| abstract |
A method for manufacturing artificial turf (1000), the method comprising the steps of: - creating (100) a polymeric mixture (100, 400, 500), where the polymeric mixture is at least a three-phase system, where the polymeric mixture comprises a first polymer (402), a second polymer (404) and a compatibilizer (406), where the first polymer and the second polymer are immiscible, where the first polymer forms polymer beads (408) surrounded by the compatibilizer within the second polymer; - extruding (102) the polymer mixture into a monofilament (606); - temper (104) the monofilament; - reheat (106) the monofilament; - stretching (108) the reheated monofilament to deform the polymer beads in wire-like regions (800) and form the monofilament in a fiber (1004) of artificial grass, where the formation of the artificial grass fiber comprises forming the stretched monofilament in a thread; e - incorporate (110) the artificial grass fiber into a base support (1002) of artificial grass. |