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Chemical aggregation process using inline mixer

US6764802B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2002
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J3/215
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process including:agitating a mixture including a liquid and a plurality of resin particles within a vessel at a first shear condition;circulating a portion of the mixture from the vessel through a mixer;adding not all at once an aggregating agent for the resin particles and mixing the aggregating agent with the circulating mixture portion within the mixer at a second shear condition more intensive than the first shear condition to result in a post-mixer circulating composition; andreturning the post-mixer circulating composition to the vessel wherein the post-mixer circulating composition undergoes the agitating at the first shear condition.

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