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    The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of decontaminated natural rubber, characterized in that it comprises a step of decontamination by passage of wet natural rubber coagulum, in a system comprising an extruder and a filter installed at the outlet of the extruder, the extruder comprising an axially symmetric grooved sheath comprising in its thickness grooves opening on the inner surface of the sheath, and characterized in that the sheath is such that, in any plane perpendicular to the axis of the sheath, R, expressed in mm, being the distance between the center of the sheath and the inner surface of the sheath: a. the ratio (cumulative length of the groove openings, expressed in mm) / (2πR), called A, is at least equal to 0.25 and at most equal to 0.9; b. the ratio (number of grooves / 2R), called B, is greater than or equal to 0.1; vs. the ratio (depth of the grooves expressed in mm) / (2R), called C, is greater than 0.02, and d. the plane passing through the two bottom edges forming with each plane, passing through a bottom edge and an intersection edge, delimiting a lateral face, an angle δ at least equal to 60 ° and at most equal to 90 °.
    公开号:FR3034703A1
    申请号:FR1553154
    申请日:2015-04-10
    公开日:2016-10-14
    发明作者:Jérôme Dussillols；Jean-Luc Merceron
    申请人:Michelin Recherche et Technique SA Switzerland ；Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA；Michelin Recherche et Technique SA France；
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    [0001] FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a process for decontaminating natural rubber, making it possible to eliminate contaminants that may be present in natural rubber. The contaminants are for example plants, plastics, mineral aggregates, textiles. STATE OF THE ART Natural polyisoprene, also called natural rubber, is obtained from the rubber groove, in particular Hevea Brasiliensis. The harvested product will be cleaned, homogenized, coagulated and dried. The coagulation may be so-called "natural" coagulation or so-called "artificial" coagulation, for example chemically by addition of acid or salts. Coagulation may occur before the cleaning and homogenization steps or later. The natural rubber processing method conventionally comprises contaminant removal steps: primary decontamination to remove coarse objects, mainly by washing and grinding for coagulated natural rubber or by filtration for uncoagulated natural rubber; - Secondary decontamination to remove the finer objects, traditionally made by passing in crepe.
    [0002] Creperers are machines comprising two grooved cylinders rotating between which the rubber passes. This operation can be repeated several times until a sheet called "pancake" is obtained. Then, the dry and decontaminated natural rubber is usually put in the form of bread or ball.
    [0003] When the rubber is intended for the preparation of tires, it is essential that it contain as few contaminants as possible. In general, the dry natural rubbers are thus filtered before use in a tire rubber composition. The object of the invention is to use a suitable filtration system for the decontamination of wet natural rubber. This system can in particular make it possible to completely replace the conventionally used crepe processors, thus allowing a better control of the process, obtaining a natural rubber free of contamination of a size greater than that of the filter mesh, and a gain in volume busy. The filtration of the dry natural rubber treated with a stabilizer is described in patent EP 0 613 924. This patent particularly describes the stabilization of dry natural rubber with a stabilizer in a heated extruder with a filtration at the end of the extruder. using a filter. The inventors have found that smooth-barrel extruders, as described in this application, can not be used for natural rubber having humidity levels higher than 12%: the natural rubber slides on the wall of the sheath of the sheath. extruder and can no longer advance into the extruder to allow the passage of this natural rubber through the filter. Patent FR 2,320,135 addresses the use of wet natural rubber in an extruder to homogenize natural rubber instead of crepe. This patent claims an extruder with a conical hub screw, with a progressive pitch and interrupted threads. The wet natural rubber comes out of orifices positioned on the sleeve at the end of the machine. The wet natural rubber does not come out by a die plate at the end of the screw as with a conventional extruder. The sheath is equipped with holes to evacuate the serum from the extruder. This system is not adaptable to filtration. In addition, evacuations of the serum through the holes in the extruder barrel require much cleaning and maintenance. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The subject of the invention is a wet natural rubber filtration system for removing contaminants. Natural rubber is obtained from rubber trees, especially rubber trees. The contaminants are, for example, tree bark, branches and twigs, leaves, petioles. These contaminants may also be mineral aggregates or plastic or textile fibers. This filtration system makes it possible to obtain a wet natural rubber, free of contaminants larger than the mesh of the filter used. The use of wet natural rubber makes it possible to consume less energy to remove contaminants than filtration of dry natural rubber. This filtration system consists of filtering wet natural rubber at the outlet of an extruder whose sheath is equipped with grooves that allow the natural rubber to advance into the extruder. In a preferred embodiment, a gear pump is installed between the extruder screw and the filter. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FIG. 1 schematically shows in three dimensions two consecutive grooves separated by a rib. The groove comprises - a bottom face (14) delimited by two bottom edges (132, 133), - two lateral faces (122, 123) extending inward from the bottom face (14), each being delimited by a bottom edge (132, 133) and an intersection edge (112, 113) with the inner surface of the sheath.
    [0004] The grooves define ribs whose upper faces (11) delimited by two intersecting edges (111, 112) constitute the inner surface of the sheath. In Figure 1, the distance between two consecutive ribs is the distance between the two intersection edges (112) and (113), represented by the double arrow. The distance between two grooves is the distance between the two intersection edges (111) and (112).
    [0005] In Fig. 1, the minimum distance separating the bottom face (14) and the plane passing through the intersection edges (112) and (113) is represented by the highlighted double-headed arrow. Figure 2 shows a sectional view of the grooved sheath. In the right part of the semicircle (marked A in the figure), the grooves (211) are at the dovetail. In the left part of the semicircle (marked B in the figure), the grooves (212) are crenellated. The grooves (211, 212) define ribs (221, 222).
    [0006] Figure 3 shows the system used. In FIG. 3A, the system comprises an extruder (31) and a filter holder (32) (filter not visible in the figure). In FIG. 3B, the system further comprises a gear pump (33). The extruder (31) comprises a feed hopper (311), a grooved sheath (312) (3121) and a single screw (313) having a hub and a thread that extends radially outwardly relative to the hub. At the extruder outlet, the system comprises one or more filter (s) installed on a filter holder (32). In the preferred embodiment, shown in Figure 3B, the system further comprises an external gear pump (33). The system may also include measuring means, in particular for measuring the pressures (P1, P2) and temperatures (T2).
    [0007] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The subject of the invention is therefore a process for the preparation of decontaminated natural rubber, characterized in that it comprises a stage of decontamination by passage of coagulum of wet natural rubber, having a moisture content greater than 12% by weight, in a system comprising an extruder and a filter installed at the outlet of the extruder, the extruder comprising a grooved sheath, a screw which is arranged in the sheath and which comprises a hub and a thread which extends radially outwardly relative to the hub, a grooved sheath being an axially symmetrical structure comprising in its thickness grooves opening onto the inner surface of the sheath, each groove comprising: - a bottom face delimited by two bottom edges, - two side faces extending inwardly from the bottom face, each being delimited by a bottom edge and an intersection edge with the inside surface of the sheath 3034703 5 and characterized in that the sheath is such that, in any plane perpendicular to the axis of the sheath, R, expressed in mm, being the distance between the center of the sheath and the inner surface of the sheath: a. the ratio (cumulative length of the groove openings, expressed in mm) / (27IR), referred to as A, is at least equal to 0.25 and at most equal to 0.9; b. the ratio (number of grooves / 2R), called B, is greater than or equal to 0.1; vs. the ratio (depth of the grooves, expressed in mm) / (2R), called C, is greater than 0.02, and d. the plane passing through the two bottom edges forming with each plane, passing through a bottom edge and an intersection edge, delimiting a lateral face, an angle at least equal to 60 ° and at most equal to 90 °. For the purposes of the present invention, the grooves define ribs whose upper faces, delimited by two intersection edges, constitute the inner surface of the sheath.
    [0008] For the purposes of the present invention, the "intersection edge" or "intersection edge with the inner surface of the sheath" (111, 112, 113) is the edge between the lateral face and the inner surface of the scabbard. For the purposes of the present invention, the "cumulative length of the groove openings" is the sum of the distances, expressed in mm, between the two edges of intersection between two ribs.
    [0009] Within the meaning of the present invention, the "depth of the groove" is defined by the minimum distance, expressed in mm, separating the bottom face and the plane passing through the intersection edges. For the purposes of the present invention, the "minimum distance" is the minimum radial distance with respect to the axis of the sheath.
    [0010] Coagulum: The extruder is fed with a natural rubber coagulum. For the purposes of the present invention, the term "natural rubber coagulum" is intended to mean a naturally or artificially coagulated natural rubber.
    [0011] This coagulum can be obtained by coagulation of liquid latex which has been cleaned, homogenized.
    [0012] 3034703 6 It can also be obtained by natural coagulation (coagulum called "bottom of cup") or by artificial coagulation. The coagulum can then be cleaned and homogenized before introduction into the extruder. In any case, the prior form of the coagulum (leaf, granules, pancakes, etc.) does not matter. This natural rubber coagulum is wet. Its moisture content is advantageously greater than 12%, more preferably ranging from 12% to 40%. The percentages are expressed by weight, relative to the total weight of the coagulum.
    [0013] Sheath and extrusion screw: The extruder has a grooved sheath and a screw which is arranged in the sheath. This screw has a hub and a thread that extends radially outwardly relative to the hub. The diameter of the hub is advantageously constant. The screw may comprise one or more nets, in particular one or two nets. The net advantageously has a regular pitch. The extruder is advantageously a single screw extruder. The extrusion screw makes it possible to increase the pressure of the wet natural rubber. The sleeve may be cylindrical or conical. The grooved sheath is advantageously a cylindrical structure. The sheath has an opening connected to a feed hopper for the introduction of the wet coagulum. The extrusion screw allows the transport of the rubber from the inlet opening to the end of the sleeve open on the filter. The sheath is advantageously such that A is at least equal to 0.3 and at most equal to 0.7. More particularly, A is at least 0.45 and at most 0.55. In any plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, the distance between the two intersection edges 25 between two ribs is advantageously 8 to 15 mm, for an inner diameter of the sheath 2R, from 60 to 230 mm. In any plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, the depth of the grooves is advantageously from 2 to 10 mm, for an inner diameter of the sheath 2R, from 60 to 230 mm.
    [0014] The grooves may be in the form of a slot or a dovetail. Thus, each groove is preferably of trapezoidal shape, the large base of the trapezium forming the bottom of the groove, the sides of the trapezium adjacent to the large base forming the lateral faces of the groove, the height of the trapezium being the depth of the groove. groove. In particular, the bottom of the grooves is an arc of a circle CR, and the ratio C is calculated by the formula (I) D extF D in tF> 0.02 (I) D intF DintF being the diameter of the surface inside the sleeve, 2R DextR being the diameter of the circle CR which is centered on the axis of the hub, the grooves of the sleeve are preferably parallel to the axis of the sleeve. The grooves of the sheath are advantageously helical.
    [0015] Filter: The system comprises, at the extruder outlet, one or more filter (s), advantageously carried by a filter holder (32), for retaining the contaminants. For the purposes of the present invention, "at the outlet of the extruder" means after the extrusion screw 15. The filter is any suitable filtration means. The filter advantageously allows a filtration of contaminants of size greater than 1 mm, advantageously greater than 500 μm, more advantageously greater than 100 μm. It may in particular be one or more mesh filters, the size of which is chosen according to 20 of the filtration mesh, installed on a filter holder. The size of the mesh advantageously varies from 100 .mu.m to 1 mm. If necessary, several filters can be arranged after each other. The filters can then easily be changed during the process by a suitable system, continuously or discontinuously.
    [0016] Gear pump In a preferred embodiment, the system also comprises, at the extruder outlet, before the filter, a gear pump (33). Advantageously used is a single gear pump (33) comprising two toothed wheels (331, 332) side by side and meshing (and thus rotating in opposite directions). With an extruder 30 when the filtration pressure increases the flow rate to be filtered decreases sharply. In the presence of the gear pump, the flow rate to be filtered depends on the displacement and speed of the gear pump and is thus made much less dependent on the pressure. The gear pump therefore allows a better stability of the flow rate as a function of the filtration pressure of the gear pump and thus, for the same filter dimensioning, the use of the gear pump increases the filtration rate independently of the filtration pressure. In other words, the gear pump reduces the size of the system to filter the same flow. The gear pump is sized to pump wet natural rubber and to pressurize the natural rubber to be filtered through the filter.
    [0017] The overall extrusion rate advantageously varies from 100 kg / h to 5 t / h. The feed hopper is advantageously in direct contact with the outside and thus the coagulum is fed at ambient temperature and pressure. The pressure at the extruder head advantageously varies from 10 to 100 bar.
    [0018] At the outlet of the system, the temperature (T2) of the decontaminated rubber advantageously varies from 80 to 95 ° C. If necessary, the extruder may comprise heating or cooling means. At the output of the system, that is to say after the filter, one can provide any system to obtain the desired form.
    [0019] The invention also relates to a natural rubber processing method, characterized in that it comprises the following successive steps: a. Cleaning, homogenization and coagulation of natural rubber; b. Decontamination by the method according to the invention; 25 c. Drying of the decontaminated natural rubber. Coagulation can be natural or artificial. Natural rubber can be processed in either liquid or solid form. In the first case, the natural rubber, liquid (called latex), is cleaned, homogenized and then coagulated. In the second case, the latex is coagulated and the coagulum is cleaned, homogenized.
    [0020] The decontaminated natural rubber is advantageously dried to a moisture content of less than 0.8%. The process may also include grinding steps.
    [0021] The invention also relates to a system comprising an extruder, a filter, and possibly a gear pump, as described above.
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    Claims (16)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. Process for the preparation of decontaminated natural rubber, characterized in that it comprises a stage of decontamination by passage of coagulum of wet natural rubber, having a moisture content of greater than 12% by weight, in a system comprising an extruder and a filter installed at the outlet of the extruder, the extruder comprising a grooved sheath, a screw which is arranged in the sheath and which comprises a hub and a thread which extends radially outwardly relative to the hub, a grooved sheath being a symmetrical structure axial including in its thickness grooves opening on the inner surface of the sheath, each groove comprising - a bottom face delimited by two bottom edges, - two lateral faces extending inward from the bottom face, each being delimited by a bottom edge and an intersection edge with the inner surface of the sheath, and characterized in that the sheath is t such that, in any plane perpendicular to the axis of the sheath, R, expressed in mm, being the distance between the center of the sheath and the inner surface of the sheath: a. the ratio (cumulative length of the groove openings, expressed in mm) / (27tR), called A, is at least equal to 0.25 and at most equal to 0.9; b. the ratio (number of grooves / 2R), called B, is greater than or equal to 0.1; vs. the ratio (depth of the grooves, expressed in mm) / (2R), called C, is greater than 0.02, and d. the plane passing through the two bottom edges forming with each plane, passing through a bottom edge and an intersection edge, delimiting a lateral face, an angle at least equal to 60 ° and at most equal to 90 °.
    [0002]
    2. Method according to claim 1 characterized in that the grooved sheath is a cylindrical structure. 3034703 11
    [0003]
    3. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that A is at least equal to 0.3 and at most equal to 0.7.
    [0004]
    4. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that A is at least 0.45 and at most equal to 0.55.
    [0005]
    5. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each groove is trapezoidal in shape, the large base of the trapezoid forming the bottom of the groove, the sides of the trapezium adjacent to the large base forming the side walls of the 10 groove, the height of the trapezium being the depth of the groove.
    [0006]
    6. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom of the grooves is an arc of a circle CR, and the ratio C is calculated by the formula (I) D extF D intF> 0.02 ( I) DintF DintF being the diameter of the inner surface of the sheath, 2R DextR being the diameter of the circle CR which is centered on the axis of the hub. 20
    [0007]
    7. Method according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the grooves of the sleeve are parallel to the axis of the sleeve.
    [0008]
    8. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 characterized in that the grooves of the sheath are helical. 25
    [0009]
    9. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the filter allows filtration of contaminants larger than 1 mm, preferably greater than 500 lam, more preferably greater than 100 lam. 3034703 12
    [0010]
    10. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the filter is a filter holder comprising one or more mesh filters.
    [0011]
    11. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system also comprises, at the extruder outlet, before the filter, a gear pump.
    [0012]
    12. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the diameter of the hub is constant. 10
    [0013]
    13. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extruder is a single screw extruder, the net having a regular pitch.
    [0014]
    14. A process according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the extruder is fed with a moist natural rubber coagulum having a moisture content ranging from 12% to 40%.
    [0015]
    15. Process for treating natural rubber, characterized in that it comprises the following successive stages: a. Cleaning, homogenization, and coagulation of natural rubber; b. Decontamination by the process as defined in any one of claims 1 to 14; vs. Drying of the decontaminated natural rubber. 25
    [0016]
    16. System comprising a grooved sleeve extruder, a filter and possibly a gear pump, characterized in that the extruder, the filter and the gear pump are as defined in any one of the preceding claims.
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