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Granular insulation product and process for its preparation
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-10-19
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2002-10-19
Abstract
Abstract The granular insulation product is intended more particularly for the insulation, protection or processing of metal baths during their manufacture or transport. The product comprises a solid phase having a certain mineral matter content and an organic binder comprising cellulose-based pulp, and preferably paper pulp. The granulation is carried out under conditions such that the granules being formed experience no appreciable compression likely to break the structure of the solid phase containing the mineral matter.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Charles Daussan
- 👤 Gerard Daussan
- 👤 Andre Daussan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:30
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D11/00; B22D11/10; B22D11/11; B22D11/111; C; C04; C04B; C04B26/00; C04B26/02; C04B26/28; C04B26/285; C04B30/00; C04B30/02; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for the production of a granular heat insulating product to be spread on the free surface of a bath of molten metal contained in a metallurgical vessel, comprising the following steps: introducing in a substantially vertical-axis cylindrical tank containing a vertical-axis blade, rice husk ash wetted with an aqueous suspension of paper pulp containing between 2 and 5% of paper pulp for enabling the wetted rice husk ash grains to roll on one another, rotating the blade at a speed of 40 to 300 rpm until spherical granules of a diameter in the range of from 0.5 mm to 5 mm are obtained, and drying the granules to less than 2% moisture content.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for the production of a granular heat insulating product to be spread on the free surface of a bath of molten metal contained in a metallurgical vessel, comprising the following steps: introducing in a substantially vertical-axis cylindrical tank containing a vertical-axis blade, rice husk ash wetted with an aqueous suspension of paper pulp containing between 2 and 5% of paper pulp for enabling the wetted rice husk ash grains to roll on one another, rotating the blade at a speed of 40 to 300 rpm until spherical granules of a diameter in the range of from 0.5 mm to 5 mm are obtained, and drying the granules to less than 2% moisture content.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A granular heat insulating product to be spread on the free surface of a bath of molten metal contained in a metallurgical vessel, produced by the method of claim 1 and consisting essentially of from 60 to 99.9% by weight of rice husk ash and from 0.1 to 40% by weight of dried paper pulp.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A granular heat insulating product according to claim 2, wherein said granules comprise from 92 to 98% by weight of rice husk ash and from 2 to 8% by weight of dried paper pulp.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for the production of a granular heat insulating product to be spread on the free surface of a bath of molten metal contained in a metallurgical vessel, comprising the following steps: introducing in a substantially vertical-axis cylindrical tank containing a vertical-axis blade, dry rice husk ash, and dry paper pulp, rotating the blade at a speed of 40 to 300 rpm. for enabling the rice husk ash and paper pulp particles to roll on one another, inroducing water progressively in said tank until the final concentration of paper pulp in said water is between 2 and 5%, rotating the blade at a speed of 40 to 300 rpm. until spherical granules of a diameter in the range of from 0.5 mm to 5 mm are obtained, and drying the granules to less than 2% moisture content.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for the production of a granular heat insulating product to be spread on the free surface of a bath of molten metal contained in a metallurgical vessel, comprising the following steps: introducing in a substantially vertical-axis cylindrical tank containing a vertical-axis blade, dry rice husk ash, and dry paper pulp, rotating the blade at a speed of 40 to 300 rpm. for enabling the rice husk ash and paper pulp particles to roll on one another, inroducing water progressively in said tank until the final concentration of paper pulp in said water is between 2 and 5%, rotating the blade at a speed of 40 to 300 rpm. until spherical granules of a diameter in the range of from 0.5 mm to 5 mm are obtained, and drying the granules to less than 2% moisture content.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
A granular heat insulating product to be spread on the free surface of a bath of molten metal contained in a metallurgical vessel, produced by the method of claim 4 and consisting essentially of from 60 to 99.9% by weight of rice husk ash and from 0.1 to 40% by weight of dried paper pulp.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A granular heat insulating product according to claim 5, wherein said granules comprise from 92 to 98% by weight of rice husk ash and from 2 to 8% by weight of dried paper pulp.
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