METHOD OF HIGH SHEAR COMMINUTION OF SOLIDS

摘要

Herein disclosed in a method comprising: shearing a feed comprising a solid component in a high shear device to produce a product, at least a portion of which comprises sheared solids; and separating at least some of the sheared solids from the product to produce a component-reduced product, wherein the solid component in the feed stream comprises a first particle density, and wherein the sheared solids in the product comprise a second particle density greater than the first particle density. In some embodiments, the solid component of the feed comprises gas trapped therein, and wherein at least a portion of said gas is released from the solid component upon shearing. Herein also is disclosed a method of comminuting solids in a feed stream comprising a solid component by processing the feed stream in a high shear device to produce a product stream comprising comminuted solids.

主权项

1. A method of comminuting solids in a feed stream comprising a solid component, the method comprising:
processing the feed stream in a high shear device to produce a product stream comprising comminuted solids; and separating at least some comminuted solids from the product stream to produce a component-reduced product stream, wherein the solid component in the feed stream comprises a first particle density and comprises gas trapped therein, and wherein gas is released from the solid component after processing.