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Process for handling particulate material at elevated pressure

US6540165B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1999
Grant dateApr 1, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01P2004/61
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process comprising the steps of: (1) pressurizing a particulate material in bead or pellet form in a vessel to an elevated pressure with a first gas, (2) reducing the particulate material under the elevated pressure to a fine consistency, (3) conveying the fine consistency particulate material into a receiving vessel.

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