Patent ID: 6772536
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
A method for evaluating and characterizing the resistance to physical degradation of a representative test sample of a solid manufactured material used in industrial processes, the method comprising:a. placing a sample of said test material in a heated treatment chamber maintained at a temperature in the range from 120Â° C.-125Â° C.; b. saturating the material with a water or an aqueous solution; c. drying the saturated adsorbent material by subjecting the sample to a reduced pressure atmosphere in the heated treatment chamber; d. repeating steps (a) through (c) for a predetermined number of cycles, where the duration of each cycle is approximately the same; e. sieving the sample at predetermined cycle intervals to separate any fines that have formed from the test material; f. determining the percentage by weight of any fines separated as compared to the weight of the original test sample; and g. recording the information obtained in step (f).