Hot and cooling mixing process for PVC compounding

manufacturing

 Function and Principle of PVC mixture

Mixing is the first process in the production of PVC plastic
products. In the process of extrusion, usually use conical twin-
screw extruder, and its positive conveying function is far greater
than the mixing effect on
materials.Therefore, the uniform mixing and mixing of various
additives are mainly accomplished by mixing
machine before extrusion.
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The main purpose of mixing is to make the raw materials fully

mixed and evenly distributed.and form a dry
mixture with high apparent density, good fluidity and loose drying.
Mixture consists of hot mixing and cold mixing.

Hot mixing principle

Under the impetus of a high-speed rotating impeller blade, the
raw material disperses sharply along the inner
wall of the mixer and falls down from the center to form a
whirlpool motion. Under the shear action caused by
the collision and friction between the material and the blade and
the inner wall of the hot pot, the material is
 Hot and cooling mixing process for PVC compounding
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transformed from solid, single-phase and non-uniform state to
multi-phase, homogeneous and partial gel state,
and the temperature of the raw material keeps rising and reaches
the set temperature.
Hot mixing process includes three processes: diffusion, convection
and shear. Diffusion makes the distribution
of material components more uniform, and makes the component
particles migrate from more areas to less
areas, so as to achieve uniformity of composition. Convection and
shear are irregular flow by mechanical force,
so that the material components can be uniformly dispersed.

Function of hot mixing:

1- Raw get a certain degree of gelation (pre plasticization), and low
melting point substances, such as lubricants can melt into or
adhere to the PVC surface.
2- Get good initial gel effect and dispersing effect
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3- The material obtains a larger apparent density, the flow ability is
enhanced, the transportation is convenient,and the extrusion
efficiency is improved.
4- Eliminate the moisture and low volatile components in raw
materials, and eliminate the impact of these components on
product quality.
Hot mixing temperature:
The set temperature of hot mixing is 110 - 130 degrees for rigid
PVC products, and the soft PVC temperature
is slightly lower than that of rigid PVC. When calcium carbonate
Increase, the temperature of hot mixing material can be increased
appropriately, which is beneficial to the equilibrium adsorption of
calcium carbonate by PVC materials and low melting point
components, and to the increase of apparent density. When the
temperature of heat mixing is too low, the plasticization of PVC
material is not uniform, and volatile matter can’t fully removal.
When the temperature of heat mixing is too high, PVC materials
are easy to decompose,even paste.
Cold mixing principle
The barrel of the cold mixer is sandwiched with cooling water
flowing in the sandwich, and the volume of the cold mixer is about
three times that of the hot mixer. The heat raw materials enter the
cold mixer is absorbed by the cooling water in the interlayer of the
inner wall of the barrel and gradually cooled by itself under the
 Hot and cooling mixing process for PVC compounding
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elatively spacious environment and the continuous agitation and
rolling of the rotating blade.

Function of cold mixing:

1. Prevent materials decompose stored at high temperature for a
long time.
2. Prevent raw materials reabsorption the moisture by cooling at
high temperature, which will cause adverse
Effects on extrusion.
Cold mixing temperature:
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The terminal temperature of cold mixing is 40- 45degree,. If the
temperature of cold mixing is too high, the
dry mixtures will be stored if they are not fully cooled, which will
cause excessive waste heat, excessive
consumption of stabilizers, lead to raw materias decompose and
burning. If the temperature of cold mixing
is too low,its not conducive to improving the mixing efficiency.