Patent ID: 9623454
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B05D,B08B,C09K,E21F

Claim:
1. A method of inhibiting the release of dust from a pile of particulate material, the method comprising: applying to the pile a first composition having a viscosity of less than 100 cP and comprising a viscosity adjustment agent selected from alkylating agents, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, diethanol coconut amide, 2-amino 2-methyl 1-propanol or any combination thereof; and applying to the pile a second composition having a viscosity of less than 100 cP and comprising a carboxymethylcellulose, wherein the first and second compositions contact each other to form a mixture having a viscosity of more than 10,000 cP, wherein the first and second compositions do not contact each other before they have both been applied to the pile.