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Process and means for the heat treatment of powdery or granulate material

  • US 4,876,802 A
  • Filed: 06/23/1986
  • Issued: 10/31/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a process for heat treating agitated powder or granulate material contained in a closed drum wherein hot gas is driven through the material, the improvement which comprises the gas comprising a treatment agent and a carrier gas at a temperature sufficient that the treatment agent is present in the vapor state and is drawn through the agitated material, said material being at a temperature below the boiling temperature of the treatment agent and at nearly pressure, and after the desired reaction time, the treatment agent condensed on the material is evaporated and drawn out of the drum by the application of a vacuum at or below the pressure corresponding the boiling point of the treatment agent.

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