Disclosed are grain crushing apparatuses and processes for processing grain. In one embodiment, a grain crushing apparatus includes a first and second sidewall spaced apart from one another a throat dimension in a first direction, and a first and second support shaft positioned transverse to the first and sidewall. The grain crushing apparatus also includes a first and second grain crushing roller. The grain crushing rollers are intermeshed with one another and maintained at positions spaced apart from one another such that they overlap by a distance less than the tooth height. The process is a method for the grown and harvested grain to be shelled, cleaned, stored and then incrementally or iteratively crushed by the shown apparatus or an equal type such that the crushed grain of various sizes may be separated by a sieve and remain as crushed grain with the germ protected uncut, unruptured and intact.

A roller press (1) is described for grinding of particulate material such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials, which roller press (1) comprises two oppositely rotating rollers (2, 3) forming between them a roller gap (4) and a co-rotating annular disc (5), which in concentric manner is attached to an end surface (6, 7) of one of the rollers (2) by means of a number of resilient attachment elements (8) and being movable in the direction of the roller axis, where the outer diameter of said annular disc (5) is greater than the diameter of said one of the rollers (2), hence the annular disc (5) in the area of the roller gap (4) extends toward the other roller (3), thus covering at least part of the roller gap (4). The roller press (1) is peculiar in that the inner diameter of the annular disc (5) is smaller than the diameter of the roller (2), to which it is attached, thus overlapping the end surface (6, 7) of said roller (2), and that the resilient attachment elements (8) are evenly distributed over the circumference of the annular disc (5) and provided with spaces or openings (10) there between. It is hereby obtained that the annular disc (5) does not get stuck by material to be grinded or destructive forces damaging construction parts are not accumulated. This is due to the fact that material in the roller press (1) according to the invention is allowed to escape from the area between the annular disc (5) and the roller (2) to which it is attached.

Described is a wear-resistant roller component for handling abrasive materials where the component comprises a metal body with at least one surface. It is characterized in that a metal template having a pattern of through-going holes is arranged on the at least one surface of the metal body and in that a cover arranged to cover at least a part of the metal template is located at a distance from the metal template to form a gap between the cover and the metal template and in that a powder material suitable for sintering is introduced into the through-going holes in the metal template through the gap and in that the metal body, the metal template, the cover and the material powder are bonded together by means of a sintering process.

The present invention discloses a method for directly synthesizing sodium borohydride by solid-state ball milling at room temperature, which comprises: performing solid-state ball milling on a mixture of a reducing agent and a reduced material by using a ball mill under room temperature, and performing purification to obtain sodium borohydride. The reducing agent comprises one or more of magnesium, magnesium hydride, aluminum, calcium, and magnesium silicide. The reduced material is sodium metaborate containing crystallization water or sodium metaborate, or is a mixture of sodium metaborate containing crystallization water and sodium metaborate. The solid-state milling is performed in a mixed atmosphere of argon and hydrogen, or an argon atmosphere, or a hydrogen atmosphere. The present invention has a simple process, a controllable and adjustable reaction procedure, mild reaction conditions, low energy consumption, low costs, high yield, no pollution, good safety, and easy industrial production.

The present invention discloses a method for directly synthesizing sodium borohydride by solid-state ball milling at room temperature, which comprises: performing solid-state ball milling on a mixture of a reducing agent and a reduced material by using a ball mill under room temperature, and performing purification to obtain sodium borohydride. The reducing agent comprises one or more of magnesium, magnesium hydride, aluminum, calcium, and magnesium silicide. The reduced material is sodium metaborate containing crystallization water or sodium metaborate, or is a mixture of sodium metaborate containing crystallization water and sodium metaborate. The solid-state milling is performed in a mixed atmosphere of argon and hydrogen, or an argon atmosphere, or a hydrogen atmosphere. The present invention has a simple process, a controllable and adjustable reaction procedure, mild reaction conditions, low energy consumption, low costs, high yield, no pollution, good safety, and easy industrial production.

The present invention discloses a method for directly synthesizing sodium borohydride by solid-state ball milling at room temperature, which comprises: performing solid-state ball milling on a mixture of a reducing agent and a reduced material by using a ball mill under room temperature, and performing purification to obtain sodium borohydride. The reducing agent comprises one or more of magnesium, magnesium hydride, aluminum, calcium, and magnesium silicide. The reduced material is sodium metaborate containing crystallization water or sodium metaborate, or is a mixture of sodium metaborate containing crystallization water and sodium metaborate. The solid-state milling is performed in a mixed atmosphere of argon and hydrogen, or an argon atmosphere, or a hydrogen atmosphere. The present invention has a simple process, a controllable and adjustable reaction procedure, mild reaction conditions, low energy consumption, low costs, high yield, no pollution, good safety, and easy industrial production.

There are provided a porous water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether having an average pore size of 36 m or smaller and an average particle size of from 30 to 300 m; and a method for continuously producing said cellulose ether comprising the steps of: pulverizing a first water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether to obtain a first pulverized product, and sieving the pulverized product through a sieve having an opening of from 40 to 400 m to obtain a first residue-on-sieve and a first sieve-passing fraction, wherein a portion or all of the first residue-on-sieve containing particles having particle sizes smaller than and greater than the opening of the sieve is re-pulverized together with a second water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether in the step of pulverizing to obtain a second pulverized product, which is pulverized to obtain the cellulose ether as a second sieve-passing fraction containing the re-pulverized particles.

There are provided a porous water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether having an average pore size of 36 m or smaller and an average particle size of from 30 to 300 m; and a method for continuously producing said cellulose ether comprising the steps of: pulverizing a first water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether to obtain a first pulverized product, and sieving the pulverized product through a sieve having an opening of from 40 to 400 m to obtain a first residue-on-sieve and a first sieve-passing fraction, wherein a portion or all of the first residue-on-sieve containing particles having particle sizes smaller than and greater than the opening of the sieve is re-pulverized together with a second water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether in the step of pulverizing to obtain a second pulverized product, which is pulverized to obtain the cellulose ether as a second sieve-passing fraction containing the re-pulverized particles.

There are provided a porous water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether having an average pore size of 36 m or smaller and an average particle size of from 30 to 300 m; and a method for continuously producing said cellulose ether comprising the steps of: pulverizing a first water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether to obtain a first pulverized product, and sieving the pulverized product through a sieve having an opening of from 40 to 400 m to obtain a first residue-on-sieve and a first sieve-passing fraction, wherein a portion or all of the first residue-on-sieve containing particles having particle sizes smaller than and greater than the opening of the sieve is re-pulverized together with a second water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether in the step of pulverizing to obtain a second pulverized product, which is pulverized to obtain the cellulose ether as a second sieve-passing fraction containing the re-pulverized particles.

A system for grinding material in a material flow through the system may include a feed hopper having an interior for receiving material to be processed, a feed apparatus configured to receive material of the material flow from the feed hopper and control a feed rate of the material moving through the system, a roller mill apparatus configured to grind material of the material flow passing through the roller mill apparatus, and a classifier apparatus configured to remove portions of the material from the material flow.