Patent ID: 8715720
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
1. A method of dispersing a particulate material that is susceptible to agglomeration in a liquid, the method comprising: i. providing a particulate material; ii. providing a misting apparatus, said misting apparatus having a chamber having a side wall and a plurality of misting nozzles inserted through said side wall; iii. providing a storage tank for a liquid; iv. providing a high pressure pump for pumping said liquid from said storage tank to a manifold; v. providing a plurality of transfer lines for said liquid from said manifold to said misting nozzles, said liquid having a controlled flow through said misting nozzles and into said chamber to form a mist in said chamber; vi. feeding the particulate material into the top of said chamber at a controlled rate and allowing said particulate material to fall through said mist to form a dispersion; vii. collecting said newly formed dispersion in a mixing chamber and transferring said newly formed dispersion to a holding tank; viii. circulating said dispersion from said holding tank through an inlet port into said mixing chamber using a high volume pump, wherein said circulating dispersion contacts and mixes with said newly manufactured dispersion through laminar flow.