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Method for the calcination of calcium carbonate bearing materials

US5919038A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 29, 1996
Grant dateJul 6, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27B15/00
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for heat treatment of fine calcium carbonate bearing material comprising preheating fine material containing a coarse and a fine fraction. The preheated material is delivered into a fluidized bed calcining means wherein the coarse fraction is calcined and the fine fraction is delivered by process air to an adjacent vertically arranged gas flash calciner furnace in which it is calcined.

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