Abstract:
A method of processing water-sensitive ceramic powders, particularly carbothermically produced aluminum nitride, whereby the ceramic powder is deagglomerated in a dry milling step with addition of an alkylamine which is liquid at room temperature is disclosed. The alkylamine is added in an amount sufficient to produce a monomolecular layer on the surface of the ceramic powder. The deagglomerated powder subsequently is vigorously stirred with a concentrated aqueous solution or dispersion of binder and rapidly and gently dried, preferably by freeze drying. Aluminum nitride powder prepared by this process can be further processed into shaped parts with a high thermal conductivity.
Abstract:
A machine system and process for producing attrition resistant, controlled release fertilizer is described. In the process, a prewet solution is used to initially coat the plant nutrient to be coated followed by the separate application of the individual components used in the coating. The machine system provides an improved means for uniformly applying a single layer or multiple layers of polymer coatings to the plant nutrient.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for the formation of granules of a larger size or mass of a desired range from a feed stock of smaller particles comprising feeding a meltable powdery material to be granulated, or a non-meltable powdery material with a meltable binder to the surface of a rotating spreader means in the form of a disk or bowl, at least a portion of which has been heated to a temperature above the melting point of the meltable component of the feed material wherein the rate of feeding, the energy input to the spreader means and the rotational speed of the spreader means are controlled so that there is sufficient time for at least a partial melting of the meltable component of the feed material substantially solely by contact with the heated surface of the spreader means, centrifugally spreading the material across the surface of the disk or bowl and dispersing the same from the edge thereof into an atmosphere cooler than the melting temperature to form the granulated product. For certain materials only a part of the powdery feed material is melted forming a liquid film carrying a major portion of substantially unaffected or minimally affected feed material to produce a product comprising individual granules containing a core as the major part of each granule with the original powdery material essentially unchanged maintained in self-sustaining form by a matrix of melted and resolidified particles bonded to each other at their surface.
Abstract:
A method for making spherical particles, which includes:(a) kneading powdered raw material, preferably a refractory inorganic material, liquid and wax to form a dough/agglomerated granules,(b) separating, preferably by sieving, the dough/agglomerated granules to a predetermined size fraction without extruding, and(c) spheridizing the granules in a heated rotating bowl.The method is particularly useful for the production of catalysts from refractory inorganic materials.
Abstract:
A granulation process for the production of high purity granules of salt material comprising:(a) a wet blend formed by intensively mixing together(i) particles of soluble fine water-soluble salt having a relatively wide size distribution over the range of from about -30 to about +325 screen size (Tyler mesh),(ii) water insoluble particles of about -150 screen size (Tyler mesh) with surface area above 1 M.sup.2 /gr, and(iii) sufficient water or saturated water solution to provide a moisture content of up to about 20% and preferably in the range of from about 5 to 15% by weight of the mixture,(b) granulating the wet blend from (a), preferably by pan granulation, and(c) drying and recovering the granular product.The product comprises a granular salt product which has the properties of high purity (up to 99% salt), uniform size distribution in the range of from about 2 to 4 mm, a crush strength of greater than about 3 lb/granule and generally in the range of from about 5 to 10 lbs. and a final moisture content of about 1.0% or less.
Abstract:
Finely divided sulfur particles in a liquid suspension are agglomerated by adding molten sulfur to the suspension and agitating the mixture to transform the particles into agglomerates wherein the finely divided sulfur particles are held together by the previously molten, now solidified sulfur, acting as a binder agent.
Abstract:
Finely divided mineral solids are pelletized by uniformly blending the solids with a binder consisting essentially of an aqueous film forming latex of a water insoluble polymer after which the blend is shaped and dried. The binder preferably also contains a water dispersible agglutinant, such as wheat flour or bentonite.
Abstract:
A method of bonding particulate material, especially such material which contains iron or zinc oxides, e.g. steelmaking fume or blast furnace dust, by treating the material with at least aqueous formic acid to produce an acid solution containing metal ions, and then allowing or causing the pH of the solution to increase so as to form a metal hydroxide to bond the material to consolidated form.
Abstract:
A method of pelleting carbon black in which an aqueous solution comprising lignosulfonate and nitric acid is employed, the use of the solution producing a preferred particle size distribution of the pellets formed.
Abstract:
A process for preparing aluminum oxide beads from alumina hydrogel, comprising polymerizing in a hot and substantially water-immiscible fluid, an aqueous mixture which contains alumina hydrogel and a water soluble monomer whose uncross-linked polymer is water soluble or forms a gel, this mixture being dispersed as droplets into said fluid in which substantial polymerization of said monomer is performed.