Patent ID: 6988823

Claim:
An apparatus for wetting particulate material comprising a tank ( 1 ) that has an outlet ( 2 ) at its lower end and an inlet ( 3 ) at its upper end, into which is mounted a container ( 4 ) comprising a number of individual internal chambers ( 5 ) having horizontal baffles ( 6 ) which each have an orifice ( 7 ), a stirring rod ( 8 ) which is substantially coaxial with the tank passes through each orifice, and one or more impeller(s) ( 9 ) and one or more collar(s) ( 10 ) are attached to the stirring rod above each orifice and the apparatus additionally comprises a hopper ( 11 ) connected to a feeding device ( 12 ) which in turn is connected to an eductor ( 13 ) that is coupled to a water supply ( 24 ) and the inlet.