Production of pellets
AssigneeKercher Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsEdwin C. Kercher, Michael A. DiNovo, Joshua S. Long
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Abstract
A process for manufacturing pellets includes providing a first supply of a first material and a second supply of a binder including a second material in respective storage units. The first supply of the first material is mixed in a counter-current mixer with the second supply of the binder and water to produce a plurality of pellets. The mixing occurs simultaneously with pelletizing in the mixer. The plurality of pellets are discharged from the mixer.
Claims20
A process for manufacturing pellets, the process comprising:
- providing a first supply of a first material and a second supply of a binder including a second material in respective storage units;
- mixing the first supply of the first material with the second supply of the binder and water to produce a plurality of pellets, wherein the mixing occurs simultaneously with pelletizing in a counter-current mixer;
- and discharging the plurality of pellets from the mixer.
A pellet comprising synthetic gypsum, corn starch, and water, wherein the pellet is round and the mass of the corn starch in the pellet is less than 4% of the mass of the synthetic gypsum in the pellet.
A pelletization system comprising:
- a first bin containing a first supply of synthetic gypsum;
- a second bin containing a second supply of a binder including corn starch;
- a counter-current mixer configured to mix the first supply of synthetic gypsum, the second supply of the binder, and water;
- and a controller configured to control the flow of water to the mixer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.