Polyamide beads and method for the production thereof
US9676121B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2982
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Certain polyamide beads or granules are useful as a sustaining material for underground natural or artificial cracks of the earth's crust essentially employed for the extraction of hydrocarbons such as crude oil or natural gas; such polyamide beads have a spherical or ellipsoidal shape and have a surface free of concave portions, advantageously having a uniform shape, and having a mean diameter lower than or equal to 1.7 mm and a porosity lower than 0.1 ml/g, and are produced using a particular cutting device/extruder.
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