| 摘要 |
<p>A chemically bonded medium is obtained from a resilient organic macromolecular material, in cut elongate of finely divided form (such as grass or peat). The material is dried (3, 4) under conditions permitting escape of water vapour, such that the dried material has a predominantly hydrophobic surface and a water content of not more than 10 percent by weight; and then optionally flashed. The surface properties of the dried material are then equilibrated, under conditions inhibiting escape of water vapour and other volatiles, such that the predominantly hydrophobic surface is rendered predominantly hydrophilic. The product is then mixed (5) with a lignosulfonate, with application of heat in an amount sufficient to maintain the lignosulfonate in fluid form, such that the lignosulfonate forms a coating film on the surface. The lignosulfonate is caused to undergo partial polymerisation (6) (typically by heating and/or treatment with oxygen) on the surface of the dried material to produce a flowable, substantially non-resilient and non-tacky, chemically bonded medium. The bonded medium may be stored or shaped (8) under pressure to form agglomerates.</p> |
