Patent ID: 9637562
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: C08C,C08G,C08J,C08L

Claim:
1. An aged briquette comprising: 78 to 95 weight % compressed chopped plant matter (based upon the total weight of the briquette) from a non- 2-20 weight % water (based upon the total weight of the briquette), 0.2-2 weight % antioxidant (based upon the total weight of rubber present in the plant matter), 0.1-5 weight % binder (based upon the total weight of the briquette), and wherein at least 90% of undersize material of less than 30 mesh has been removed from the chopped plant matter prior to briquetting and the briquette has been aged for 18-24 days after formation and the rubber within the briquette has a molecular weight of 1,000,000-1,500,000, as measured after organic solvent extraction of the rubber from the plant matter of the briquette.