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Treated walnut shell infill for artificial turf
An infilled artificial turf surface [18] includes a particulate infill [24] with at least a top layer [28] that comprises a mixture of Black walnut shell particles [30] and English walnut shell particles [32], the walnut shell particles [30, 32] having been treated so as to eliminate or substantially remove tree nut allergens that are known to activate allergies in some humans. Preferably, treatment occurs via heat treatment in a rotary furnace, which also rounds and smoothes the particles [30, 32]. Particularly if used in the top layer [28] of a particulate infill [24] of an artificial turf surface [18], the shape and size and proportion of the Black walnut shell particles [30] and the English walnut shell particles [32] provide stability for the resulting turf surface [18], while also being able to absorb water applied thereto, thereby to hold moisture and to provide evaporative cooling of the artificial turf surface [18] for up to about five hours.
Treated walnut shell infill for artificial turf
An infilled artificial turf surface [18] includes a particulate infill [24] with at least a top layer [28] that comprises a mixture of Black walnut shell particles [30] and English walnut shell particles [32], the walnut shell particles [30, 32] having been treated so as to eliminate or substantially remove tree nut allergens that are known to activate allergies in some humans. Preferably, treatment occurs via heat treatment in a rotary furnace, which also rounds and smoothes the particles [30, 32]. Particularly if used in the top layer [28] of a particulate infill [24] of an artificial turf surface [18], the shape and size and proportion of the Black walnut shell particles [30] and the English walnut shell particles [32] provide stability for the resulting turf surface [18], while also being able to absorb water applied thereto, thereby to hold moisture and to provide evaporative cooling of the artificial turf surface [18] for up to about five hours.
Treated walnut shell infill for artificial turf
HEINLEIN MARK A (author)
2023-02-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
A23N
MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES, OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Maschinen oder Vorrichtungen zum Behandeln geernteter Früchte, Gemüse oder Blumenzwiebeln in großen Mengen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen
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B29C
Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen
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SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
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B32B
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
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Schichtkörper, d.h. aus Ebenen oder gewölbten Schichten, z.B. mit zell- oder wabenförmiger Form, aufgebaute Erzeugnisse
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C08J
Verarbeitung
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WORKING-UP
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D21D
Behandlung der Materialien vor der Zuführung in die Papiermaschine
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TREATMENT OF THE MATERIALS BEFORE PASSING TO THE PAPER-MAKING MACHINE
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E01C
Bau von Straßen, Sportplätzen oder dgl., Decken dafür
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CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE
TREATED WALNUT SHELL INFILL FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS
| European Patent Office | 2023