Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080272508 | MANUFACTURE OF SPHERICAL PARTICLES OUT OF A PLASTIC MELT - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing spherical particles from a melted mass of plastic. According to the invention, said melted mass is transformed into droplets by means of a droplet-forming nozzle ( | 11-06-2008 |
20090082541 | Method for the Production Polyester with Improved Melting Properties and Crystallization Properties - The method for the production of a polyester with improved melting properties and crystallisation properties comprises the steps of (a) production of a pre-polyester melt with an average molecular weight (Mn) of 2000 to 16000 g/mol, (b) solidifying and shaping the melt into pre-polyester particles, and (c) thermally treating the pre-polyester particles in a solid phase in the presence of a transesterification catalyst whereby a molecular weight increase (ΔMn) of more than 2000 g/mol occurs. In addition, the prepolyester particles have a carboxyl end group content (XCOOH) of between 0.25 and 0.6 before step c and during the thermal treatment step c, the proportion of the esterification reaction (E) to the polycondensation reaction (E+T) is between 0.5 and 1. | 03-26-2009 |
20100038806 | Method for Producing Homogeneously Crystallized Polycondensate Pellets - The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of semicrystalline polycondensate pellets. Said method comprises the following steps: producing a polycondensate material; shaping polycondensate pellets and solidifying the polycondensate melt in a liquid cooling medium, wherein the shaping of the pellets can be carried out prior to or after solidification; separating the pellets from the liquid cooling medium once the polycondensate pellets have cooled down to an average temperature that lies within the crystallization temperature range of the polycondensate; and crystallizing the pellets in a treatment chamber, the treatment gas being led in said treatment chamber in a countercurrent to the polycondensate pellets, the flow rate of the treatment gas being above the incipient fluidization point of the polycondensate pellets and the polycondensate pellets having a narrow dwell time spectrum in the treatment chamber. | 02-18-2010 |
20100085831 | Method of degassing a flowable mass in a ring extruder - The method of degassing is performed in a ring extruder wherein at least one process chamber is provided with at least one degassing opening. The radius R of the conveyor element in the degassing zone is smaller by ΔR than the full radius Rv of the conveyor element required for the mutual stripping of adhering product in a closely intermeshing screw operation with adjacent conveyor elements. | 04-08-2010 |
20100267922 | Method for Crystallizing Crystallizable Polymers Having a High Tendency to Agglomerate - The invention relates to a method for producing a semicrystalline polymer, said method comprising the following steps: producing a polymer melt from a crystallizable polymer; shaping particles and solidifying the polymer melt, the step of shaping the particles being carried out before or after solidification; cooling the particles; treating the particles to reduce their tendency to agglomerate; crystallizing the particles. The invention is characterized in that the treatment is carried out by shaking at a temperature T1 which is below the glass transition temperature of the polymer plus 10° C., i.e. T110-21-2010 | |
20120035342 | Method for Producing Polyester Particles at High Throughput in a Line - The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing a thermoplastic polyester, having the following steps: a) producing polyester pre-polymer particles; b) crystallizing the polyester pre-polymer particles for producing partially crystalline polyester pre-polymer particles; c) heating the partially crystalline polyester pre-polymer particles to a suitable reaction temperature for producing heated polyester pre-polymer particles; d) reacting the heated polyester pre-polymer particles for producing polyester polymer particles having an intrinsic viscosity between 0.70 and 0.95 dl/g. The reaction in step d) takes place in at least one reactor through which the particles flow by means of gravity. The dwell time in the reactor equals between 6 and 30 hours. The particles are supplied at least to step d) at a mass flow of between 40 and 100 t/h. The present invention is characterized in that a settling rate of the particles in the reactor equals between 2 and 6 m/h. | 02-09-2012 |
20130324693 | Polyamide Conditioning - Polyamide particles are introduced into the upper region of a reaction space and are removed from a lower region. As they fall through the reaction space, the particles are countercurrently contacted by a process gas initially having a water content of 0.8% to 20% by weight, and a temperature of 100 to 200° C. The ratio of the superficial space velocity of the process gas to the loosening velocity of the polyamide particles is in the range from 0.7 to 1.5 in the lower region. Other flow parameters are controlled such that the process gas does not condense out in the upper region of the reaction space. | 12-05-2013 |
20140054204 | Device and Method for Sorting Polymeric Material - A device for obtaining a material from a mixed fraction (including particles of a desired material and particles of another material with different optical properties) has a first sorting apparatus and at least two further sorting apparatuses below the first sorting apparatus. From the first sorting apparatus, a major fraction is introduced into a first further sorting apparatus and purified further there, while a minor fraction is passed into a second further sorting apparatus and processed further there. | 02-27-2014 |
20140084504 | Process and Apparatus for Direct Crystallization of Polymers Under Inert Gas - An apparatus for continuous pelletization and crystallization of a polymer includes a unit for forming a polymer pellet material and cooling the pellet material in a liquid cooling medium. An after-connected drying unit has an exit opening for exporting gas and a crystallizer for crystallizing the pellet material. The crystallizer communicates via a connection line with the pre-connected unit for separating the liquid cooling medium from the pellet material and drying the pellet material. The crystallizer communicates with an inert gas tank, whereby the pressure in the crystallizer can be increased relative to the pressure in the drying unit. A related process is also disclosed. | 03-27-2014 |
20150031850 | Process for Solid-State Polycondensation - The present invention relates to a method as well as an apparatus for fixed phase polycondensation of polyesters, preferably polyethylene terephthalate and/or copolymers thereof, characterised in that the fixed phase polycondensation is performed with polyester prepolymer particles in a reaction chamber in which an absolute pressure predominates in the range from 10 mbar to 200 mbar, preferably 20 to 150 mbar, and a process gas flow in the range of an R-value of 0.005 to 0.05. | 01-29-2015 |