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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Association Pour LA Recherche ET Le Developpement Des Methodes ET Processus Industriels (Armines), Paris, FR;
Jose Merino Lopez, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Frédéric Pialot, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Nathalie Coste, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Jean-Jacques Letourneau, Gragnague, FR;
Jacques Fages, Albi, FR;
Martial Sauceau, Saint-Juery, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
ARMINES, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A process for manufacturing rubber crumb comprises the following steps: (a) suspending rubber granules having a given size in an autoclave () containing a supercritical fluid; (b) agitating the mixture for a predetermined time at constant pressure and constant temperature; (c) carrying out an isenthalpic expansion of the mixture from step (b) by spraying it through a nozzle ().