Methods and apparatus for producing granular compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorAleksey Mikhailovich Pinyayev
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Abstract
Methods for producing granular compositions comprise the steps of preparing a viscous liquid mixture, forming a plurality of ligaments from the viscous liquid mixture, cutting the ligaments with one or more liquid jet streams to form pieces, and drying the pieces to form the granular compositions. Apparatus for producing a granular compositions comprise a viscous liquid composition supply, a ligament forming device in fluid communication with a viscous liquid composition supply, one or more liquid jet nozzles adjacent an outlet of a ligament forming device, and a dryer.
Claims25
A method for producing a granular composition comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a viscous liquid mixture;
- b) forming a plurality of ligaments from the viscous liquid mixture;
- c) cutting the ligaments with one or more liquid jet streams to form pieces;
- and
- d) drying the pieces to form the granular composition.
An apparatus for producing a granular composition comprising:
- a) a viscous liquid composition supply;
- b) a ligament forming device in fluid communication with the viscous liquid composition supply;
- c) one or more liquid jet nozzles adjacent an outlet of the ligament forming device;
- and
- d) a dryer.
A method for producing a granular composition comprising the steps of:
- a) producing a viscous liquid mixture;
- b) forming a plurality of ligaments from the viscous liquid mixture;
- c) cutting the ligaments with one or more liquid jet streams to form pieces;
- and
- d) solidifying the pieces to form the granular composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.