The present invention relates to a pellet of a liquid crystal polyester resin composition, including a liquid crystal polyester resin (A) and an inorganic filler (B), in which the pellet has voids with a sphere equivalent diameter of 10 μm to 1000 μm, an abundance ratio of voids having a sphere equivalent diameter of less than 400 μm in a total amount of the voids is in a range of 40% to 90%, and an average number of the voids in one pellet having a length of 1 mm to 5 mm and a maximum diameter of 1 mm to 3 mm is in a range of 4 to 9.

The invention describes a method for the manufacture of a plasticized polyvinyl alcohol polymer mixture including the steps of introducing a polyvinyl alcohol or a blend thereof having a degree of hydrolysis in the range of 93% to 98% or more into a mixing reactor; adding a processing agent, and a plasticizer to form a reaction mixture; wherein the plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of the following compounds and mixtures thereof: (a) sugar alcohols selected from the group consisting of: diglycerol, triglycerol, fructose, ribose, xylose, D-mannitol, triacetin, and mixtures thereof; polyols selected from the group consisting of: pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, and mixtures thereof; (b) diols selected from the group consisting of: methyl pentanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediol, 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-butanediol, and mixtures thereof; (c) glycols selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene glycol 300, polyethylene glycol 400, alkoxylated polyethylene glycol, and mixtures thereof; (d) caprolactam, tricyclic trimethylolpropane formal, rosin esters, euricamide, and mixtures thereof; reacting the reaction mixture in a reaction zone to form plasticized polymer; and allowing the plasticized polymer to pass from the reaction zone.

A method of filling a mold comprising filling a majority of a mold cavity with an extrudate from at least one extruder wherein the extrudate, which is conveyed to an inlet of the mold, is at a pressure of 1-500 psi, subsequently isolating the mold cavity from a conduit which conveys the extrudate to the mold cavity, and subsequently using a pressurization member to fill a remainder of the mold cavity with additional extrudate, wherein the pressurization member excepts a pressure above 500 psi on the additional extrudate.

A device (1) and method for the production of plastic parts (2), having a first plastic feed device (3a) for feeding a first liquid plastic starting component (K1); a second plastic feed device (3b) for feeding a second liquid plastic starting component (K2); a mixing device (5) with a mixing chamber (6), wherein in the mixing chamber the liquid plastic starting components that can be fed by the plastic feed devices can be mixed to form a plastic mixture (KG); a discharge nozzle (7) for discharging the plastic mixture; and a cooling device (8) for the mixing device, wherein a drying device (9) surrounding the mixing device at least in regions is provided, wherein the drying device has a separating device (10), a drying chamber (T) formed between the separating device and the mixing device, and a desiccant feeding device (11) opening into the drying chamber are disclosed.

A method of continuously manufacturing a cured membrane includes continuously compounding and mixing a vulcanizable rubber composition in a mixing extruder while continuously removing gasses from the vulcanizable rubber composition during mixing with a vacuum. The vulcanizable rubber composition may be continuously extruded to form an extrudate, which may be continuously calendered to form a green membrane. The green membrane may be continuously cured, such as by a hot air conveyor curing system, to form a cured membrane.

A process for recycling thermoplastic polymer material to produce polymer pre-form, the process comprising the steps of pre-treating a polymer material for example by separating, sorting, cleaning and/or shaping; shredding the pre-treated polymer to produce polymer flakes; and processing the polymer material to produce a pre-form, characterised in that prior to the step (iii) of producing the pre-form, the polymer flakes are compacted to form pellets.

A method for preparing a bio-based composite using palm biomass powder as raw material, which belongs to the technical field of preparation methods for bio-based composites. During palm micropowder washing, 100 parts by weight of 600-1,200 mesh palm micropowder is placed in a reactor, and 400-500 parts by weight of acetone is added to the reactor in a 1:4 or 1:5 bath ratio; during surface treatment of palm micropowder, the reaction system after solvent displacement is heated to 80-100° C., and distillate is dehydrated with a 3A molecular sieve and then refluxed to a reactor; bio-based resin is compounded and extruded. At least one embodiment of the present invention solves the problem that use of palm as a biomass raw material leads to impurity migration and insufficient product performance due to high small oily molecule content.

An extruder includes an extruder barrel module, an extruder feeder module, a screw motor module, and an electronics module. The extruder barrel module includes an axially extending barrel in which an extruder barrel screw is removably receivable. The extruder feeder module is removably connectable to the extruder barrel module, and has an axially extending flow passage having a feedstock outlet end and a screw motor module mounting end. The screw motor module is removably connectable to the extruder feeder module, and has a motor drivingly connectable with a screw in the flow passage of the extruder feeder module. The electronics module is electrically connectable with the screw motor module and mechanically removably mounted as part of the extruder.

A production line (100) has an internal mixer (MI); at least one hot mixing line (102) disposed downstream of the internal mixer and including at least one twin-screw mixing machine (B.sub.Xc) that performs a process of mixing the rubber mixture exiting the internal mixer; at least one cold mixing line (104) disposed downstream of the hot mixing line and including at least one twin-screw mixing machine (B.sub.XF) that performs a process of mixing the rubber mixture exiting the hot mixing line; a batch-off installation (BO) disposed downstream of the cold mixing line that performs an anti-sticking and cooling process of the rubber mixture exiting the cold mixing line; and an end-of-line installation (FL) disposed downstream of the batch-off installation that performs one or more end-of-line processes of the rubber mixture.

A pelletizing apparatus for the production of pellets from a melt flow comprising a pelletizer (12, 112), a cutting chamber (14, 114, 172), and a suspension structure (4, 104) for suspension of the pelletizer (12, 112) and/or the cutting chamber, wherein the suspension structure (4, 104) has a stationary portion (8, 108) and a portion (6, 106) connected rotatably about an axis of rotation (18, 118) to the stationary portion (8, 108) by means of a joint (16, 116).

According to the invention it is proposed that the pivotable portion (6, 106) has a substantially horizontal support arm (20, 120) which extends from the axis of rotation (18, 118) and has a distal end (22, 122), wherein in the region of the distal end (22, 122) the pivotable portion (6, 106) has a support (10, 110) adapted to support the pivotable portion (6, 106) in a vertical direction (24, 124).