Patent · US Expired

Process for the preparation of spherules

US5492701A · kind A · utility

34Cited by
6References
22Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 1994
Grant dateFeb 20, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J13/043
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An oil-in-water emulsion is passed through a nozzle to form spherules which are allowed to fall countercurrent to a flow of cold air and which are recovered utilizing either a liquid crosslinking agent or a solution, preferably aqueous, optionally containing a crosslinking agent.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.