Apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate
First Claim
1. An apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an accept outlet;
a rotatable distribution member positioned within said housing;
a rotor and stator assembly positioned within said housing radially outside of said distribution member, including a rotor and stator in opposed relationship defining a gap there between, said gap being between approximately 3 mm and 75 mm;
a toothed ring interposed between said distribution member and said rotor and stator assembly, said toothed ring and said rotor and stator assembly defining a gas ring therebetween; and
a reactant gas supply fluidly coupled with said gas ring.
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Abstract
An apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate has a housing with an inlet and an accept outlet. A rotatable distribution member is positioned within the housing. A rotor and stator assembly is positioned within the housing radially outside of the distribution member. A toothed ring is interposed between the distribution rotor and the rotor and stator assembly. The toothed ring and the rotor and stator assembly define a gas ring therebetween. A reactant gas supply is fluidly coupled with the gas ring. A method for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate can be practiced with the apparatus, The method controls various factors and provides low shear treatment of the suspension to promote selective crystal formation.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate, comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an accept outlet;
a rotatable distribution member positioned within said housing;
a rotor and stator assembly positioned within said housing radially outside of said distribution member, including a rotor and stator in opposed relationship defining a gap there between, said gap being between approximately 3 mm and 75 mm;
a toothed ring interposed between said distribution member and said rotor and stator assembly, said toothed ring and said rotor and stator assembly defining a gas ring therebetween; and
a reactant gas supply fluidly coupled with said gas ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate, said method comprising steps of:
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providing the fiber suspension with a fiber consistency of between about 2.5% and 60%;
mixing with the fiber suspension at least one of calcium hydroxide and calcium oxide;
mixing reactant gas with the fiber suspension, the reactant gas including at least one of carbon dioxide, ozone and steam;
providing a rotor and stator assembling including a rotor and a stator defining a gap therebetween of between about 3 mm and 75 mm.;
passing the fiber suspension through the gap together with the at least one of calcium hydroxide and calcium oxide and the at least one of carbon dioxide, ozone and steam; and
rotating the rotor during said passing step and controlling the rotational speed of the rotor to provide a tangential velocity of between about 20 and 100 meters per second. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for loading fibers with calcium carbonate, comprising steps of:
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providing a high consistency suspension of the fibers;
mixing with the high consistency suspension at least one of calcium hydroxide and calcium oxide and a reactant gas including at least one of carbon dioxide, ozone and steam;
passing the mixture through a gap between a rotor and stator while rotating the rotor; and
controlling the gap and rotational speed of the rotor to provide low shear treatment of the fibers. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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