SOL-CYCLE: A solar-assisted solvent-recycling process for asphalt-impregnation of fiber board
Abstract
To conserve resources and energy in the production of Flex-Joint, an asphalt-impregnated fiber board, a manufacturing process was developed. The Sol-Cycle process provides for: (1) recycle of the solvent used in the saturation step; (2) conversion of raw to finished board in 24 hours; (3) better control of the saturation step; and (4) the use of solar energy for a part of the driving force to accomplish (1) and (2).
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8211615E
- Keywords:
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- Asphalt;
- Fiber Composites;
- Impregnating;
- Materials Recovery;
- Recycling;
- Solar Heating;
- Solvents;
- Evaporation;
- Heat Exchangers;
- Process Heat;
- Production Engineering;
- Solar Collectors;
- Energy Production and Conversion