| 摘要 |
The novel features of this invention include a bio-based binding-agent and a manufacturing process which-together with conventional production equipment-comprise a very low-cost system for making strong and water-insoluble products from a variety of particulate feedstocks, including finely-divided lignocellulosic fiber and particles, or fines, of chemically-inert materials. This binding-agent-process combination is uniquely suited to the manufacture of water-impermeable agglomerates from granular and powdery materials-including minerals, metal particles and carboniferous fines no courser than about one cm-and to creation of composite materials from particulated forestry residues, crop wastes and paper byproducts. Of particular commercial interest is the production of synthetic fuel from moist fine coal without the input of the thermal energy normally required for dewatering and drying the feedstock, and for curing prior art bonding agents.
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