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US 9,428,705 B2Granted
Enhancement of binding characteristics for production of an agglomerated product
AssigneeUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation
InventorsDarrell Taulbee, Robert Hodgen
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Abstract
A method is provided for preparing a product from a precursor material. The method includes the steps of (a) mixing a particulate material and a binder to form a precursor material and (b) irradiating that precursor material with microwave radiation so as to activate the binder and form the product.
Claims16
A method of preparing a product from a precursor material, comprising:
- mixing a particulate material with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and a binder comprising an unmodified starch to form a precursor material, wherein the binder is added at a ratio of at least 2:1 to PVA;
- irradiating said precursor material with microwave radiation and bringing said precursor material to a temperature of between 100-160° C. during irradiation to activate said precursor material and form an agglomerated product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.