摘要 |
Disclosed is a method for the production of slurries, which are uniform in density and consistency, and also an apparatus for the transfer or conveyance of a slurry and the simultaneous densification thereof through the intermediary of vacuum pumping. The method comprises a bag slurry forming process involving mixing dry anode components within a sealable, gas-tight, liquid impervious, flexible, collapsible bag (20); and, then adding a wet component (26) to the bag, collapsing said bag, and tumbling-kneading the components to form a blended slurry. The apparatus (40) is designed for the vacuum pumping of a slurry, particularly a zinc-containing slurry utilized in the preparation of zinc anodes for alkaline batteries, which facilitates the transfer of the slurry and the concurrent densification thereof in conjunction with the elimination of any gas bubbles which are entrapped in the slurry. |