Patent ID: 11859352
Assignee: MELOS GMBH
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  C  D  Y | IPC C  E

Claim 13:
14. A method of at least partially manufacturing an artificial turf to provide artificial turf infill, wherein the artificial turf infill comprises between 10% and 40% of natural fiber by weight, wherein the natural fiber comprises any one of hemp fiber, cotton fiber, sisal fiber, elephant grass fiber, or any combination thereof, the method comprising:
providing an initial composition including the natural fiber and a rubber granulate, and a fluid binding agent including at least one type of polymer component;
mixing the initial composition;
adding water and a catalyst to the initial composition during the mixing of the initial composition to cure the fluid binding agent into an initial coating of the granulate;
providing a subsequent composition comprising the natural fiber and the rubber granulate with the initial coating, and the fluid binding agent;
mixing the subsequent composition;
adding water and the catalyst to the subsequent composition during the mixing of the subsequent composition to cure the fluid binding agent into a subsequent coating of the granulate; and
providing one or more further subsequent compositions, wherein for each further subsequent composition, providing at least one additive, the fluid binding agent and the rubber granulate with the subsequent coating, mixing the further subsequent composition, and adding water and the catalyst to the further subsequent composition during the mixing of the further subsequent composition to cure the fluid binding agent and the at least one additive into a further subsequent coating.