A method for preparation of decontaminated natural rubber is provided. The method is characterized in that it comprises a decontamination step in which wet natural rubber coagulum passes through a system comprising an extruder and a filter installed at the extruder outlet, the extruder comprising an axially symmetrical grooved sheath comprising in its thickness grooves opening on the inner surface of the sheath.

In an embodiment, a method of dewatering a wet polymer composition comprises introducing the wet polymer composition via a polymer feed location to a powder conveying section of an extruder; wherein the wet polymer composition comprises greater than or equal to 1 wt % of water based on the total weight of the wet polymer composition; venting the water through a conveying section vent to form a dry polymer composition; melt kneading the dry polymer composition in a melt kneading section of the extruder to form a polymer melt; conveying the polymer melt in a melt conveying section of the extruder; and adding an additive in one or both of the powder conveying section and the melt conveying section.

The invention is directed to a process for producing a ABS composition comprising 30-80 wt.-% of copolymer A, 19.99-60 wt.-% of ABS-copolymer B, 0-40 wt.-% of polymer C and 0.01-20 wt.-% of additives D, having the steps: a) mixing the components A, B and D and optionally C, by using an extruder comprising: a first feeding zone FZ1, a preheating zone PZ, a mechanical dewatering zone DZ, in which component B is mechanically dewatered, and wherein: the mechanical dewatering zone DZ comprises at least one dewatering aperture, in particular for liquid water; in a second feeding zone FZ2, at least part of component A and optionally part of component D are fed, preferably in melt and/or solid form, to the ex-truder, in a degassing zone DG component A and/or component B are degassed, and b) removing the ABS molding composition from a discharge zone CZ of the extruder.

A method for processing a thermoset resin mixed with inorganic fibers; said method comprising combining a thermoset resin, an inorganic fiber and water to produce a dispersion.

The invention relates to compositions comprising composite materials comprised of discontinuous fibers and one or more polymers and/or oligomers. The invention relates to methods of making the same. The composite materials can be in the form of compositions, composite sheets, laminates, pellets, and/or shaped composite products.

A method for extruding thermoplastic molding compounds, the production of thermoplastic molding compounds taking place in a screw machine with mechanical dewatering, and impact-modified molding compounds or polymer blends which contain impact-modified thermoplastic materials that were produced by means of the method according to the invention.

Systems and methods for recycling wet wipe, or wet plastic comprising, products are provided. The recycling process can include processing broken-down wet waste material into a molten polymer using a dewatering, degassing, and compacting extruder. The recycling process can also include dewatering, degassing, and compacting the broken-down wet waste material and the molten polymer being processed in the dewatering, degassing, and compacting extruder and removing gas and waste material residue from the dewatering, degassing, and compacting extruder and capturing large residue particles.

A drainage plate (10) for an extruder assembly including a body (12) having an inner edge (14) and an outer edge (15). A seal portion (24) of the body extends radially from the inner perimeter toward the outer perimeter. One of more drainage features are located radially outward of the seal portion. The one or more drainage features extend an axial depth into the body such that a first thickness (t1) of the drainage plate at the seal portion is greater than a second thickness (t2) of the drainage plate at the one or more drainage features. Methods of manufacturing a drainage plate and manufacturing ceramic articles are also disclosed.