Bridgestone Corporation

Other

Cook Incorporated

Adaptive Frequency Holdings, LLC

Robert W White

Yingyi Huang

Michael R Hartzell

William M Cole

Hiroshi Mouri

Mark W Smale

Taigyoo Park

Thomas A Osborne

Kurt John Tekulve

Mark N DeDecker

Erin Sheepwash

Aziz Banayan

John Flavin

Larry D Beller

Douglas S Hart

William S Niaura

Michael Gnazzo

Piotr Kozminski

Matt Sweeney

Anthony Zahn, Jr

Dennis S Janovici

Cheng-Pin Liu

Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).

Processes for the removal of rubber from non-plants

Disclosed herein are process for increasing the molecular weight of guayule natural rubber that is solubilized in an organic solvent solution. The processes utilize shear desolventizing to achieve the increase in molecular weight.

Processes for increasing the molecular weight of guayule natural rubber

Disclosed herein are process for removing color bodies from an organic solution comprising guayule resin. The processes include the use of activated carbon.

Processes for removing color bodies from guayule

A method for forming a polymer-filler composite having advantageous bound filler content, the method comprising (a) providing a guayule cement; (b) introducing particulate filler to the guayule cement to form a solution masterbatch; and (c) desolventizing the solution masterbatch to form a polymer-filler composite.

Polymer-filler composites with guayule rubber

An extractor suitable for using a solvent to separate a compound from a solid or semisolid substance containing the compound. The extractor includes a conveying assembly having an inclined conveyor for receiving the substance from a substance inlet and moving the substance through the solvent, an inclined upper surface associated with the first conveyor and an inclined lower surface associated with the first conveyor. The conveyor is configured to move the substance downward through the solvent along the upper surface toward a lower end of the conveyor and upward through the solvent along the lower surface toward an upper end of the conveyor.

Extractor and related methods

Processes for the removal of rubber from non-hevea plants

Provided herein is a fractionator and related process for separating solubilized rubber from a co-solvent based miscella.

Fractionator for separating solubilized rubber from a co-solvent based miscella and related processes

Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from aged briquettes made from compressed plant matter (briquettes) of non-plants.

Processes for recovering rubber from aged briquettes

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Gilbert, AZ, United States of America

Robert W White