Method and apparatus for improving dispersibility of vegetable fiber
US5556040A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD01B1/24
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of improving dispersibility of vegetable fiber in which vegetable fibers obtained by opening up a vegetable material are caused to pass through at least one set of rolls to improve the dispersibility of the vegetable fibers, where each set of rolls comprises at least two rolls which have a large number of teeth or a large number of pins and are rotated in the same direction. According to the present invention, it is possible to improve dispersibility of vegetable fibers which have conventionally been unable to be uniformly blended with other materials due to lumping and/or entwining, thereby providing an advantage that uniform blending with other materials becomes possible.
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