FIBROUS MAT MADE FROM OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES AND THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A PROCESS OF MAKING FIBROUS MAT FORMS IS DISCLOSED. OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES ARE FIRST SHREDDED AND CONVERTED INTO SEMI-FIBROUS MATERIALS. THE MATERIALS ARE PLACED IN TRAYS (1) PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF FIRST ELONGATED OPENINGS (11) DISPOSED IN A FIRST DIRECTION OF THE TRAY (1). THESE MATERIALS ARE THEN HOT PRESSED FOR A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD TO RELEASE EXCESS MOISTURE CONTENT. THE HOT PRESS IS EQUIPPED WITH A TEMPLATE (2) PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF SECOND ELONGATED OPENINGS (21) DISPOSED IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIRST DIRECTION OF THE TRAY, (1) WHEN MATED WITH THE TEMPLATE (2). AFTER THE COOKING TIME, THE DRIED MAT FORMS CAN BE CUT TO VARIOUS SIZES AND SHAPES, AND THEN BALED READY FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE MAT IS SUBTANTIALLY DRY.(FIG. 1)