Patent ID: 6403748
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B01F,B29B

Abstract:
Method of enhancing the production of a first granular resin product having a first set of properties, said first granular resin product being made in a substantially continuously operating reactor during a campaign including the scheduling of a second granular resin product having at least one property of a value different from that of said first granular resin product comprising (a) optionally passing granular resin product having said first set of properties from said reactor through a conduit or a trim bin, (b) collecting granular resin product from said reactor having said first set of properties in a trim forward bin, (c) changing the conditions of said reactor from conditions for manufacturing granular resin product having said first set of properties to new conditions for manufacturing said second granular resin product, (d) passing granular resin product made using said new conditions in said reactor through said conduit and (e) blending granular resin product from said trim forward bin into said conduit while performing step (d).