wood products, wherein said wood products are chemically treated in a pre-heater unit of a refiner system under super-atmospheric pressure in the presence of steam to disrupt adhesive polymer bonds, formed into fibers in a subsequent disc refiner unit of the refiner system and further processed by a dry process to form fiberboards.

Abstract: A production line for manufacturing disposable absorbent articles from bulk starting polymeric materials including virgin and on-line recycled polymeric materials. The production line includes a continuous process that links the steps of forming the webs with the steps of converting the webs into disposable absorbent articles. The production line recycles non-woven materials produced on the production line back into the production process of producing disposable absorbent articles. The recycling operations can also include a spun-bonded recycling and a melt-blown recycling. The production line can be a single-product-lane operation or a multiple-product-lane operation.

Abstract: Method and device for producing elastane threads from spinning solutions using recycled elastane material.

Abstract: A production line for manufacturing disposable absorbent articles from bulk starting polymeric materials including virgin and on-line recycled polymeric materials. The production line includes a continuous process that links the steps of forming the webs with the steps of converting the webs into disposable absorbent articles. The production line recycles non-woven materials produced on the production line back into the production process of producing disposable absorbent articles. The recycling operations can also include a spun-bonded recycling and a melt-blown recycling. The production line can be a single-product-lane operation or a multiple-product-lane operation.

Abstract: A method and a device for continuous forming of a mat of particle lignocellulosic material by means of a batching unit (12) with a distribution chamber (15) in connection with the manufacture of board. The material is deposited on a continuous forming web (16), and the width of the mat is controlled by means of laterally movable partition walls (30) in the distribution chamber (15). The main part of the material is deposited on the forming web (16) between the partition walls (30), and the partial amount of the particle material dropping outside the partition walls (30) is diverted by means (32) and discharged separately in the distribution chamber (15) and re-used in the mat forming, in that it is directly placed as a surface layer of the mat by distribution means (35).

Abstract: A multicolored, patterned floor covering is disclosed along with a method for its manufacture. The floor covering is made of a sheeting which has a first color, and a granular material dyed differently from the sheeting which is embedded in the sheeting along at least in the area of the top side. The sheeting and the granular material consist of cross-linkable, elastomeric materials, the granular material comprising particles which have at least two subregions dyed differently from each other and from the sheeting. The quantity and color of the fractions of each component as selected so that the mixed color resulting from an homogeneous intermixing of all the components contained in the floor covering agrees with the first color.

Abstract: A process for forming particulate materials and binders into articles that are reusable after comminution, wherein the particulate materials are treated with a binder composition containing

Abstract: A process for the reclamation of base materials from carpet is disclosed. The process includes contacting the carpet with a composition which contains a chemical softening agent for the binder material in the carpet and separating the carpet pile from the carpet backing(s).