Recycling Granules

»Re-used material for elasticity and safety!«

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0.0 - 0.6 mm – Installation 0.0 - 0.8 mm – Installation 0.5 - 2.5 mm – Infill 1.0 - 3.0 mm – Installation 1.0 - 4.0 mm – Installation 1.0 - 5.0 mm – Installation 1.0 - 8.0 mm – Installation

Primer Binder Coating Spray Coating Sealing Line paint colour Adhesive Others

Evergreen Artificial Turf

EPDM 60 Shore A Infill EPDM Infill Bionic Fibre EPDM Mulch EPDM 90 Shore A TPE-V 90 Shore A Deco Granules

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Recycling from technical virgin material – Post Industrial*

Recycling from used material – Post Consumer

Fibre Class II

Fibre Class III

EPDM Granules

grey

0.5 - 2.5 mm

EPDM Granules

black

1.0 - 4.0 mm

Technical Rubber Granules

0.5 - 2.5 mm 1.0 - 3.0 mm 1.0 - 4.0 mm 1.0 - 5.0 mm

Oversize material

Washing machine seals Seals, hoses and similar

Chemical composition of Recycling Granules

SStyrol

BButadiene

RRubber

In the market „black recycling granules“ are frequently referred as „SBR“ and are often associated with old tyres. However, upon closer examination it makes sense to differentiate, since Styrol-Buta-diene-Rubber (SBR) is a synthetic rubber with an unsaturated main chain (R-Rubber), that can be used for many applications (not merely tyres) as the basic rubber. For that reason, recycling granules are often made of a mixture of different basis ploymers. That can include SBR, EPDM and other rubbers.

EEthylene

PPropylene

D M Diene Rubber

Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Rubber is a synthetic rubber. The saturated main chain (M-Rubber) provides EPDM with excellent weather, UV and ozone resistance.

Origin and quality of Recycling GranulesRecycled granules, that are used in the market, often come from different sources – these can be subsequently distributed as sorted or unsorted (blended). Neither the sorted EPDM products nor the technical products through Melos normally originate from recycled used material. Rather they accrue during new production, e.g. as high-grade blended material. Fibre granules are typically extracted from fully retreaded tyres.

Fiber Granules

1.0 - 8.0 mm

Rubber Powder

0.0 - 0.6 mm 0.0 - 0.8 mm

Tyre retreading

* = All purchased post industrial products are normally sulphur-cured. However, with post industrial products the formulation does not underline Melos GmbH.

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Products EPDM Granules grey

EPDM Granules black

Technical Rubber Granules

Fibre Class II

Fibre Class III

Fibre Granules

Rubber Powder

Applications

Sports venue construction

Playgrounds, fall protection substructure

Artificial Turf

Stables, fall protection mats

Backstop in shooting ranges

Road construction

Ship decks

Applications Application area

Sports venue construction

Recycling Granules are often supplied as an elastic layer in sports surfacing. Here, the materials meet the required elastic and (impact) damping properties.

Playgrounds, fall protection substructure

Recycling Granules are also often supplied as an elastic layer leisure surfacing. Here, the materials meet the required elastic and (impact) damping properties.

Artificial TurfThe material is used on some artificial turf systems as an elastic layer underneath the artificial turf. Another application area is the use as infill granules in artificial turf systems.

Stables, fall protection mats

Recycling Granules are used in stalls as paddock mats or as trailer coatings. They ensure good, safe footing for the animals.

Backstop in shooting ranges

With its visco-elastic and force-absorbing properties, the material is also used as a backstop in shooting areas.

Road constructionRecycling Granules are used in road construction projetcs – there the modified asphalt is mixed and installed as low-noise asphalt or as a filler in elastic layers.

Ship decksFloor coverings, that come into contact with water and other fluids, are often manufactured as recycled granules to provide skid resistance in these applications.

Application areas of Recycling GranulesRe-used granules provide a wide range of applications and have been used for highly varied application areas for years. Recycling Granules can be used as a cost effective option for fall protection tiles in combination with pigmented PU, as an infill for full pour sports surfacing systems, as prefabricated web material and for elastic layers in sports coverings and fall protection systems. Depending on the area of application, the granules are inserted loose, as an infill or in a bonded form.

Areas of application

Products

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Products EPDM Granules grey

EPDM Granules black

Technical Rubber Granules

Fibre Class II

Fibre Class III

Fibre Granules

Rubber Powder

Description

Comparison with Technical

Rubber Granules

Blend of technical

EPDM products

Blend of technical

rubber products

A short-fibred material

A long-fibred material

A blend of fibres and granules

Blend of technical

rubber products

OriginProduction blend from new fabrication of demanding

technical rubber productsRecycling fibres from

full tyre retreading

Fibre: Full tyre retreadingGranules:

Techn. rubber

By-products

Typical grain size

Grain size 0.0 – 0.6 mm Grain size 0.0 – 0.8 mm Grain size 0.5 – 25 mm Grain size 1.0 – 3.0 mm Grain size 1.0 – 4.0 mm Grain size 1.0 – 5.0 mm Grain size 1.0 – 8.0 mm Grain size Fibre class II Grain size Fibre class III Typical bulk density in g/l (approx. ± 10%)1,2

475 450 450 <4003 <4003 460 ---

= available

Material properties of Recycling Granules

1 = The bulk density of a material is the weight per volume unit of the bulk material. Bulk density measured as per DIN EN ISO 60: Determination of the apparent density of moulding material that could flow through a standardised funnel.

2 = Due to the material origin and / or fluctating composition can be subject to significant fluctuations.³ = Approximate value; standardised measurement of the bulk density not possible on Fibre Class II and Fibre Class III.

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1The bar chart of the demonstrated particle size distribution curve states the average values in mm, measured with an optical grain size measurement system in conformity with DIN 53477.

Typical grain size distribution of Recycling Granules

1.0 - 8.0 mm Fibre Granules

to

0,5 mm 0%

1,0 mm 11%

1,5 mm 29%

2,0 mm 35%

2,5 mm 20%

through 2,5 mm 5%

to

0,5 mm 0%

1,0 mm 1%

1,5 mm 7%

2,0 mm 19%

2,5 mm 30%

3,0 mm 24%

3,5 mm 13%

4,0 mm 6%

through 4,0 mm 0%

0.5 - 2.5 mm EPDM Granules grey +Technical Rubber Granules

1.0 - 3.0 mm Technical Rubber Granules

1.0 - 4.0 mm EPDM Granules black + Technical Rubber Granules

1.0 - 5.0 mm Technical Rubber Granules

Sieve curve comparison of available products1

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>2,52,52,01,51,00,50%

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>4,0 4,0 3,5 3,0 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5

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0,5 mm 0%

1,0 mm 0%

1,5 mm 4%

2,0 mm 12%

2,5 mm 22%

3,0 mm 24%

3,5 mm 19%

4,0 mm 11%

4,5 mm 5%

through 4,5 mm 3%

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0,5 mm 0%

1,0 mm 2%

1,5 mm 11%

2,0 mm 20%

2,5 mm 26%

3,0 mm 23%

3,5 mm 12%

4,0 mm 5%

through 4,0 mm 1%

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1,0 mm 0%

2,0 mm 4%

3,0 mm 14%

4,0 mm 25%

5,0 mm 26%

6,0 mm 17%

through 6,0 mm 14%

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▪ Comprehensive laboratory equipment ▪ Chemical-technical expertise ▪ Development according to customer specifications ▪ Coordinated material compatibility

▪ High availability and adherence to delivery times ▪ Short reaction times ▪ Flexible and customer-focused ▪ Well-structured process flows

Research and Development Sales and Support

▪ Experienced personnel ▪ Modern machine technology ▪ High, flexibly adapted capacity ▪ Continuous quality assurance

▪ Diverse packaging means ▪ Individual labelling ▪ Order-based and make-to-stock production ▪ Individual order picking

Production

Flexible Logistics

▪ PE sacks (20 kg / 25 kg) ▪ Loading weight: 1,000 - 1,125 kg ▪ UV-stable shrink foil ▪ On industrial disposable pallets,

WxD in mm: 1,200 x 1,000

▪ Disposable Big-Bag WxHxD in mm: 950 x (1,350 - 2,000) x 950

▪ Filling weight: as standard 800 kg / 1,000 kg ▪ PP fabric with four handling hooks ▪ On industrial disposable pallets,

WxD in mm: 1,000 x 1,000 ▪ Optionally with shrunk LDPE hood (low density

polyethylene hood)

Sacks, palettised Big Bags

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