Method for producing uniform particles
First Claim
1. A method for producing uniformly sized particles from dispersed material in at least one of a core and sheath liquids said method comprising the steps of:
- dispersing at least one particle forming material into at least one of said core and said sheath liquids;
introducing said core liquid into a moving body of at least one sheath liquid;
forming a liquid jet of said core liquid and said sheath liquid;
periodically disturbing said liquid jet to separate said liquid jet including said core and said sheath liquids into unconnected uniform droplets containing a uniform amount of said core liquid, said sheath liquid and said disbursed material;
applying like-repelling charges to each of said uniform droplets; and
forming uniformly sized particles from said uniform droplets.
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Abstract
Uniform particles are produced by introducing a laminar stream of a core liquid into a laminar flowing body of an immiscible sheath liquid. The core liquid or the sheath liquid, or both liquids, can contain one or more materials dispersed (dissolved or suspended) in them from which the uniform particles are formed. The two liquids and the dispersed material are expelled from a nozzle to form a liquid jet. The liquid jet is disturbed at a uniform, periodic rate to form liquid droplets which contain a uniform amount of the core liquid, the sheath liquid and the dispersed material. The droplets are collected and held in a catch liquid until the core and the sheath liquid in each droplet have diffused into the catch liquid leaving the uniform particles formed from the dispersed materials. There can be more than one sheath liquid which can also contain one or more materials dispersed in it.
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1. A method for producing uniformly sized particles from dispersed material in at least one of a core and sheath liquids said method comprising the steps of:
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dispersing at least one particle forming material into at least one of said core and said sheath liquids; introducing said core liquid into a moving body of at least one sheath liquid; forming a liquid jet of said core liquid and said sheath liquid; periodically disturbing said liquid jet to separate said liquid jet including said core and said sheath liquids into unconnected uniform droplets containing a uniform amount of said core liquid, said sheath liquid and said disbursed material; applying like-repelling charges to each of said uniform droplets; and forming uniformly sized particles from said uniform droplets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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