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US 5,688,742 AGranted
Water based formation of a beaded product
AssigneeRohm and Haas Company
InventorsWilliam Edward Mayeros, Jr., Fereydon Abdesaken
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Abstract
A method for preparing a dust-free beaded product from a low melting material is disclosed. The method is particularly applicable to manufacturing processes in which the last step in preparation of a product is a water wash step.
Claims8
A method for forming a beaded product comprising:
- a. forming a mixture comprising a low melting product having water solubility and water at a temperature above the melting point of the low melting product;
- b. mixing the mixture at an agitation rate wherein the low melting product forms droplets within the mixture;
- c. cooling the mixture to a temperature wherein the droplets solidify forming beads;
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- d. separating the beads from the mixture.
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