595 results about "Comminution" patented technology

The present invention relates to a calcium carbonate composition having both calcite and aragonite crystalline morphology. More particularly, the present invention relates to an acicular calcite and an acicular aragonite product and a method for the production of the same and the use of such as fillers, additives and modifiers of consumer and commercial products such as toothpaste, paper, plastics and sealants. The acicular calcite/aragonite composition of the present invention provides a balance of properties such as sheet bulk, strength, stiffness, and sizing, when employed as a filler for paper. As a coating pigment, the acicular calcite/aragonite product of the present invention provides gloss characteristics suitable for dull and matte grades of low gloss coated paper. Upon further processing such as milling, grinding, or other means of comminution, the resulting product provides gloss characteristics suitable for high gloss coated paper. For paint formulations, the acicular calcite/aragonite composition of the present invention provides properties such as low sheen and high contrast ratio. As an additive in polymers, the acicular calcite/aragonite product of the present invention imparts reinforcing properties, rigidity, and impact strength, including sealant applications.

An inhaler for enabling inhaled administration, has a housing having an outlet duct defining a passageway through which air can be drawn by inhalation on the part of a user. The housing contains a capillary nozzle; a container for containing a quantity of liquid to be supplied to the capillary nozzle; and an electric field controller for applying a voltage to the liquid prior to issue from the container via the capillary nozzle to expose the liquid to an electric field to cause comminution of the liquid emerging from the capillary nozzle to product a spray of electrically charged droplets such that upon inhalation by the user, electrically charged droplets for the deposition in the user's airways.

A method of making abrasive compositions, and more particularly, it relates to a method of making precipitated silica abrasive compositions having excellent cleaning performance and lower abrasiveness with post-reactor sizing of the abrasive particles being performed directly via wet comminution and centrifugation, optionally followed by hydraulic chamber press filtering combined with vacuum dewatering and de-agglomeration is provided. By targeting a specific particle size range, it has been determined that higher pellicle film cleaning levels may be achieved without also increasing the dentin abrasion properties of the silica products themselves. As a result, dentifrices including such classified abrasive silica products, exhibiting particularly desirable cleaning benefits, can be provided for improved tooth polishing, whitening, and the like, without deleteriously affecting the hard tooth surfaces. Also encompassed within this invention also are products of this selective process scheme and dentifrices containing such particularly manufactured and classified silica products.

The invention relates to an improved apparatus for the comminution of concretions in vivo by controlled, concentrated cavitation energy using two shock wave pulses with a specified time delay and pressure relationship, with the first shock wave pulse being used to induce a transient cavitation bubble cluster near the target concretion, and the second shock wave pulse to control and force the collapse of the cavitation bubble cluster towards the target concretion with concentrated energy disposition while avoiding injury to surrounding tissue. The invention contemplates the use of an improved combined electrohydraulic or electromagnetic and a piezoelectric annular array shock wave generator to produce improved stone comminution with reduced tissue injury in vivo.

One or more components of a wellbore drilling assembly utilize a modular construction to facilitate assembly, disassembly, repair and/or maintenance of a wellbore drilling assembly and/or to extend the overall operating capabilities of the drilling assembly. In one embodiment, a modular construction is used for an APD Device, a motor driving the modular APD Device, a comminution device, and an annular seal. Individual modules can be configure have different operating set points, operating parameters and characteristics (e.g., rotational speeds, flow rates, pressure differentials, etc.) and/or different responses to given environmental factors or conditions (e.g., pressure, temperature, wellbore fluid chemistry, etc.). In one embodiment, the high-pressure seals used in conjunction with the APD Device and/or motor is a hydrodynamic seal that provides a selected leak or flow rates. Optionally, the seal is modular to provide different degrees of leak rates and/or different functional characteristics.

The invention provides a biological utilization method of waste tobacco stems. In the biological utilization method, the waste tobacco stems produced in the tobacco threshing and redrying process are used as a main raw material for preparing insect feed by a comminution or fermentation method, and the insect feed is mixed with conventional feed for breeding yellow mealworms, barley insects, dark mealworms, woodlouses, crickets, earthworms and other economic insects. The biological utilization method comprises the main steps: preparing tobacco stem feed; mixing the feed; breeding the insects; and utilizing the insects. Polypides of the produced insects are applicable to the breeding industry, and fecula is applicable to organic agricultural tobacco production. Through the food-taking process of the insects and the very strong decomposing and digesting capability of the insects, the waste tobacco stems are biologically transformed into of insect polypides with multiple purposes and products thereof and are organically connected with the livestock and poultry breeding industry and other industrial chains, so that the waste tobacco stem biomasses can be sustainably recycled, with high efficiency, no pollution and no discharge and good economic, environmental and social benefits are produced.

An apparatus for synergistically combining a plasma with a comminution means such as a fluid kinetic energy mill (jet mill), preferably in a single reactor and/or in a single process step is provided by the present invention. Within the apparatus of the invention potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and subsequently into angular momentum by means of wave energy, for comminuting, reacting and separation of feed materials. Methods of use of the apparatus in the practice of various processes are also provided by the present invention.

A U-shape and/or nozzle-U-loop fermentor has a U-part consisting of an essentially vertical downstream part (2), an essentially vertical upstream part (4), a U-shape bend part (3) which connects the lower ends of the downstream and upstream parts, an inline pump (12) placed in the U-part for circulation of fermentation liquid in the fermentor, a top part (5) which is placed above the upper end of the downstream part, gas supply members (7, 8, 9, 10) which are provided in the U-part with appending static-mechanical mixing members (13, 14, 15, 16, 17) for the comminution of the gases introduced into the fermentation liquid, and supply numbers for water and nutrient salts (18) and (19), respectively, and in connection with the supply members (7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19) or in by-pass arrangements in connection therewith one (or more) ion sensor(s) or analyser(s) (20, 21, 22, 23) for sensing the concentration of at least one of the ion species phosphate, ammonium, nitrate and hydrogen ion, oxygen sensor(s) for sensing the oxygen concentration, and at least one thermo phial for sensing the temperature, said sensor(s), analyser(s) and phial(s) delivering signals to a data processing system (PC), wherein the signals received are processed and the dosage of feed gases, water, minerals and pH adjustment means via the supply members (7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19) are calculated and optimised from pre-programmed amounts relative to the results measured.

A crusher for producing fine silicon fragments for semiconductor or solar applications from silicon fragments suitable for semiconductor or solar applications, comprises a plurality of crushing tools, the crushing tools having a surface made from a hard, wear-resistant material, wherein the crusher has a comminution ratio e of from 1.5 to 3.

The invention discloses a method of combination and regeneration of waste high molecular materials or co-production of the waste high molecular materials and carbon black, and a device thereof, relating to two technologies of existing thermal cracking and non-thermal cracking of the waste high molecular materials and improvement and combination among various technological branches and also relating to the regeneration process of the waste high molecular materials and the combination of the regeneration process of the waste high molecular materials and the production process of general carbon black and an integration device used in the embodiment thereof; and comminution at normal temperature or the combination of the comminution at normal temperature and various branches of renovated rubber technology and an integration device adopted by the embodiment thereof are also included. The method also provides a treatment proposal for applying mixed fiber to recycling and products thereof, which are characterized in that the mixed fiber and plasticized rubber materials or/and oil materials are matched by the weight percentage of 100:5 to 100:100 to obtain a mixture taking the shape of a felt or a rubber felt or a treated felt. The proposal of the integration device also provides a combination device with fractional efficiency higher than that of the existing fractional process for the granularity of rubber powder only by means of a power screen.

Polycrystalline silicon in the form of chunks packed in plastic bags containing a mass of at least 5 kg, including chunks of size from 20 to 200 mm, wherein any fines fraction in the plastic bag is less than 900 ppmw, preferably less than 300 ppmw, more preferably less than 10 ppmw. The polycrystalline silicon, after comminution of a silicon rod obtained by CVD (Siemens process), is sorted and classified, optionally dedusted and then metered and packed. Metering and packing units include elements for removing fines or small particles during metering and during packing. The packing unit includes an energy absorber or a reservoir vessel which enables sliding or slipping of the silicon chunks into the plastic bag. Gas flow generated within the plastic bag after the bag has been filled transports the dust or small particles out of the bag, and these are sucked out with a suction device.

The invention relates to a method for preparation of titanic anhydride which is easy to disperse and is of high weatherability. The method consists of selecting 0.1 %-0.5 % hexametaphosphate, 0.1 %-0.3 % isopropanolamine or triethanolamine as disperser, dispersing the titanic anhydride paste and adjusting the PH value of the sodium-hydroxide solution to 10-11, adding silicate of soda solution and dilute sulphuric acid to cover silica dioxide at 91-95 DEG C, in which the added quantity of the soda solution is 1 %-6 % of the silica dioxide, then adjusting the PH value to 6.5-8.5, adding aluminum sulfate solution and sodium-hydroxide solution, in which the added quantity of the aluminum sulfate is 2 %-3.5 % of the aluminum oxide,maturing for 10 min to cover the aluminum oxide, rinshing and drying, then adding some organosilicon additive, performing comminution by gas stream to obtain the said titanic anhydride which is easy to disperse and is of high weatherability. The advantages of this invention lie in that it can effectively guarantee the dispersion of the paste before mat-forming treatment, can carry out the coating of the inorganic mat-forming treatment in single grain surface of titanic anhydride, and can reach the attempt of improving the weatherability and the dispersibility of titanic anhydride.

The invention discloses a powdery paint for aluminum profile and a preparation method thereof. The powdery paint is composed of carboxyl-terminated saturated polyester resin, triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC), titanium dioxide, precipitated barium sulfate, a brightener, a leveling agent and benzoin. The preparation method contains the following steps of: batch mixing, melt extrusion, crushing and ultrafine comminution. The powdery paint for aluminum profile has low curing temperature. By the adoption of the powdery paint, volatilization amount of residual TCIC low molecular organic matter is reduced. The powdery paint is beneficial to environmental protection and the health of human body. In addition, the appearance of the film is more flattening and fine.

The invention discloses a black coarse grain composite drink with black rice, black sesame, black beans and black peanuts as the main raw materials and a production method thereof. The four kinds of black coarse grains are compounded. During preparation, the method of roasting is adopted for increasing the aroma and removing the beany flavor and the colloid compounding technology, colloid milling, high-pressure homogenization and other ultrafine comminution technology are adopted to fully break and levigate the material granules, so that the functional factors contained in the granules completely enter into the drink. The prepared black coarse grain composite protein drink further has nutritional value because of being rich in melanin substances, proteins, linoleic acid and trace elements. Meanwhile, the drink has natural color and exquisite mouthfeel, is fragrant, sweet, smooth, stable and free of precipitates and lamination, has long shelf life, can be suitable for various consumer population in all seasons and can be used as the thirst-quenching drink for replenishing moisture and the nutritional drink at breakfast.

A wellbore fluid having an oleaginous phase and an additive for increasing the density of the wellbore fluid. The additive comprises solid colloidal particles coated with a dispersant coated onto the colloidal particle during the comminution process of forming the particles. Exemplary starting materials for the colloidal particles include commonly known weighting agents including barite, calcium carbonate, dolomite, ilmenite, hematite or other iron ores, olivine, siderite, and strontium sulfate as well as mixture and combinations of these and other similar weighting materials. The dispersant in one illustrative embodiment, is selected from carboxylic acids of molecular weight of at least 150 Daltons. Alternatively, the dispersant coating may be made of compounds including oleic acid, polybasic fatty acids, alkylbenzene sulfonic acids, alkane sulfonic acids, linear alpha-olefin sulfonic acid or the alkaline earth metal salts of any of the above acids, and phospholipids as well as mixtures and combinations of these compounds. In another illustrative embodiment the dispersant is a polyacrylate ester. The illustrative polymeric dispersant should have an average molecular weight from about 10,000 Daltons to about 200,000 Daltons.