METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS GUM BASE MANUFACTURING

摘要

A process for continuously producing a chewing gum base comprises the steps of compounding the ingredients in a single extruder. In an embodiment, the meth od includes the steps of continuously adding an elastomer, a filler and a plasticizer into a continuous mixer (10), subjecting the elastomer, filler a nd plasticizer to a highly distributive mixing operation and continuously discharging the resulting chewing gum base from the mixer while the adding a nd mixing steps are in progress.