Patent ID: 8940366
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: D21H

Abstract:
1. A method for treating subject materials with compositions, said method comprising the steps of: providing an apparatus having a material treatment section and a neutralizing section different from the material treatment section; treating a subject material in the material treatment section with a composition comprising a silane-containing material and a hydrocarbon solvent and forming a treated material, wherein HCI is present in the treated material as a by-product of treatment; exposing the subject material to steam, the steam optionally including a neutralizing agent; and wherein the steam is passed through at least a portion of the subject material to cause hydration of the subject material, heating of the subject material, and reaction of any latent silane-containing material; and wherein the neutralizing agent can neutralize the HCI in the treated material in the neutralizing section such that the treated material has a pH in a range of approximately 7 to approximately 8.