A process and apparatus for treating particulate matter
CA 2305260 A1 · Owner: Dodson, Christopher Edward · Inventors: Wellwood, Grant Ashley; Dodson, Christopher Edward
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The present invention provides a process for treating a particulate material in which particles of the material to be treated interact with non-static particles of a second material, the process comprising the steps of: (i) providing a processing chamber (1) having an inlet (7) and an outlet (10) spaced downstream therefrom, the base (15) of said chamber comprising a plurality of outwardly radiating inclined vanes (20 25), (ii) providing a , host bed of particles (30) in the chamber (1) and generating a flow of fluid through the vanes (20, 25) at the base (15) of the processing chamber such that the bed of host particles (30) circulates about an axis (102) of the chamber in a compact …
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- Filed September 29, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 29, 2018.
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