A METHOD TO PRODUCE A TUFTED CARPET AND A PASTE FOR USE IN THIS METHOD

摘要

The present invention pertains to a method to produce a tufted carpet, comprising tufting yarns into a primary backing thereby forming an intermediate product, and mechanically fixing the yarns to the backing by applying a binding constitution to the back of the carpet, wherein the binding constitution used is a thixotropic constitution comprising a cross linkable plant oil and a curing agent, the method comprising applying the thixotropic constitution as a layer to the back of the intermediate product and activating the curing agent to induce cross-linking of the plant oil.