Cellulose-containing mass

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for producing a cellulose-containing mass comprising an organic material, the method comprising the steps a) preparation of an input comprising organic material and a liquid content, and b) exposing said input to a wet-mixing procedure at a temperature in the range of 40 to 90° C. preferably 50 to 80° C. and most preferred around 60° C. or exposing said input to an active zone of an electromagnetic field According to a further embodiment of the present invention cellulose of different types is added to the input Moreover a method for producing a composite material that is based on said cellulose-containing mass is disclosed as well as a product produced of said composite material

1 . A method for producing a cellulose-containing mass, the method comprising the steps of:
 preparing an input comprising at least one organic material and a liquid content; and   exposing said input to a wet-mixing procedure at a temperature in the range of 70 to 120° C.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of separating an aqueous liquid cellulose-containing faction during or after the wet-mixing procedure. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of adding additional cellulose to the cellulose-containing mass,
 or adding cellulose by returning a cellulose containing fraction generated in the wet-mixing procedure after concentration or dehydration.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the input is exposed to an active zone of an electromagnetic field and the input comprises a plurality of ferromagnetic particles. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein an average length of the ferromagnetic particles is in a range of about 0.3 to about 25 mm and wherein an average diameter of the ferromagnetic particles is in a range of about 0.1 to about 5 mm. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the ferromagnetic particles have a ratio of diameter to length of about 1:3 to about 1:5 and an essentially cylindrical form. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein a ratio of the ferromagnetic particles to the input is about 1 to about 25 weight percent. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said active zone is generated between linear electromagnetic inductors generating electromagnetic fields that run towards each other from opposite directions. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the electromagnetic inductors are separated from each other by a distance measuring 1 mm to about 5 m. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein a magnetic force of the electromagnetic inductors measures about 0.01 to about 20 Tesla. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the duration of said exposure measures about 1 second to about 3 hours. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the organic material comprises fibers. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the organic material originates from higher plants, selected from the group consisting of: true grasses of the family Gramineae (Poaceae), cotton, hemp. flax, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the organic material originates from at least one of cereal straw and rice straw. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the liquid content comprises at least one of water and a solvent. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the organic material is pre-treated by at least one of: maceration in a liquid having a pH-value of about 8, electromechanical exposure, hydrodynamic exposure, ultrasonic exposure, boiling, and steaming. 
     
     
         17 . A cellulose-containing mass produced by a method according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         18 . A method for producing a composite material comprising a cellulose-containing mass according to  claim 17 . 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one additive or a modifier is added to at least one of the input or the cellulose-containing mass. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein the cellulose-containing mass is homogenized. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein the cellulose-containing mass is post-processed by at least one of molding, compression molding, and injection molding. 
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein an excessive portion of the liquid content is extracted by at least one of drying and curing. 
     
     
         23 . A composite material produced by a method according to any  claim 17 . 
     
     
         24 . A product produced from a composite material according to  claim 23 . 
     
     
         25 . The product according to  claim 24 , wherein the product is coated with an impregnation. 
     
     
         26 . The product according to  claim 24 , comprising at least one liner adhesively bonded to the post-processed cellulose-containing mass.