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EP 1045748 A2 20001025 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GRANULES OF POLYMER MATERIALS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GRANULES OF POLYMER MATERIALS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM HERSTELLEN VON GRANULATEN AUS POLYMEREN WERKSTOFFEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA PRODUCTION DE GRANULATS EN MATERIAUX POLYMERES

Publication

EP 1045748 A2 20001025 (DE)

Application

EP 99957986 A 19991103

Priority

  • DE 19850885 A 19981105
  • EP 9908403 W 19991103

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0027603A1] The invention relates to a method for producing granules of polymer material. The inventive method comprises the following steps: plasticising the polymer, dividing the plasticised masses into individual strands, cutting the individual strands into granules, cooling of the granules in a coolant and separating the coolant from the granules in a first drying process. The granules then undergo at least one elution process in a washing solution and the washing solution is then separated from the granules in at least one further drying process. In the first drying process, the granules are preferably subjected to high mechanical stress in a sieve bend comprising a downstream centrifugal drier. Tails of the granules are cut off by said mechanical stress. The further drying process is carried out carefully, i.e. it avoids abrasion to a large extent. In a preferred embodiment, the additional drying process comprises a sieve bend having a downstream fluidised-bed drier, shaft drier or vacuum drier.

IPC 1-7

B29B 9/06; B29B 13/04; B29B 13/06; B08B 3/04; B08B 3/06; B08B 3/08; B08B 3/10; B03B 5/00; B07B 1/00

IPC 8 full level

B29B 9/06 (2006.01); B29B 9/16 (2006.01); B29B 13/06 (2006.01); B29K 101/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B29B 9/065 (2013.01); B29B 9/16 (2013.01); B29B 13/065 (2013.01); F26B 3/08 (2013.01); F26B 5/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0027603 A1 20000518; WO 0027603 B1 20000706; DE 19850885 C1 20000720; EP 1045748 A2 20001025; JP 2002529271 A 20020910

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9908403 W 19991103; DE 19850885 A 19981105; EP 99957986 A 19991103; JP 2000580812 A 19991103