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US 2021/0354346 A1Published application
Foamed particle dehydration device and dehydration method, and use thereof
AssigneeKaneka Corporation
InventorMasahide Ebisui
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Abstract
In order to enable dehydration of a slurry of expanded particles with a simple structure, a dehydration device includes: a transporting tube configured to transport a liquid mixture of expanded particles, the transporting tube having a curved part in which the transporting tube is curved, and a mesh member provided to the curved part of the transporting tube. The mesh member is configured to separate the expanded particles and a liquid component in the liquid mixture from each other.
Claims9
A dehydration device for dehydrating expanded particles, comprising:
- a transporting tube configured to transport a liquid mixture of the expanded particles, the transporting tube having at least one curved part in which the transporting tube is curved;
- and
- a separating member provided to said at least one curved part of the transporting tube, the separating member being configured to separate the expanded particles and a liquid component in the liquid mixture from each other.
A method for dehydrating expanded particles, comprising the steps of:
- setting a separating member to at least one curved part of a transporting tube, which is curved in said at least one curved part;
- and
- causing a liquid mixture of the expanded particles to collide with or come into contact with said at least one curved part so that the expanded particles and a liquid component in the liquid mixture are separated from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.