摘要 |
Disclosed herein are granulated inorganic particulate compositions exhibiting at least one property chosen from improved material handling, low dusting, easy make-down in to mineral-water slurry, and requiring less energy to produce than spray dried inorganic particulate products. In one embodiment, the granulated inorganic particulate compositions are characterized by a moisture content ranging from 2% to 60% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, such as for example from 2% to 10% or from 30% to 50%. In another embodiment, the granulated inorganic particulate compositions have an average granule size of greater than about 10 mesh. In a further embodiment, the granulated inorganic particulate composition comprises granules of inorganic particulate that are friable when subjected to a shear force. The granulated inorganic particulate may take on any shape, ranging from and including but not limited to very angular, to sub-rounded, to approximately spherical (i.e., having a Krumbein sphericity of at least about 0.8). |
申请人 |
IMERYS OILFIELD MINERALS, INC. |
发明人 |
WINDEBANK, MARK;PHIPPS, JONATHAN, S.;PARIAS, THOMAS;WILLIAMS, ROGER;GUETTA, DAVID |