Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing microspherules from activated carbon comprising placing active-carbon particles of less than 100 .mu.m in size in a pelletizer equipped with a vortexer, incrementally adding an aqueous dispersion of a water-insoluble synthetic resin until microspherules of desired size, form, turning off the vortexer but allowing the pelletizer to continue operating, immediately powdering the microspherules off, and drying the microspherules.
- 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the resulting microspherules have a diameter of from 0.1 to 1 mm.
Priority Claims (2)
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3510209 |
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86101960.2 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 351,674, filed May 12, 1989, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 138,240, filed Dec. 24, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,875,243, which is a division of Ser. No. 855,195, filed Apr. 23, 1986, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 788,279, filed Oct. 17, 1985, now abandoned.
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Divisions (2)
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138240 |
Dec 1987 |
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855195 |
Apr 1986 |
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Continuations (1)
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351674 |
May 1989 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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788279 |
Oct 1985 |
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