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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883552 | Calcium carbonate granulation Highly compactable granulations and methods for preparing highly compactable granulations are disclosed. More particularly, highly compactable calcium carbonate granulations are disclosed. The granulations comprise powdered materials such as calcium carbonate that h... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7637966 | Fluid bed granulation process and apparatus A process for obtaining finished granules of a predetermined substance in a granulation fluid bed (F1) of the so-called vertical growth type, the bed being formed and maintained by a respective flow of fluidification air, comprises a transfer phase by falling... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7438729 | Fluid bed granulation process In order to produce granules granulometrically polidispersed in a very little range, a fluid bed granulation process of the type comprising the steps of preparing a fluid bed of seeds (S1) of the substance to be granulated, having a free surface (P) substanti... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7344663 | Multi-nozzle for granulation and method for manufacturing granular product The present invention provides a granulation method with increased drying effect while assuring the pressure for spraying the aqueous solution and the necessary number of nozzles equivalent to those of conventional design. Specifically, the granulation method uses a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7297314 | Fluidized bed device A fluidized bed apparatus has a rotary rotor 4 arranged at the bottom center thereof, a disintegrator mechanism 5 arranged above the rotary rotor 4, and a cylindrical draft tube 6 installed above the disintegrator mechanism 5. A fl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7198653 | Calcium carbonate granulation Highly compactable granulations and methods for preparing highly compactable granulations are disclosed. More particularly, highly compactable calcium carbonate granulations are disclosed. The granulations comprise powdered materials such as calcium carbonate that h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7053038 | Process for the production of detergent granules A low shear mechanical granulation process for the production of detergent granules, the process comprising contacting an acid precursor of an anionic surfactant, a non-surfactant acid and a solid carbonated neutralising agent wherein the solid carbonated neutralizi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029504 | Method for producing calcium nitrate granules This invention relates to a method for producing calcium nitrate granules. A calcium nitrate melt is sprayed into a re-circulating bed of a first fluidized bed granulator, wherein the re-circulating bed is supplied with air that has been conditioned and heated to a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018972 | Process for the production of detergent granules A process for the preparation of detergent granules, the process comprising: (i) a first step of admixing in a mechanical granulator, a solid component and a first liquid binder, to produce a powder; and (ii) a sec... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6957502 | Fluid bed granulation apparatus A nozzle for distributor devices of granule's growth liquid substance in fluid bed granulators, is distinguished by the fact that it comprises a duct (2) having, at one end, at least one inlet opening (3) for a flow (F) of a chosen granule's growth liq... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951837 | Process for making a granular detergent composition A process for detergent composition which has improved solubility or dissolution in laundering solutions, especially in solutions kept at cold temperatures (i.e., less than about 30° C.), is disclosed. The process includes mixing in at least one high-speed, low-spe... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949236 | Aminosulfonate product-treated nitrogen-containing salt particles Addition of an aminosulfonate product to an inorganic nitrogen-containing salt provides a composition of matter with improved properties. In particular, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and its derivatives can be added to ammonium nitrate to provide improve... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6894018 | Process for making granular detergent in a fluidized bed granulator having recycling of improperly sized particles A process for the production of granular detergent compositions is provided wherein fluid bed granulation is employed in conjunction with selected recycle of oversized particles to control the uniformity of the resulting detergent composition. The process comprises ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6784151 | Processes for making granular detergent composition having improved appearance and solubility A multi-step process for making a granular detergent composition. The processing steps include adding to a mixer a first feed stream selected from a first powder, a first liquid, and mixtures thereof, to form a second feed stream. The second feed stream is added to ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6740632 | Process for manufacturing industrial detergent and components thereof A process is provided for manufacturing industrial detergents and industrial detergent components in granular or agglomerate form on a dry basis in an essentially horizontally oriented fluidized bed. The finished detergent granulates or agglomerates are distinguishe... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6680288 | Process for preparing granular detergent compositions A process for preparing a free-flowing granular detergent composition with improved storage stability involves granulation of a solid starting material comprising a hydratable salt with a liquid binder and treating the resulting granules in a low shear mi... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6596684 | Granular detergent component and process for its preparation A granular detergent component comprising a high level of surfactant, for example, cationic surfactant, and an inorganic carrier material is prepared by a process involving spraying an aqueous solution of the surfactant onto moving granules of the inorgan... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6555514 | Processes for making granular detergent composition having improved appearance and solubility A multi-step process for making a granular detergent composition. The processing steps include adding to a first fluid bed dryer a first feed stream selected from a first powder, a first liquid, and mixtures thereof, to form a second feed stream. The seco... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6528594 | Flowable glanulates A process for the manufacture of a flowable granulate by means of spray granulation, which comprises using as starting material a formulation in liquid form comprising (a) a substance or a mixture of substances that is in the form of a waxy or cohesive so... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6478828 | Process for the crystallization of an inorganic substance A process for crystallization of an inorganic substance includes preparing a supersaturated solution of the inorganic substance to be crystallized in a solvent which is a liquid; forcing a stream of the supersaturated solution upwardly through successivel... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6464737 | Production method and system for granulating powdered material A production method and system for granulating powdered material wherein powdered material is fluidized by applying heated pulsating vibration air, and the fluidized powdered material is suspended up and down at a regular cycle by means of heated pulsatin... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458756 | Powder detergent process A process for applying relatively volatile ingredients, such as perfume, to powdered detergents minimizes the loss of the ingredients to the atmosphere and increases plant efficiency.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6429184 | Production of detergent granulates A granular detergent product is made by spraying a liquid binder to contact a particulate solid starting material in a low shear granulator such as a fluidized bed apparatus. The d3,2 average droplet diameter of the liquid binder is not greater... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6428724 | Granulation process A process for forming granules (e.g., alpha-HMX containing granules) from at least one particulate material comprises the steps of: (a) selecting particulates (e.g., alpha-HMX particulates) having a particle size distribution; and (b) fluidizing the particulat... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6383553 | Method for monitoring and/or controlling a granulation, coating and drying process A method and a device function for monitoring and/or controlling and regulating a granulation, agglomeration, instantization, coating and drying process in a fluidized layer or a moving bulk by determining the product moisture. At least during one process... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6362157 | Method for producing tenside granulates with a higher bulk density A process for making detergent granules having a bulk density above 500 g/l involving: (a) providing a fluidized bed; (b) providing an apertured inflow base located below the fluidized bed for introducing fluidization gas into the fluidized bed; (c) provi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6337295 | Ceramic granule for molding ceramic product, process for producing or treating the same, ceramic molded product and process for producing the same A ceramic granule, obtained by granulating at least one ceramic particle into a granule together with a binder, optionally classifying the ceramic granule to remove fine particle having a particle size of not more than 10 μm, moistening the granulated ce... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6333019 | Method for operating a chemical and/or physical process by means of a hierarchical fluid injection system The invention relates to injection of fluids (gas, liquid, suspension or other mixtures) in a controlled typically uniform way within a vessel containing another fluid or fluidized medium. Said injection device consists of pipes or channels that are conne... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6274544 | Production of detergent granulates A granular detergent product is made by spraying a liquid binder to contact a particulate solid starting material in a low shear granulator such as a fluidised bed apparatus. The d3,2 average droplet diameter is not greater than ten times the d... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6224939 | Method and apparatus for forming an encapsulated product matrix A method and apparatus provides for the formation of an encapsulated feedstock product matrix. A solid product matrix additive is spray ejected in a free-flow condition. The matrix additive is encapsulated in its free-flow condition with a matrix encapsul... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6159252 | Process and device for producing granulates by fluidized bed spray granulation This invention relates to a process for the production of granulates by fluidized bed spray granulation and to a device for this purpose. Liquid starting materials may be converted into granulates by fluidized bed spray granulation. In order to ensure ele... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6140302 | Method for producing anionic surfactant granulates A process for the production of anionic surfactant granules comprising the steps of: A) Neutralizing an acidic anionic surfactant with a base in a horizontal thin-layer evaporator or thin-layer dryer; and B) Drying the resulting neutralized anionic surfactant ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6133223 | Production of detergent granulates A granular detergent product is made by contacting a liquid binder and a solid neutralizing agent. The binder has an acidic component comprising an anionic surfactant acidic precursor and an inorganic acid. The inorganic acid is at least 2.5% by weight of... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6077820 | Process for preparing a granular detergent A process for producing a detergent powder or a composition therefore involving partial granulation in a high or low shear granulator followed by granulation in a very low shear mixer, for example a fluid bed is disclosed. The process allows powders to be... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6056905 | Production of detergent granulates A process of forming a granular detergent products, is effected in a gas fluidisation granulator. A fluidised particulate solid material is contacted with a spray of liquid binder. The excess velocity (Ue) of fluidisation gas relative to the ma... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6022386 | Process for producing porous ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrates produced According to this process, there is used a granulator (10) employing a rotary drum and a fluid bed which is usually employed for producing dense granules for the production of porous granules, For this purpose, the process comprises spraying in this granu... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6013216 | Method of granulating powder and apparatus for it The present invention is intended for granulation of powder comprising the steps of mixing a powder and a mist of binder by fluidizing air flow, collecting the mixture of the powder and the binder on a filter surface thereby forming a powder layer thereon... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5964901 | Method for detecting clogging and granulation method There is disclosed a method for detecting clogging of air feed pipes, comprising air feed pipes (15), each having an outlet (13) for jetting air into a granulation section (1), and jetting nozzles (13), each situated at the center of the air outlet of a s... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5929021 | Process for preparing a granular detergent A process for producing a detergent powder or a composition therefore involving partial granulation in a high or low shear granulator followed by granulation in a very low shear mixer, for example a fluid bed is disclosed. The process allows powders to be... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5914075 | Process for preparation of alkali metal cyanide granulates New alkali metal cyanide granulates based on sodium cyanide or potassium cyanide and a method for their preparation are disclosed. Commercially available alkali metal cyanide granulates consist of irregular particles; disadvantages are in particular the t... | 06/22/1999 |
